--- title: Expert TA Blog | Zach Kilburn --- # Expert TA Blog Select Category Academic Integrity Ed Tech Expert TA Instruction OER Other Physics Education Science This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. Posts by: ## Zach Kilburn ![Intro to AP Blog.png](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Intro%20to%20AP%20Blog.png) [Instruction,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/instruction) [Physics Education](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/physics-education) ### [College Board Resources For New AP® Physics Instructors](https://blog.theexpertta.com/college-board-resources) 6/12/17 2:16 PM The [College Board](https://www.collegeboard.org/?navId=www-cb) is a non-profit organization that connects students to college readiness programs, like the SAT® and Advanced Placement® Program, and AP® Physics instructors to a community of resources and other AP® teachers. Signing up for an [account](https://account.collegeboard.org/login/login?pfIdp=PROFA&appId=120&DURL=https%3A%2F%2Fcbaccount.collegeboard.org%2Fprofessional%2FverifyTST%3Ftype%3Ddashboard%26DURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcbaccount.collegeboard.org%2Fprofessional%2Fdashboard) with the College Board comes with a number of benefits for Physics instructors. ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/college-board-resources) ![DSC_0162.jpg](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/ETA%20Spotlight/DSC_0162.jpg) [Physics Education,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/physics-education) [Expert TA,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/expert-ta) [Other](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/other) ### [Expert TA Spotlight - Dr. Chris Duston, Content Director](https://blog.theexpertta.com/expert-ta-spotlight-chris-duston) 4/25/17 10:28 PM Getting to know the Expert TA Team - Each post in our Expert TA Spotlight series will highlight the personal and professional accomplishments of a member of the Expert TA community. First up is Director of Content, Dr. Chris Duston. ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/expert-ta-spotlight-chris-duston) ![UCO_5I22873.jpg](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/UCO_5I22873.jpg) [Instruction,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/instruction) [Expert TA,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/expert-ta) [Other](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/other) ### [University of Central Oklahoma Recognized as Top School for Student Engagement](https://blog.theexpertta.com/uco-student-engagement) 4/10/17 4:20 PM Congratulations to the [University of Central Oklahoma](https://www.uco.edu) on being recognized as one of the top 10 schools in the nation for their dedication to student engagement. ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/uco-student-engagement) ![](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20Selecting%20Course%20Materials%20square.png) [Instruction,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/instruction) [Ed Tech](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/ed-tech) ### [An Instructor's Guide to Selecting Course Materials](https://blog.theexpertta.com/selecting-course-materials) 3/24/17 9:47 AM Finding new course materials can be quite an undertaking. There are multiple considerations that instructors must take into account, from the quality of the product to the style of the textbook, and what supplementary resources or materials are available. As a content area expert, you may already have a good idea about what material will best help your class meet rigorous academic standards. And while we will tackle this topic at length with our instructor resource posts, for this particular article we wanted to dig into two specific areas that you could consider when making your next curricular change.  ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/selecting-course-materials) ![](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/Cindy-Schwarz_web.jpg) [Physics Education,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/physics-education) [Expert TA,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/expert-ta) [Other](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/other) ### [Vassar College Professor Recognized with AAPT Undergraduate Teaching Award](https://blog.theexpertta.com/schwarz-aapt-award) 3/22/17 2:06 PM Dr. Cindy Schwarz will receive the American Association of Physics Teacher’s [2017 David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching](http://aapt.org/aboutaapt/Cindy-Schwarz-2017-Halliday-Resnick-Award.cfm). Expert TA would like to congratulate Dr. Schwarz on this accomplishment, which honors her extraordinary contributions to the Physics education community spanning nearly three decades. ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/schwarz-aapt-award) ![](https://blog.theexpertta.com/hubfs/SmartPhones%20Blog.png) [Instruction,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/instruction) [Physics Education,](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/physics-education) [Ed Tech](https://blog.theexpertta.com/topic/ed-tech) ### [Embracing Smartphones in the Classroom](https://blog.theexpertta.com/embracing-smartphones-in-the-classroom) 2/8/17 1:50 PM Most people have a love/hate relationship with smartphones: They provide resources and information expeditiously in just a few clicks, but can also divert attention from timely tasks and goals, like paying attention in class. The reality is, most students have smartphones, and they’re using them in class. A[survey by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln](http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=journalismfacpub), discussed in this [Harvard University article](http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/blog/use-mobile-devices-college-classroom), found that students at six universities use cell phones an average of eleven times per day in class. The “no phones in class” rules of the past don’t account for the fact that as technology changes, students are changing, and classrooms must change with them. ![Zach Kilburn](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2eda4ab2412f2552e48f93554f15d966) [Zach Kilburn](https://blog.theexpertta.com/author/zach-kilburn) [Read More](https://blog.theexpertta.com/embracing-smartphones-in-the-classroom)