Three Lesson Plans for Student Growth
I returned from doing work at the district office to a disaster. My students were supposed to take their “check-in” (that’s what I call quizzes because their function is to literally check in on student learning) and at first glance I was walking into a mess. Students should of had enough time to finish the…
Legacy in Education
“Legacy. What is a legacy?It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.”Hamilton the Musical I continue to reflect a great deal after the AAPT winter meeting this year. This year we are celebrating 40 years of the Physics Teaching Resource Agents and Karen Jo Matsler gave one of the plenaries. During her…
My Equity Journey
If you know me well or have followed me for a long time, its no suprise that I am regularly engaged in work to nurture STEM identities in my students. In order to do this for all students, its important that we reconigze, name and call out the very real fact that there is a…
Three Transformative Phrases That Create Community
Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here. Do you know so and so? Let me introduce you.You should give a presentation about that idea; I would love to hear more. These three simple statements were something that I came to believe were a norm of the physics teacher community. Early in my career I took for…
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Hi, I’m Marianna Ruggerio. I’ve taught physics since 2009. I’m incredibly passionate about increasing diversity and equity in physics, as well as mentorship of preservice and novice teachers. Here you will find me sharing my classroom ideas, reflections and making Physics Education Research tangible for fellow high school teachers.
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