Data Activities Portfolio: A Research Based Approach for Infusing 21st Century Physics into the High School Classroom*

QuarkNet is a project funded by NSF, ATLAS, CMS and Fermilab with additional support from participating universities. My role in the project is to oversee the Data Activities Portfolio (DAP), a compendium of activities to help teachers incorporate 21^st Century physics into their curriculum. This talk will explain the DAP structure that follows guidelines for Effective Teacher Professional Development as described by Linda Darling-Hammond, Maria E. Hyler, and Madelyn Gardner, with assistance from Danny Espinoza. We will provide data about the efficacy of our activities in the classroom.