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Rachel E. Scherr came to the University of Washington Bothell because she was looking for a place to call home. \u201cI was searching for a community and a sense of belonging. I wanted to feel appreciated for the work that I do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After just two years of teaching at the university, Scherr has been named the 2021 recipient of the Distinguished Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award. It is one of the highest UW Bothell honors a faculty member can receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Scherr, the award solidifies that she has finally found her home. \u201cIt\u2019s the best welcome I have ever received,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted to find a university that would celebrate my research, and that\u2019s what this award represents. I am so honored and warmed by the recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In nominating Scherr, the award committee was most impressed by the lasting impact she has made on the campus, especially in such a short amount of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRachel Scherr has at least four grants that run through 2023 that will help shape the future of physics education,\u201d said Sharon A. Jones, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. \u201cHer work has been steeped in the core principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and it will continue to touch the lives of students and faculty in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationwide change <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scherr, assistant professor in the School of STEM\u2019s Division of Physical Sciences, is extremely passionate about physics education and research. \u201cMy focus has always been in the teaching and learning of physics and disciplinary culture and practices,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the research grants she is particularly excited about is 足彩app哪个是正规的 Energy and Equity Project. Essentially, it is a development project for high school teachers that integrates equity issues into energy teaching and learning in physics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost people think of physics concepts as being culturally neutral and not having any particular social context,\u201d Scherr said. \u201cPhysics studies things like time, matter, space and energy \u2014 which seem like they are just laws of the universe and don\u2019t have anything to do with people. But they actually do.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherr explained that the concept of energy was created during the industrial revolution for the purpose of improving factories and steamship technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 residue of that remains in physics teaching today, which emphasizes work, power, efficiency and heat. It takes place in the context of engines. It doesn\u2019t describe how we use energy in our modern lives,\u201d she said. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 way we teach about energy needs to be modernized. What would it look like if we were teaching an energy concept that included sustainability or renewability? Those don\u2019t currently have a place in introductory physics teaching.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help change that, Scherr partnered with high school teachers across the country to implement lesson plans that introduce students to the concept of energy in a more modern way. One of Scherr\u2019s teacher partners in New York is using this approach to promote student activism. \u201cBy studying the use of energy in their community, these students learned that when there is a surge in demand, power plants located in poor neighborhoods are used. 足彩app哪个是正规的 result is extreme pollution that threatens the health and safety of residents,\u201d Scherr said. \u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 teacher is supporting the students with their community activism, petitioning for solar arrays that everyone can access to lessen electrical use during peak need.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richer experiences <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scherr is also working on a project to mentor Cal State University juniors and seniors who are studying physics and astronomy, are students of color and want to attend graduate school. Through this program, students receive mentorship, financial support, professional development workshops and a sense of community. Scherr\u2019s role is to research which of these factors makes the greatest impact on students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She found that while the students appreciate the money, what they say benefits them most is having mentors and faculty who are invested in their success. \u201cHaving that knowledge is extremely beneficial as it helps refine the program,\u201d she said, \u201cand provides direction for leaders as to where they should be investing their time and money.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of Scherr\u2019s projects is aimed at identifying the conceptual resources students use while learning introductory physics. \u201cA lot of research focused on classroom learning is based on a deficit model of students: what they don\u2019t know, what they don\u2019t have, what mistakes they make,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy project is about balancing that by recognizing that students are fantastically full of bits and pieces of ideas that we, as teachers, can bring out.,\u201d she said. \u201cOur job is to help organize those ideas. 足彩app哪个是正规的s have everything they need to build a sophisticated understanding of the concepts we teach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a much richer and humane way of thinking about students \u2014 and it is more enjoyable for students to have their budding expertise acknowledged and built upon.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying it forward <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Scherr arrived at UW Bothell, the physics program offered a bachelor of arts degree, but it wasn\u2019t much different from a bachelor of science degree. Scherr changed that by helping redesign the BA so that students can get a physics major and a high school teaching certification in four years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity, especially because there is a terrible national shortage of qualified physics teachers and is a terrific career choice,\u201d she said. \u201cMany UW Bothell students are the first generation in their families to go to college and are from underrepresented groups. To have these students become the next generation of high school physics teachers is something I look forward to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherr also noted that the BA program serves the region because high school teachers tend to stay close to where they were certified. \u201cUW Bothell is one of the only places in the Seattle metropolitan area where you can get a physics major and a high school teaching certification in four years. Hopefully it can draw people to the University,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

足彩app哪个是正规的 way Scherr wants to think about recognition and status in her own life is that the more she has, the more she can support other people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy getting this award, I want to communicate that there is a research life at UW Bothell,\u201d she said, \u201cand I want to support other faculty and students who want to conduct research here.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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