The 2024 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Ontario)

is awarded to

Tasha Richardson

"Winning this award is a humbling honor. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of cultivating and sharing my love of physics. I’ve been fortunate to work with fabulous students who inspire me to grow every day as a teacher. I hope I’ve helped them grow as thoughtful, curious thinkers and see themselves as capable and welcome in physics." winner quote

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2024 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Ontario) is awarded to Tasha Richardson, TDSB, in recognition of her passion and dedication in teaching physics, particularly her use of physics education research and hands-on experiments that connect students’ observations to the underlying physics concepts and theories. Additionally, Tasha’s mentoring support of pre-service teachers and her efforts in producing teaching resources about equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM also make her a deserving recipient of this award. announcement

Dr. Tasha Richardson is a physics educator focused on open inquiry approaches in the classroom and the use of digital technologies. She incorporates equity, diversity, and inclusion in her classes and has the students reflect on who is and is not present in the physics curriculum. She is the co producer of teacher resource videos with the Ontario Science Centre on equity, diversity, and inclusion. She produces educator resources and is a champion of gender equity in STEM. Doctor Richardson is a mainstay at educator conferences and recently shared a resource she co-produced on grade nine earth and space science presented at OAPT Conference in 2022. nominator citation

ABOUT the Award

The CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics, which was introduced in 2010, is intended to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to encourage and promote physics at the high school/CEGEP level in Canada. The award is sponsored by the CAP, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, TRIUMF, and the Institute of Particle Physics. medal description

ABOUT the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP, through its charitable arm - the CAP Foundation, also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

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For more information, please contact:

Mrs. Francine Ford, Executive Director
Canadian Association of Physicists
Tel: 343-361-3326
E-mail: execdir@cap.ca
www.cap.ca