STEP UP

STEP UP is a national community of physics teachers, researchers, and professional societies. We design high school physics lessons to empower teachers, create cultural change, and inspire young women to pursue physics in college.

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Step Up group photo — STEP UP Ambassador Andres Torres and his STEP UP club at Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High School in Florida.

Announcements

Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City STEP UP Leaders: JOIN OUR TEAM!

Ambassadors: Over the next four years, our Ambassador program will focus on three of the country’s largest school districts: New York City Department of Education, Chicago Public Schools, and Los Angeles Unified School District. Regional Coordinators and Ambassadors will work closely with teacher leaders in their area. They will partner with PhysTEC universities to recruit and introduce hundreds of teachers to STEP UP resources, provide vital feedback to STEP UP program partners, and create community as a cohort. We are seeking four teacher leaders in each region for 2023-24 Ambassador Cohort. Find position details here.

Application Deadline Feb 2, 2023

Advocates: Each region will recruit up to 60 teacher advocates to initiate into the STEP UP curriculum to implement the Careers in Physics and Women in Physics lessons in the 2023-2024 school year. Advocate application opens in March 2023. Join our community to receive information about this and all of our initiatives.

STEP UP will be at the PhysTEC Conference and NSTA National Meeting

PhysTEC Conference: March 3-4, 2023 Las Vegas, NV. Register Today!
Register for NSTA National Meeting: March 22-25, 2023 in Atlanta, GA

[Another student] wrote me a message about majoring in STEM career and attributed the curriculum itself. This is why I plan on teaching these lessons the coming year.

Justin Fournier, Cypress High School, California

[The lessons] opened up conversation towards future intentions, physics in college and questions about my experiences in physics. This deeper relationship built trust by letting the students learn more about me. This was a great addition to the things I usually do to build classroom community.

Catherine Garland, Uncommon Schools, New York

I was really impressed with the effectiveness of those two lessons...they fit into the curriculum and add value. The development that the researchers did over time to improve the lessons and to make sure that more scientists were included in the career [lesson] also helped me to keep learning about scientists' careers.

John Burke, St. Andrews School, Delaware

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Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City STEP UP Leaders: JOIN OUR TEAM!

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