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On 10/24 Rebecca Vieyra led a webinar that provided an overview of PhET’s Modeling-friendly strategies (Whole Class Inquiry discussions, Interactive Lecture Demonstrations, and Concept [...]

On 9/27 Larry Dukerich led a webinar on the use of Graphical Analysis Pro to collect and analyze data. The webinar began with a review of the basic features of the free version of GA, then moved [...]

On 9/20 astronomer Richard Gelderman, who helped in the early 2000’s to build Western Kentucky University’s science teacher preparation around Modeling Instruction, led a delightful webinar [...]

On 9/14 Karle Delo’s webinar, Using AI in the Classroom, had over 100 registrants. Members can watch the recording and access the materials by logging in to modelinginstruction.org and [...]

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we must face the possibility that another period of distance learning might become necessary.  If you are teaching Physics Mechanics and plan on using [...]

Funding is out there… COVID relief funds designed for K–12 education can be used to address science and STEM-specific needs, including to fund teacher professional learning services and [...]

A recent fundraiser was held for an interesting item – a mini-Simpsons TV – created by Brandon Withrow.  All donors (from around the world!) were entered into a raffle to win one of [...]

Congratulations to Michelle Tindall (Michigan Modeler and Oakland University Instructor) and Bill Thornburgh (Executive Officer of AMTA) for conducting a workshop at the Association of Science [...]

Dear colleagues, The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara is holding its annual Teachers’ Conference on March 26. The topic is Neutrinos and New Physics. It is a full-day, [...]

Exciting news in astronomy and for the theory of general relativity! Did you read about the recent discovery where astronomers were able to observe light being emitted from the back side of a [...]