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04/14/2015

Measure the speed of light with PEEPS! Let us know if this worked for you.

There's a new use for those stale Easter marshmallows you still have lying around: calculating a constant that governs the universe.

10/07/2014

Physicists were awarded the Nobel Prize for blue LEDs today.

Their contributions will shift us from an incandescent 20th century to an LED-lit 21st.

06/24/2014

Why TOP teachers matters -- the US has been trying to get more physics teachers for the past century! MU's undergraduate program in physics education is growing to be one of the largest in the country.

The authors are grateful to Monica Plisch, Stamatis Vokos, Susan Nicholson-Dykstra, Ben Van Dusen, and Steve Iona for valuable comments on earlier versions of this paper, and to an anonymous reviewer who provided several helpful suggestions.

06/23/2014

Science Teachers of Missouri (STOM) is now accepting proposals to present at the fall conference (Sept 27). Deadline for submission is July 15th. Submit your ideas! http://www.stom.org/

Science Teachers of Missouri is the state chapter of the National Science Teachers Association.

05/30/2014

Want to be a better physics teacher? Talk less.

NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

11/07/2013

Don't forget to come to the public lecture tonight about the Higgs particle! The lecture kicks off the APS Prairie section meeting, which we also hope you'll attend. http://physics.missouri.edu/public-lecture/

11/05/2013

"Teaching is leading students into a situation in which they can only escape by thinking." -Spencer Benson, Director Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland

10/29/2013

Want to teach kids about the Higgs Boson? Check out this nice analogy and then come to the public lecture hosted by MU Physics & Astronomy at 7pm 11/7 in Montsanto Auditorium (http://physics.missouri.edu/public-lecture/)

Two physicists, Peter Higgs of Britain and François Englert of Belgium, on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics. But just what is the Higgs Boson?

10/21/2013

The MU program "Tomorrow's Teachers with Dual Degrees" is offering $20,000 scholarships next year for physics education majors who are juniors or seniors. Go for it!!!

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10/10/2013

If you are a new teacher, apply today for a Knowles Science Teacher Fellowship (due OCTOBER 15!!!).

KSTF provides beginning high school STEM teachers with five-year fellowships designed to help them become master teacher and leaders. These “backbone” teachers reach thousands of students each year, take on leadership roles improving math and science education from the classroom and strengthen the t...

09/27/2013

STOM conference is just one week away! Contact Karen King if you haven't registered yet, but want to go.

Science Teachers of Missouri is the state chapter of the National Science Teachers Association.

09/16/2013

If the image below scares you, you're not alone. HS Physics teacher Frank Noschese has some insightful commentary on using technology in the classroom.

I'm not a PR guy. I'm just a teacher. But they say that if you want to be a disruptor, the best experience is no experience. So here goes... 1. It's not about the technology. It's about what studen...