From 1997 to 2007 Dr. Sneider was Vice President for Educator Programs at the Museum of Science in Boston, where he led development of a high school engineering curriculum (now published by Key Curriculum Press), and prior to that he served as Director of Astronomy and Physics Education at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, where he was involved in several curriculum development and teacher education projects. Over his career he has served as PI or Director of some twenty grant projects, mostly involving curriculum development and teacher education.
This project will bring together two promising innovations: a high school course entitled Energizing Physics and the BEAR assessment system. The goal of this study is to develop and test a formative assessment system for Energizing Physics that has the potential to enable all students to learn physics, so they can succeed in college.