Mar 06, 2026
The book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl has made waves in the mathematics teaching world over the past several years. With a philosophy very similar to that of the Modeling curriculum, Liljedahl's “Thinking Classroom” methods are built on the idea that “thinking is the precursor to learning.” I have spent the last two years trying out some of Liljedahl's methods in my Physics I classes. I will discuss how I have been using vertical whiteboards, randomized groupings, and “consolidation from the bottom” to increase engagement and encourage collaboration.
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Talks & PublicationsJun 18, 2025
For the past couple years, I have typeset all of my worksheets and other teaching materials in LaTeX. Here is a repository containing all of my worksheets, with a CC0 license.
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ProjectsMar 08, 2025
I explore some of the historical circumstances of Galileo and the Copernican Revolution in order to nuance how the actual practice of science differs from the Scientific Method as we discuss it in the textbooks, relying heavily on Thomas Kuhn’s fascinating book The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.
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Talks & PublicationsApr 13, 2024
After spending a few years teaching multilingual inclusion sections of Integrated Chemistry/Physics, I discuss strategies I use to support students who are learning the English language.
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Talks & PublicationsApr 15, 2023
I discuss the basic analog telephone circuit and some of the old analog switching mechanisms at the telephone office. I also talk about the practice of ‘phone phreaking,’ the precursor to modern computer hacking, in which (mostly) high school and college kids learned how to manipulate the phone system in ways it was never intended to work.
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Talks & Publications