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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

It's retraction day. Let these sit with you a minute.

Happy Retraction Day: Lancet Retracts Wakefield's paper relating the MMR vaccine to autism

"Without such a system, vaccine-safety concerns such as that reported by Wakefield and colleagues may snowball into societal tragedies when the media and the public confuse association with causality and shun immunization"

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Get $$$ To come to AAPT! Applications due Fri! The Barbara Wolff-Reichert award is for a FIRST TIMER 100% funded! The LIPTON FUND has been redesigned and is now for a RETURNING member & will cover expenses for 2 meetings in 2 consecutive years. More info: www.aapt.org/Programs/gra...

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

🚨 #PAEMST, the nation's highest honor for STEM teachers, has been DEFUNDED in the new NSF budget. This award was est by Reagan in 1983. This award fuels classroom innovation, strengthens the STEM pipeline, and uplifts excellence in every community.

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

NSF put our names back up on the PAEMST website, but not our bios which are now under review. I am certain that the boxed part of bio is going to be erased. The government is literally erasing our stories.

PAEMST bio page. Boxed portion reads "Within the classrom Marianna has integrated high-quality, evidence based curricula alongside an emphasis on equity and learning about and actin on underrepresentation in STEM. Her master's thesis on the Recruitment and Retention of Female Latinx Students in Physics was awarded Rockford University's Outstanding Research Award"

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Note making a la Building Thinking Classrooms + ISLE. This is the missing link that pulls together an active learning environment and collaborative white boarding with notes that actually mean something and a reason to dig into the textbook. Students receive these at the lesson’s end #iteachphysics

Note template. 2x2. Copy white board, example problem, things I need to remember, create your own

Student sample with intro to forces ISLE observational cycle

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

“I’m thinking of an animal that’s pink with four legs” “AXOLOTL!” “No” “Well I have no idea then” “PINK WITH FOUR LEGS!” “…..” “A pig. It’s a pig”

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

New teacher me would never believe that now me loves to get up and do this!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Excited to share that I have been awarded the 2023 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching! This was a long and rigorous process that was also immensely gratifying! Thank you to @secaurphysics.bsky.social for nominating and all the support!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Ngl, literally the best part of break

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Attendance 2004-2022. You can see it was trending up starting in 2013 to our largest conference ever (DC 2018), went back to "typical" and then plummeted after the pandemic. We have many members of our community who will never attend a conference again.

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I find it interesting you're suggesting a focus ok K12. K12 has been showing their dissatisfaction with their feet for a LONG time. We only make up 10% of the conference attendance, but 30% of the membership (and it used to be 50%)

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The other, other place is doing its thing unusually well this morning

Facebook post that says: Sometimes it seems most of you are teachers shanghaied into Physics. Meanwhile I’m being shaped into a real teacher because I’m a real physics guy. (With a strange background in many other things.)
I’m learning the hardest thing ever: I’m teaching physics to Freshmen at an inner city charter school. Nothing like the suburban seniors who are taking AP Calculus.

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I paused for a moment and almost considered purchasing this for…. Something…. In class

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Saw this on facebook and my first thought was INDUCTORS!!! Right hand rule!!! #iTeachPhysics

"learn to draw a very easy hand step by step with this tutorial" shows four images starting with a curly line that become a thumbs up

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

From the Twitter archives. Differences in discussion (PEER physics) vs lecture based physics learning. #iTeachPhysics

Two word clouds. "Students responded to the question: in science how do you decide if an idea is right" major answer from PEER physics "I need to see evidence" major evidence from traditional classes "My teacher tells me"

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

From the deleted Twitter archive. This is hilarious because the next day I found out I was pregnant 😂

Tweet from July 28 2018 that says, "Just saw a participant with her baby and stroller who can't be more than 2 months old. That's major dedication as a mom and a physicist. #AAPTSM18"

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This is the set up for a single day of teaching. APPC needs to review yesterday's work and take the quiz. I had to make a backup plan for lecture since my voice is gone. APP1 is vertically whiteboarding and then starting lab, and physics has a condiment day. Don't even include the room setup. #tired

