Tutorials in Introductory Physics – a rigorously tested supplementary program developed by Lillian C. McDermott’s group at the University of Washington to enhance concept development in introductory physics.
Peer Instruction – Small group discussion of conceptual questions promote active engagement; developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard; typically used with “clickers.”
Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET) – a highly interactive, hands-on introductory course suitable for preservice elementary teachers; developed by Fred Goldberg at San Diego State University
Powerful Ideas in Physical Science (PIPS) – a six-volume inquiry-based curriculum from AAPT for future elementary teachers.
The Physics Suite: Activity Based Physics – an assembly of activity-based materials, grounded in PER, by leading physics education reformers and curriculum developers.
Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite – an instructors' guide to The Physics Suite, with the PER basis explained and additional tools presented; by Edward F. Redish, University of Maryland.
Real Time Physics – developed by David Sokoloff of University of Oregon, Ron Thornton of Tufts University, and Priscilla Laws of Dickinson College.
Workshop Physics – a lecture-free approach with learning through activities and observations, developed by Priscilla Laws.
Interactive Lecture Demonstrations – demonstrations that involve students in making and testing predictions; developed by David Sokoloff and Ron Thornton.
Just-in-Time Teaching – an internet-based approach that builds instruction around questions posed to students the night before each class, developed by Gregor Novak at IU-PUI and Evelyn Patterson of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Matter and Interactions – a first-principles approach that develops and applies the atomic model, by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood, North Carolina State.
