Mission Impossible?

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

There has been considerable research in the physics education community concerning bests practices for physics, but little has been done regarding instructional pedagogy or sequencing for teaching quantum information science and engineering (QISE), especially at the precollege level. The Quantum for All project, funded by NSF, integrates QISE with traditional curricula as a means to introduce quantum concepts to all high school STEM disciplines. Data that has been collected on both students and teachers regarding levels of understanding and confidence in what they have learned will be shared as well as challenges and suggestions for broader implementation.

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Publication: NSF Discovery Files Podcast (8.26.24) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apL0uE_dt84

UTA Shorthorn 7/25/24 https://www.theshorthorn.com/news/uta-spearheads-quantum-for-all-science-initiative/article_a7904858-4ab9-11ef-80de-cfabba58ed1b.html

UTA spearheads Quantum For All science initiative _ News _ theshorthorn.com

UTA website (7.24) https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/07/10/bringing-quantum-tools-to-high-school-classrooms

Phys. Teach. 62, 41–46 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0107084

UTA website (9.22.23) https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2023/09/22/quantum-information-science

The Quantum for All Project: Teacher Development Model, EduLearn23 Conference Proceedings, ISBN:978-84-09-52151-7 MATSLER2023QUA

The Quantum for All Project: Rationale and Overview, EduLearn23 Conference Proceedings, ISBN: ISBN:978-84-09-52151-7 LOPEZ2023QUA

The Conversation (9.11.23) https://theconversation.com/quantum-information-science-is-rarely-taught-in-high-school-heres-why-that-matters-210112

University of Texas Arlington (7.21.23) https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2023/07/20/on-a-mission-to-bring-quantum-physics-to-high-school-classrooms

Dallas Morning News (7.10.23) https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/07/10/its-your-future-high-schoolers-and-teachers-learn-quantum-at-ut-arlington-camp/

PDF QuantumLearningprint_DallasMornNews QuantumLearningprint_7.10.23 p. 2

Arlington Independent School District (7.4.23) https://www.aisd.net/district-news/quantum-is-for-all/?fbclid=IwAR3L1Zbx3F-u9rMitAIZZHPjADUD6uKXd7fmB3PmxTw-pZwmUGUSxHxgFng_aem_AQijAA0zELxkMLXUBJanAHAgZSUZILJ7k2Umzu0a3LtmjfmlhjJc0D66POrpNvZl3eU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

PDF 'It's your future'_ High schoolers and teachers learn quantum at UT Arlington camp

University of Texas Arlington (8.4.22) https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2022/08/03/uta-physics-professor-leads-national-quantum-initiative-for-high-school-teachers

Arlington Independent School District https://www.aisd.net/district-news/quantum-physics-camp/?fbclid=IwAR3fgdRXnrfjIwibmxJbhPt_14gfQoeIY5v6bsG5PCjl4WuTjxV0L45HQ_s

Dallas Morning News https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/06/17/ut-arlington-researchers-aim-to-help-teachers-bring-quantum-physics-into-the-classroom/

An article published by APS details background information on the "quantum trek" of Karen Matsler https://aps.org/publications/apsnews/202102/quantum.cfm

Presenters

  • Karen J Matsler

    University of Texas at Arlington

Authors

  • Karen J Matsler

    University of Texas at Arlington