American Association of Physics Teachers

Amber Sammons

Getting Started

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Amber Sammons

After months of waiting, the day had finally arrived. I was in Washington, D.C., meeting my fellow interns, and starting my internship. I was so scared that I would miss my flight or that I would get lost trying to get to the dorm, but everything worked out and I made here safe and sound.

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Amber Sammons

Amber Sammons

AAPT Teacher Professional Development Intern

Week Ten: And So It Ends

Monday, August 13, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“Not only can teachers be great leaders in the classroom, but they can also be great leaders in policy, research, and innovation.” - Me


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Week Eight & Nine: Failing Forward

Friday, August 3, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“Failing forward.” - Matthew Peterie

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Week Seven: Scientists Get Confused and Frustrated Too

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“We are scientists, and often times, scientists don’t know where they’re going sometimes. It’s important to set that tone in a physics classroom.”

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Week Six: Two Cities, One Week

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“Physics is a way of thinking.”

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On a Sunday evening I found myself being told by google maps to walk across a river.

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Week Five: Highkey Bawled in a Museum

Friday, July 6, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“The outside world told blacks that we weren’t anything...but our schoolteachers said it wasn’t so. They believed in us, and we, therefore, believed in ourselves. “ - Marian Wright Edelman

 

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Week Four: The Calm Before The Storm

Friday, June 29, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“Okay okay okay, so what if, let’s just imagine, that this vase and the orbeez was actually a bowl of cereal and if it was a bowl of cereal and you gave it to me I would be like wait theres’ nothing in here and then I would take a bite and I would be like OH MY GOSH THERE'S SOMETHING IN

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Week Three: Lively, Lovely, Lots of Food I Didn't Have to Pay For

Friday, June 22, 2018

Krystina Williamson

"When people come and say, 'I hate math', they're saying, 'I hate my mathematical experience', right?...They're saying, I was devalued in this experience." - Winger & Young, 2018

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Week Two: High Ponytails

Friday, June 15, 2018

Krystina Williamson

“Pro Tips for Women in STEM: Sometimes you need to put your hair in a high pony to feel like a cheerleader--because in machine shops full of men you gotta cheer yourself on.”

- Maria Macardle

 

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