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Today we did "whiteboard shuffle" which is a riff on @kellyoshea.bsky.social whiteboard speed dating, which was created by Scott Reed! In this iteration there are 3 different AP problems for students to solve. (I was also shocked how awesome this went because my first though was this was too much)

diagram of 9 desks in a circle, labeled A, B, C, A, B, C, A, B, C. Text says, "The Set up: Ideally number of stations divisible by three. Use three problems (A, B, C)"

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We did Bluey “camp” this summer and the kids were over the moon the fort was re-created

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

But is she asking you to make the Bluey fort yet? THAT is a fun phase

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I never considered FB a place to get physics support, and there’s some great stuff in certain groups, but others you get that whole picture of educators. I posted my test intervention there too and got this comment. It pains me how many educators gatekeep physics. (And this was a woman!)

Fb post: I’ve always found it curious how woke education models want to force people into thinking that there is no difference between boys and girls or men and women’s way of learning and thinking and performing. Of course there is a difference, I see it in all boys science education vs all girls science education. There’s no denying that fact. Those who are not afraid of a challenge and who are more aggressive in wanting to prove a common sense point or getting something to work or figuring out how it works in terms of engineering will clearly outperform others in the sciences and math. That is the nature of the subject. And yes, again this data confirms the difference. I’m just taken aback on the method of giving your students the full test the day before that same formal test. It is 100% cheating and unethical. Can’t try argue around it. Unless you did it just for the research..?

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Ekaterina and SarahPearl are both studying physics now, and getting to help them start networking was so special for me. Both of them are amazing and are going to do amazing things

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A few weeks ago we hosted Dr Renee Horton as our public keynote for the IL section AAPT meeting. Organizing this meeting was a big deal for me, and I was not prepared for the joy I experienced when I realized how many of my current and former students were there.

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Welcome! #iTeachPhysics at a diverse public high school. ✨I enjoy the intersection of Physics Ed Research, Ed research and CogSci ❇️I have a blog! 🤗Students are whole humans FIRST 🤝I believe strongly in the power networking/meaningful PD for growth 😍Also love cats, cooking and great storytelling.

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

We can’t wait to see you in two weeks!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

Don’t forget to RSVP for the public lecture!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

Registration and call for presentations are come! Come join us! sites.google.com/view/illinoi...

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Don’t even bother telling us to “stay safe” we have no control

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

It’s the first Friday of the school year and I’m DEFINITELY horizontal for the night! It’s gonna be a great year but I’m EXHAUSTED!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 26/08/2024

Looking forward to our outstanding upcoming fall section meeting!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 25/08/2024

Our joint fall meeting is only 6 weeks away! Registration and talk submission are now OPEN! You DON'T want to miss the public lecture at @RockfordUniv Friday night! (no registration required for the public lecture!) sites.google.com/view/illinoi...

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Great time in NOLA! Can’t wait for Boston next!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Late cross post: last week I offered a two part opportunity: First, Q&A with physics faculty from two very different local institutions, then Q&A with an alumni panel of Ss who took APPC. I underestimated the joy I had when all the alumni came!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

DS1 turns 8 tomorrow. He was impressed. That’s all that matters 😂

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

Literally happening now 😂 Yep you’re gonna need to do a little more leg work

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 14/07/2023

K12 educators! Check out all the sessions at #AAPTSM23 for and by other K12 educators! #iTeachPhysics

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

The science teacher can never rest. This body of water was perfectly still and reflective, until just the right drip dropped from a tree. The result? The reflection of the power line turns into a transverse wave!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

Two real weeks of summer down, two books finished and about to start the third at just the right time

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

After this week I’ve ever been so happy for blue skies

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 24/06/2023

This is Cassie leading the team. Cassie is trained as a biologist and not only knew little about physics going in, but was terrified. She said this program kept her in teaching AND HERE SHE IS LEADING THE TEAM IN A ROTATION PROBLEM!

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Marianna Ruggerio @msruggerio.bsky.social · 24/06/2023

Do you SEE the energy in the room? It was so strong we got our PI on a table to take pictures! But the coolest is this next one… 2/

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