References

1. Information on these examples of established professional development programs for high school physics teachers can be found on the program web pages at: http://modeling.asu.edu/modeling-HS.html, http://www.phys.washington.edu/groups/peg, and http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/CRMSE/fgoldberg.html. first citation in article
   
2. For general information on mobile science instruction programs, see http://services.juniata.edu/ScienceInMotion. The site discusses the program in Pennsylvania and provides links to other programs throughout the United States. Additional information about the programs in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Alabama can be found in the following papers: Donald Mitchell, “Long term support for science partnerships,” Proceedings of the Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments 35 (2000); Gary L. Long, “Mobile chemistry laboratory: Outreach to high schools,” Proceedings of the Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments 50 (2004), and John Halbrooks, “Alabama science in motion,” Proceedings of the Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments 56 (2004). first citation in article
   
3. For more information on the Chemistry Van program at CSU see the program web page at http://www.csu.edu/ChemistryAndPhysics/projects.htm#chemvan. first citation in article
   
4. The University of Washington uses this approach extensively in its instructional materials. For more information on the process of elicit, confront, resolve, see L. C. McDermott, Oersted Medal Lecture 2001: “Physics education research: The key to student learning,” Am.J. Phys. 69, 1127 (Nov. 2001). [ISI] first citation in article
   
5. The external evaluation was conducted by Lisa M. Mehlig, Evaluation & Survey Services. first citation in article