Integrating Energy, Equity, and Place in High School Physics
Rachel Scherr
Pedagogical Methods Used
Peer Instruction / Think-Pair-Share, Collaborative problem-solving, Conceptually-oriented activities, Context-rich problems, Ranking tasks, Guided inquiry, Tutorials
Education Research and Pedagogy Expertise
Years teaching physics
25
Describe the courses that you teach
Introductory university physics, physics courses for teachers, physics courses for preservice teachers
What is your approach to integrating equity into physics instruction?
1: Access - Increased access to school learning, equitable distribution of academic resources. 2: Achievement - Equitable school achievement, e.g., closing achievement gaps 3: Identity - Representation; students seeing themselves in the curriculum and as scientists 4: Problematizing power - Challenging the values embedded in science concepts; recognizing political, economic, and cultural origins and applications 5: Social justice - Science is a tool to be put to use by social justice movements
CONTRIBUTIONS
Energy lectures
Lecture materialsMostly "traditional" energy instruction, with a nod to history
Socio-political Origins of Energy
Work, Conservation of Energy, What Is Energy?, Energy Transfer, Energy Transformation (Conversion), Kinetic Energy, Thermal Energy, Gravitational Energy
Rachel Scherr
Energy is Sociopolitical
VideoThe concept of energy, like all science concepts, is created and sustained by people in specific settings for sociopolitical purposes.
Socio-political Origins of Energy, Socio-political Origins and Impacts, Education
What Is Energy?, Socio-political Origins of Energy
Rachel Scherr
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