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About marcreif

I live and teach high school physics in the town I was born in, Fayetteville, Arkansas. My professional interests include modeling instruction and Advanced Placement courses. I also work as a College Board Workshop Consultant, which means I lead Pre-AP and AP Science Teacher workshops. Lately I've also been leading a fair amount of student review sessions for the National Math and Science Initiative. I have a website for students (fysicsfool.info) and another for AP Summer Institute participants (apsifool.info). I tweet infrequently (@marcreif).

Marc Reif AP Summer Institute Schedule 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by marcreif

I will be presenting the following APSIs: AP PHYSICS 1 IN-PERSON @ Woodward Academy Monday, 3 June to Thursday, 6 June Woodward Academy (Google Maps link to workshop location)College Park, GA (Atlanta area) AP PHYSICS C COMBINED (Mechanics/E&M) ONLINETuesday, 18 June … Continue reading →

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New SBG Rubric from New Science Practices for AP Physics 1/2

Posted on July 27, 2023 by marcreif

I took the new Science Practices from the College Board’s Draft Course and Exam Description for AP Physics 1 and 2, and turned them in to a draft of a rubric for assessing work in a Standards-Based Grading environment. The … Continue reading →

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Marc Reif’s Summer 2023 AP Summer Institute Schedule

Posted on January 26, 2023 by marcreif

In-Person: Woodward Academy, AP Physics 1, June 5-8, Atlanta, Georgia In-Person: Midwest APSI, AP Physics C Mechanics; Electricity & Magnetism, June 11-15, Olathe, Kansas Online: AP Physics C Mechanics, Event 1 June 20-23 (Hosted by Walton High School, Marietta, Georgia) … Continue reading →

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Storylines for Mechanics

Posted on July 31, 2022 by marcreif

In modeling instruction, practitioners talk about the “storyline” that we present. This morning I woke up and decided to attempt “stories” for AP1/CM (using the sequence from the AP1 Course and Exam Description). I tried to write them “student-friendly” without … Continue reading →

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Changes to AP Physics 1/2 Postponed!

Posted on July 21, 2022 by marcreif

John Pinizzotto, one of the two Directors of AP Physics at the College Board, sponsored a reception at the AP Reading in June. He did a Q and A session during the reception. He said that he and Amy Johnson, … Continue reading →

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Pros and Cons of AP Classroom

Posted on June 22, 2022 by marcreif

Pros Everything* in there has been checked for alignment with the course Learning Objectives (LOs) and Science Practices (SPs). Everything* in there has been checked for accuracy. Lots of Question Bank Items, including released actual questions and new questions recently … Continue reading →

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A plug for Schrodinger’s Class

Posted on October 24, 2021 by marcreif

Quantum Mechanics is endlessly fascinating and confusing. Famously, its implications even troubled Einstein, who helped create it! Last spring I attended a really fascinating (and at times confusing) fully online workshop called Schrodinger’s Class, from the University of Waterloo’s Institute … Continue reading →

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Marc Reif 2022 APSI Summer Presentation Schedule

Posted on October 17, 2021 by marcreif

AP Physics C Mechanics, Online Week 1 June 21-24, 2022 (Hosted by Walton High School) AP Physics C Mechanics, Online Week 2 June 27-June 30, 2022 (Hosted by Walton High School) AP Physics 2, In-person, July 11-15, 2022, at Texas … Continue reading →

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AP Classroom (selected) Vocabulary

Posted on July 13, 2021 by marcreif

Some basics for those new to the College Board’s Question and Resource Database for AP students and teachers. Possibly easier than reading through the College Board’s FAQs. Please notify me of any errors or omissions. Publicly Available These have been … Continue reading →

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From 2-stage to Second Chance Exams

Posted on December 5, 2020 by marcreif

Most of my students in AP Physics 1 struggle with unit tests for a good part of the year. There are lots of reasons for this, including a lack of previous experience with physics, the difficulty of the material, and … Continue reading →

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