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I love it when the #students bring the energy! Makes my job easier. Updates on Project Lab and Lab for Kids:
#ITeachPhysics #WestburySTEAM @adelphiu.bsky.social #PhysTEC

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Students Bringing the Energy, Drones in Project Lab & Westbury Lab for Kids!
The students I work with are so inspiring. I’ll be honest I am drained, no energy, end of the semester and then I see what they are doing and how much amazing energy they bring and it lifts m…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Making Resources for #NYS #Physics #TEACHers
#ITeachPhysics

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Jack Riegger Makes Optics Resource for NYS Physics Teachers
As part of our Project Lab this semester Jack Riegger (sophonore physics teacher and pre-service physics teacher) created a resources for New York State high school physics teachers. The goal is he…
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December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Both me and my students are getting a good dose of #experimental #physics with my project lab. Today's projects are really next level.

#Iteachphysics @adelphiu.bsky.social

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Experimental Physics Research at Its Best/Worst
So, I am teaching this project lab course this semester.  Students get a full semester to make an awesome project.  It has been a roller coaster.  ups and downs all day long! I love working with th…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I am so lucky to be teaching project lab this semester. So many cool projects. #ITeachPhysics @adelphiu.bsky.social

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Two More Fun Project Labs
Continuing to report on some of the projects from my Project Lab class. Today I am reporting out on two very different projects. Micheal Ishal’s Hydroelectric Dam! The water turns a wheel tha…
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December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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I am going to have so much fun reporting out all of these awesome projects from my project lab class. #ITeachPhysics @adelphiu.bsky.social

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Braden Patterson’s Project Is Electric
This semester I am teaching our new class Sophomore Project Lab.  It’s a mix of research and engineering.  Basically, students pick a project and then go to work.  They get a whole semester to comp…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Love that #PhysTEC Teachers of the Year are Announced!

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PhysTec Teachers of the Year Announced
PhysTEC teachers of the year annouced. National Teacher of the Year: Deborah Armstrong, Mineola High School The 2025 National Teacher of the Year is Deborah Armstrong of Mineola High School in Mine…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Shit is bad, but we can make it better by acting!
@aragiauthors.bsky.social

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The Sky Is Falling.  That’s fine, Just Take Action.
Sometimes it feels like the sky is falling and sometimes it is.  The news is scary.  Aljazeera reported that nearly 70,000 people from Gaza have died in the war ( It feels like genocide.&…
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Final Project Ideas for My First Year Seminar Class! Let's have fun and take ACTION!

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Take Action! Final Project Ideas!
After a week of thinking and designing these are the projects that we came up with for my first year seminar class: The main point is take ACTION. CREATE!
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Oh boy am I excited. #CosmicPathways #Chicago #ITeachPhysics

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Cosmic Pathways Chicago? Just Saying!
I had the best discussion this morning. The result was an idea: Cosmic Pathways Chicago! Watch this space! Great things are happening!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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How do you deal #politics in the classroom? #HigherEd

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I am so Lame!
I asked my students in my first year seminar class to write down the problems that really bothered them in today’s world – we are getting ready for our final project. Here is the list t…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Uplifting essays from students uplift

#ITeachPhysics #ITeach

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I love my students!
When I was at this conference last week, I had an online programming workshop for my students. I didn’t think my students were getting the assignment. In particular, this Wednesday’s cl…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Congratuations to Dan Cocchiola
#Elections #WatertownCT

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Daniel Cocchiola – Watertown Councilman
I’m very proud to report that my brother-in-law Daniel Cocchiola was just elected to the Watertown Connecticut town council. Way to go, Dan. A lot of people are upset with the way the world is goin…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I am dragging today!
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I’m dragging today.
I’m dragging today.  October was insanely busy!  In the last couple of weeks, I have had some absolutely amazing interactions but I have not had a day to lay around and watch TV in a long…
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November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Last Day #SPSCon

#ITeachPhysics

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Final Day at SPSCon!
Debrief: Conference was amazing! Kylie’s poster was best in category Mariane’s poster was awesome! Dante and Mariane represented Adelphi’s Physics Club amazing! Be a Shark II was …
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November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Day 2 at #SPSCon

#ITeachPhysics

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Day 2 At SPSCon – Sharks, Dr. Renee Horton, Getting the Adelphi Team Together
A great day at SPSCon Denver! Here is a run down: I ran the Be a Shark workshop and it was a hit! The students were having so much fun and were connecting. It was perfect! We got all the workshops …
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November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Pictures from Day 1 at #SPSCon

#ITeachPhysics

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Pictures from Day 1 at SPSCon
It has been amazing! But I am running around something silly! Here is pictures from Day 1 at SPSCon:
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October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Getting ready for #SPSCon 2025
#ITeachPhysics #SPSNational

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SPS National Council Meeting and Getting Ready for SPSCon!
The last few days I have been in Denver, CO helping the SPS team put the final touches on the Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Congress which starts in a few hours. It’s been wonderful time to chat wit…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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My First Podcast Visit!

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My First Podcast Visit – University Business!
Today, University Business aired my first podcast visit! It was so fun, check it out here: A special thanks to Alcino Donadel! It was definitely an interesting experience – hopefully I will g…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Physics Students @adelphiu.bsky.social get to go to national conferences.

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Adelphi Physics with a Strong Representation at the Frontiers in Optics & Laser Science Meeting!
We have a large contingent of Adelphi students and faculty in Denver this week for two separate conferences. The first is the Frontiers in Optics & Laser Science Meeting, which is happening rig…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Day 2 Learning about #AP Physics Exams

#ITeachPhysics

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Day 2 of the AP Higher Education Physics Symposium
Yesterday was an exciting day at the AP Higher Ed Symposium in Cleveland, OH. Lots of interesting take aways from the day. Students can modify their graphing calculators to access AI and other feat…
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October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Here is what I learned from the AP Higher Education Physics Symposium.

#ITeachPhysics

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What did I learn on Day 1 of the AP Higher Education Physics Symposium
1. The AP team is made up of a lot of physics folks who are impressive and have a good track record. 2.  We might want to consider using AP exams for college courses.  These tests are cha…
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October 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Excited to be invited to the #AP High Education Physics Symposium

#ITeachPhysics

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AP High Education Physics Symposium
This weekend I am in Cleveland, OH at the AP High Education Symposium.  I am connecting with other physics education leaders at the college level and discussing and learning about the AP test.…
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October 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Ugh! #USA

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How can we accept the hypocrisy?
This week was quite messy. I definitely felt the government shut down. I am quite agitated. I didn’t want to stand up and stick out. Consider: Furloughed Government Workers Can’t Even V…
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October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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AI: Student Motivation is the Real Issue

more miscellaneous thoughts about FutureU podcasts

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AI: Student Motivation is the Issue
Listening to my new favorite podcast this morning: FutureU . They had a guest podcast on discussing how students motivation will be affected by AI, Learning Curve. Honestly I think this is the real…
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October 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Today's Trip to #Westbury High School was so fun! See my blog post:
#IteachPhysics @adelphiu.bsky.social

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Throwing Pumpkins in the Name of at Westbury High School!
Today, our team (Aleeza, Andrew, Angelique, Kylie, Luis, and I) were visiting Ms. Patty Mueller’s classes at Westbury High School! I LOVE WESTBURY! We smashed pumpkins! Our team of pre-servic…
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October 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM