Project 1: Understanding Physics Teachers’ Conceptions of Equitable Instruction: A Comprehensive Framework

There are multiple perspectives regarding conceptualizing and actualizing what constitutes equitable instruction among scholars, teacher educators, and in-service teachers. We are interested in understanding physics teachers’ conceptions around equitable instruction.

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Project 2: Investigating Culture-Based Approaches to Instruction: A Professional Learning Community Perspective

This project examines how select professional learning communities (PLC) of physics instructors project develop culture-based instructional materials to achieve a more equitable outcome for their students.

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Project 3: Exploring Student Engagement with Physics Concepts through Culture-Based Formative Assessments

In this project, we will select and assess students’ work around their sensemaking of physics phenomena throughout the school year. Assessments will consist of culture-based, qualitative, and quantitative questions to gather students’ ideas about physics phenomena.

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Project 4: Culturally Responsive Approaches to Project-Based Learning in Secondary Science

The project is funded by a multi-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education titled: “A culturally responsive project-based learning intervention in secondary science in Alabama and North Carolina”. This project aims to develop and implement culturally responsive, project-based physics and chemistry education in the rural South.

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