FNAL/UofC/COD 2025 Annual Report

QuarkNet

Fermilab/University of Chicago/College of DuPage

Summer Teacher Workshop

Annual Report 2025

The Fermilab/University of Chicago/College of DuPage QuarkNet Center held its annual teacher workshop for its 19th year.

The three-day teacher workshop was held from July 29th, 30th, and 31st.  LHC Fellow Michael Wadness joined us for the first two days of this year’s summer workshop and 15 teachers of physics attended. Teachers from the workshop were primarily from the Chicago metropolitan area, incorporating physics in their teaching. A few teachers traveled to Fermilab for the event.  We continue to show variety in gender, age, and years of experience in the classroom.

The teacher workshop was successful in meeting on-site and in-person. Teachers participated in QuarkNet data activities, with extensive emphasis on CMS data activities. The Teaching with Data workshop included a number of activities working towards the introduction of statistical analysis of data while learning physics.  We combined activities from beginning and advanced level CMS E-Lab workshops. In addition, a number of physics education resources on the web were shared.  Teachers developed plans for continued improvement of the integration of physics research data into their classrooms. 

The Fermilab/University of Chicago/College of DuPage QuarkNet Center continues to provide a quality professional development workshop. Teachers continue to express enthusiastic appreciation.  

Spencer Pasero

Office of Education and Public Engagement

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

George Dzuricsko

Lead Teacher