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Physics Education Research Conference 2021 Schedule

Making Physics More Inclusive and Eliminating Exclusionary Practices in Physics

The Physics Education Research Conference will be held online from August 4-5, 2021.

The conference is hosted by Underline.

Times (EDT/PDT) Wednesday, August 4, 2021
3:00pm/12:00pm
Bridging Plenary Talks - Underline

Why Is Every Conversation a Conversation About Race?
Speaker: Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead

Anti-Asian Racism: Implications for Research in Education
Speaker: Robert Teranishi

4:30pm/1:30pm The poster session will be split into 4 rooms: A, B, C, and D. Presenters with odd-numbered posters will present during the first 20 minutes. Following a 5 minute transition period, presenters with even-numbered posters will present during the last 20 minutes.
5:15pm/2:15pm
Break
5:45pm/2:45pm

Informal conversations hosted by volunteer participants.

6:45pm/3:45pm
End of PERC Day 1
Times (EDT/PDT) Thursday, August 5, 2021
11:00am/8:00am
Parallel Sessions Cluster 1

Talk symposium (prerecorded; live Q&A) - Underline
Reimagining physics curricula
Moderators: A. V. Knaub, D. R. Dounas-Frazer
Presenters: C. Alvarado, D. Marasco, C. Mathis, E. Ochoa-Madrid

Talk symposium (prerecorded; live Q&A) - Underline
Considering covariational reasoning in math and physics
Presenters: C. Byerley, J. Canright, P. J. Emigh, I. W. Founds, D. A. González, M. Loverude, C. A. Manogue, H. Taylor, S. White Brahmia, C. Zimmerman

Roundtable Discussion (live) - Underline
Building a network for Informal Physics Educators and Researchers
FacilitatorsC. E. Fracchiolla, M. Bennett, K. Hinko, R. Villatoro

12:00pm/9:00am The poster session will be split into 4 rooms: A, B, C, and D. Presenters with odd-numbered posters will present during the first 20 minutes. Following a 5 minute transition period, presenters with even-numbered posters will present during the last 20 minutes.
12:45pm/9:45am Break
1:00pm/10:00am
Plenary - Underline

Frameworks to enhance inclusion in physics education: Everyone must participate
Speaker: Joshua C. Collins

1:45pm/10:45am Break
2:00pm/11:00am
Parallel Sessions Cluster 2

Talk symposium (live) - Underline
Equity in Precollege Physics Access, Teaching, and Learning
Moderator: D. Rosen
Presenters: A. M. Kelly, R. Krakehl, M. Palermo, D. M. Robbins, K. Sheppard

Roundtable Discussion (live) - Underline
How can early-career members of our community shape inclusivity discourse and practice within physics? A Roundtable Discussion
Facilitators: R. Henderson, W. B. Lane, T. Finzell

Workshop (live) - Underline
Doing Physics Education Research Inclusively: Designing for Variation in Participants’ Needs, Abilities, and Interests
Facilitators: J. Chini, D. Oleynik, E. Scanlon

3:00pm/12:00pm Break
3:30pm/12:30pm
Parallel Sessions Cluster 3

Talk symposium (live) - Underline
Physics Public Engagement in the COVID Era: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
Facilitators: D. Izadi, M. Bennett, C. Fracchiolla
Presenters: B. Stanley, J. Key, S. Schmoll, Z. Constan

Talk Symposium (live) - Underline
Identifying the Resources that Support the Success of African Americans in STEM
Moderator: G. L. Cochran
Presenters: S. Gross, N. Howard

Workshop (live) - Underline
Measuring learning assistants’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Questioning with a written instrument
Facilitators: J. Wang, B. Thacker, S. Hart, K. Wipfli

4:30pm/1:30pm
Closing Session: Panel Discussion - Underline
5:15pm/2:15pm
End of PERC