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Physics Education Research Conference 2024 Schedule

Bridging the Institutional Gap: PER at Primarily Undergraduate Four Year Institution, Two-Year College, and K-12 Levels

The Physics Education Research Conference was held from July 10-11, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Maps: Parallel Session Rooms | Poster Session Room

Times (EDT) Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - Block Schedule
2:15pm
Harbor II - III
Bridging plenaries and PERC Kickoff

Fostering PER at WPI: A Path of Collaborative Engagement, Challenges, and Growth
Speaker: Thomas J. Noviello

Initiating PER Collaborations with Two-Year Colleges
Speakers: Abigail Daane, Anthony Escuadro, and Sherry Savrda

4:00pm
Galleria
4:10pm
Galleria
Poster Session 1
Poster Session 1 abstracts and layout
5:00pm
Community Connections 1
Carlton

Conversations in the PER of the IPLS Course
Host: Juan Burciaga (he/him), Colorado College

Marina 4

Initiating PER Collaborations with Two-Year Colleges
Host: Kristine Lui (she/her), AAPT/OPTYCs

Marina 3

A Gathering of Students hosted by PERCoGS
Host: Bill Bridges (he/him), Kansas State University

Marina 2

Building a community of Tutorial implementers
Host: Sam McKagan (she/her), Alder Science Education Association

Burroughs

Whither PER? Past, Present, and Concerns about the Future
Host: Andrew J. Mason, University of Central Arkansas

6:00pm Dinner on your own
7:45pm
Galleria
8:00pm
Galleria
Poster Session 2
Presenters with odd-numbered posters will present during the first 40 minutes. Following a 10 minute transition period, presenters with even-numbered posters will present during the last 40 minutes.

Poster Session 2 abstracts and layout

 

Times (EDT) Thursday, July 11, 2024 - Tentative Block Schedule
8:15am
Parallel Sessions Cluster 1
Carlton

Round Table Discussion
Methodological Activism in Physics Education Research: Conducting Research with Minoritized Populations
Moderator: A. V. Knaub
Presenter: M. Ong, TERC
Preparatory Material: The Double Bind in Physics Education by Maria Ong

Marina 4

Critical Conversation
Critical Conversations: Addressing the impact of external stresses on research through empathy and care
Moderators: E. Close, S. Franklin, A. Hamdan, B. Gutmann

Marina 3

Round Table Discussion
Solo PER: Facilitating Connectivity and Cooperation
Moderator: R. Zich

Marina 2

Round Table Discussion
Journal Editors' Roundtable Discussion with Q&A
Moderator: N. Holmes
Presenters: M. Cepic, C. Henderson, B. Parks, and G. White

Harbor I

Talk Symposium
Learners' engagement in sensemaking
Moderator: S. Kapon
Presenters: D. Hammer, S. Kapon, E. Kuo, D. Perl-Nussbaum, T. Reshef-Israeli, O. Sivan, and E. Yerushalmi

Burroughs

Talk Symposium
Applications, Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models in Physics Education
Moderator: S. Kuechemann
Presenters: G. Kortemeyer, S. Kuechemann, J. Kuhn, E. Latif, and X. Zhai

10:00am
Harbor II - III
Plenary 2

Does it stick? A longitudinal study of introductory physics for life sciences at a small college
Speakers: Catherine H. Crouch and Benjamin D. Geller

11:00am
Community Connections 2
Carlton

Mid-career Physics Education Researchers Back on the job market
Host: Rebecca Lindell, Tiliadal STEM Education: Solutions for Higher Education

Marina 4

Exploring intersectionality as a Physics education research methodology
Host: Toluwalase Akanbi-Akinlolu, King's College London

Marina 3

QISE Research, Resources and Community
Host: Beth Thacker, Texas Tech University

Marina 2

Mathematical Reasoning in Algebra-Based Physics
Host: Charlotte Zimmerman, University of Washington

12:00pm Lunch on your own
1:30pm
Harbor II - III
Plenary 3

Physics Education Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
Speaker: Jennifer Docktor

2:30pm
Parallel Sessions Cluster 2
Carlton

Critical Conversation
Ableism the unconscious bias affecting your Education Research
Moderators: C. Doty, R. Lindell, L. McDermott, T. Moore, and E. Scanlon

Marina 4

Custom Format
Can your classroom be your laboratory? The thinning veil between scholarly teaching and research
Presenters: L. Conlin, D. Hammer, and P. Hutchison

Marina 3

Round Table Discussion
Seeking Significance: Conducting and Disseminating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
Moderator: D. Syphers

Marina 2

Round Table Discussion
Round Table on NSF Matters
Moderator: B. Talbot
Presenter: E. Sayre

Harbor I

Talk Symposium
Redesigning Legacy Conceptual Inventories: Using Evidence Centered Design to Develop Valid, Equitable, and Flexible Items in Kinematics and Dynamics
Moderator: A. Heckler
Presenters: R. Henderson, J. Stewart, E. Christman

Burroughs

Talk Symposium
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning of Physics
Presenters: A. Bralin, M. Grover, S. Rebello, A. Sirnoorkar

4:00pm
End of PERC

Parallel Session Room Map

Map of Parallel Session Rooms

Poster Room Map

Map of Galleria for Posters