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About marcreif

I live and teach high school physics in the town I was born in, Fayetteville, Arkansas. My professional interests include modeling instruction and Advanced Placement courses. I also work as a College Board Workshop Consultant, which means I lead Pre-AP and AP Science Teacher workshops. Lately I've also been leading a fair amount of student review sessions for the National Math and Science Initiative. I have a website for students (fysicsfool.info) and another for AP Summer Institute participants (apsifool.info). I tweet infrequently (@marcreif).

Recruiting for Physics

Posted on January 8, 2026 by marcreif

Believe it or not, it’s time to recruit students for next year! I’ve visited two classes this week (AP Biology and Precalculus). Here is a link to some recruiting posters I have made. You can view them if you are … Continue reading →

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Marc Reif 2026 APSI Schedule

Posted on October 20, 2025 by marcreif

In 2026, will be presenting the following APSIs (links to be added when available) AP PHYSICS 1 IN-PERSON @ Woodward Academy Monday, 1 June to Thursday, 4 June Woodward Academy (Google Maps link to workshop location)College Park, GA (Atlanta area) AP PHYSICS … Continue reading →

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Tips on Using Desmos (and other graphing programs)

Posted on April 19, 2025 by marcreif

These are roughly arranged in order of ease of use. Avoid Google Sheets if you want ease of use. 2025 Update: AP Classroom and Bluebook for AP Physics and math exams now has Desmos.com built in, so that makes it … Continue reading →

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Marc Reif 2025 APSI Schedule

Posted on February 22, 2025 by marcreif

I will be presenting the following APSIs: AP PHYSICS 1 IN-PERSON @ Woodward Academy Monday, 2 June to Thursday, 5 June Woodward Academy (Google Maps link to workshop location)College Park, GA (Atlanta area) AP Physics 1 ONLINEMonday, 9 June to Thursday, … Continue reading →

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2024 AP Physics Exam Results

Posted on June 28, 2024 by marcreif

Shared by @AP_Trevor on X.com (Trevor Packer, VP for AP at College Board) AP C Mechanics AP Physics C E&M AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2

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Marc Reif AP Summer Institute Schedule 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by marcreif

I will be presenting the following APSIs: AP PHYSICS 1 IN-PERSON @ Woodward Academy Monday, 3 June to Thursday, 6 June Woodward Academy (Google Maps link to workshop location)College Park, GA (Atlanta area) AP PHYSICS C COMBINED (Mechanics/E&M) ONLINETuesday, 18 June … Continue reading →

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New SBG Rubric from New Science Practices for AP Physics 1/2

Posted on July 27, 2023 by marcreif

I took the new Science Practices from the College Board’s Draft Course and Exam Description for AP Physics 1 and 2, and turned them in to a draft of a rubric for assessing work in a Standards-Based Grading environment. The … Continue reading →

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Marc Reif’s Summer 2023 AP Summer Institute Schedule

Posted on January 26, 2023 by marcreif

In-Person: Woodward Academy, AP Physics 1, June 5-8, Atlanta, Georgia In-Person: Midwest APSI, AP Physics C Mechanics; Electricity & Magnetism, June 11-15, Olathe, Kansas Online: AP Physics C Mechanics, Event 1 June 20-23 (Hosted by Walton High School, Marietta, Georgia) … Continue reading →

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Storylines for Mechanics

Posted on July 31, 2022 by marcreif

In modeling instruction, practitioners talk about the “storyline” that we present. This morning I woke up and decided to attempt “stories” for AP1/CM (using the sequence from the AP1 Course and Exam Description). I tried to write them “student-friendly” without … Continue reading →

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Changes to AP Physics 1/2 Postponed!

Posted on July 21, 2022 by marcreif

John Pinizzotto, one of the two Directors of AP Physics at the College Board, sponsored a reception at the AP Reading in June. He did a Q and A session during the reception. He said that he and Amy Johnson, … Continue reading →

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