March 17, 2025

Culture-Based Instruction Workshop at the AAPT Winter Meeting

Clausell, Jay, and Jamie recently led a four-hour workshop at the AAPT Winter Meeting (American Association of Physics Teachers) on culture-based approaches to physics instruction. The workshop was well attended and provided educators with valuable insights into making physics instruction more inclusive and culturally relevant. We appreciate the engaging discussions and thoughtful participation from all… View Article

March 17, 2025

Celebrating the Holidays with Our Culturally Responsive Crafting Project

As part of our Culturally Responsive Crafting Engaging Environments project, we hosted a Christmas party filled with joy, community, and celebration! The event was well attended, and we had a fantastic time singing Christmas carols and enjoying delicious food together. Check out some highlights from the party below!

March 17, 2025

Dr. Mathis Wins the Israel Tribute Award at the McKnight Conference

We are proud to share that Dr. Clausell Mathis was honored with the Israel Tribute Award at the McKnight Conference hosted by the Florida Education Fund. This prestigious award is given annually to recognize the Center Achiever of the Year—an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement. Congratulations to Dr. Mathis on this well-deserved… View Article

March 17, 2025

Engaging Physics Teachers in Culture-Based Instruction at NSTA

Clausell, Ozlem, and Jay recently presented a one-hour workshop at the Fall NSTA Conference (National Science Teaching Association) on culture-based approaches to physics instruction. This was our first presentation together, and we were excited by the strong attendance and engagement from educators looking to make physics more inclusive and culturally relevant. Check out some highlights… View Article

September 16, 2024

Congrats to all the group members on 2024 PERC Proceeding Publications

We congratulate all the team members for contributing to three Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings. A list of the papers are below: Decolonizing physics curricula: A case study about a kinematics lessonMathilda J. Smith, Jacqueline E. Dippre, Andrea L. Wooley, Leslie Chamberlain, Katherine L. Shirey, Elissa D. Levy, Clausell Mathis, and Abigail R. Daane2024 Physics… View Article

May 14, 2024

End of the Year Get-Together / Graduation

To celebrate the end of the year, everyone on the research team enjoyed pizza (as we usually do) to honor the hard work throughout the year. Also, several of our students—Lauren, Maria, Maya, Mathilda, and Jackie—graduated! We want to say congratulations to the graduates and wish them well with ongoing support. Below are some pictures… View Article

April 3, 2024

NARST/NSTA presentations

Clausell had a great time presenting with collaborators and teachers at both the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, held in Denver. At the NARST Conference, Clausell presented with Michelle Brown, a postdoctoral scholar at Florida International University. At the NSTA Conference, he presented with physics teachers he is currently working with: Praisy Poulan, Jay Kiruma, Leslie Chamberlain, and Katey Shirey. Below are some pictures from the conferences.

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