Fellows Stories

Teaching Fellow and engineering teacher Dawson Lang brought 23 students from Chatfield Senior High School to Houston to present their innovative engineering projects to NASA engineers through the NASA HUNCH program—an initiative that connects high school students with real-world aerospace challenges.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior Fellow Aaron Debbink launched a YouTube channel to preserve inquiry-based learning in his physics classes. His videos allowed students to continue engaging with the Modeling approach even when they couldn’t use lab equipment or collaborate in groups—and they’ve since become a valuable resource for teachers and students nationwide.

Celebrating three award-winning teachers for advancing physics education and leadership.

Senior Fellow Alex Joujan has published his third series of math textbooks. Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry was published January 27, 2025.

Kirstin Milks and Armin Moczek have developed a new module on human evolution called “Reconstructing 6 Million Years of Human Evolution Using Diverse Data Sets”.

Knowles Senior Fellow Laura Darnall built a website to provide the tools and resources to develop teacher leadership teams in schools.