Invited Speaker: Danny Doucette

Danny is a physics education researcher and former high school teacher who studies gender equity in introductory physics labs.

Title: Physics Education Research, Equity, and Teaching High School

Abstract: Over the past few decades, the field of Physics Education Research (PER) has sought to understand, document, and support improvements in how students learn physics. However, most PER is conducted at colleges and universities, and it has traditionally focused on the learning of "average" students. In this talk, I will share some of my research about gender-based inequities in college physics lab courses and put forward some ideas about how we can teach physics in ways that support all learners. I will wrap up with a couple reflections and thoughts about teaching high school and doing research.

Suggested Readings: Danny invites campers to read these articles about

1. Gender inequities in physics https://physicsworld.com/a/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-equality-in-physics/

2. Anti-Blackness in physics (trigger warning: police violence) https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20200720a/full/

3. The status of so-called “anti-critical race theory” bills in their state https://edweek.org/policy-politics/map-where-critical-race-theory-is-under-attack/2021/06