Dennison has maintained an active interest in physics education with particular emphasis on interactions with secondary schools. He has been instrumental in the annual Physics Department outreach program USU Amusement Park Physics Day at Lagoon. . Dennison has also run four summer workshops for secondary physics teachers. He has developed curriculum for introductory and undergraduate majors the use to computer-assisted mathematics package Mathcad for physics applications. Some recent activities and publications include:

• J.R. Dennison and Lucinda Bingham, Roller Coaster Physics with K'NEX: Teachers Manual and Student Workbook, (K-NEX, Boston, MA, 1997).
• N. Nickels, J. R. Dennison and D. M. Riffe, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Introductory Physics Handbook, (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 1997).
• D. M. Riffe, J. R. Dennison, N. Nickels and T. E. Burns, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Modern Physics Handbook, (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 1997).
• JR Dennison and Richard Davis, "Construction of a Contest Buzzer Set," The Physics Teacher 34, 565-568, December 1996. (Details are available by clicking here.)
• JR Dennison and D. Mark Riffe with John Howell, Mathcad Version of Schaum's Outline in College Physics, (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996.
• "Amusement Park Physics Curriculum Manual," second edition, edited by JR Dennison, (Utah State University Physics Department, 1996). (Click here to find out how to order this document.)
• T.E. Burns, JR Dennison and Jill Marshall, "Amusement Park Physics as a Year-long Learning Tool: A Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers,", AAPT/APS 1996 Summer Meeting.
• T.E. Burns, JR Dennison and R. Gilbert Moore, "Quick and Easy High School Physics Demonstrations: A Hands-on Workshop for Teachers," Announcer, 22(3) 46 (1993). AAPT/APS 1993 Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 1993.
• JR Dennison and Jill Marshall, "Curriculum Development for Applications of Amusement Park Physics Concepts," DoEd Dwight D. Eisenhower Program Grant, August 1995 to July 1996.
• JR Dennison and D. Mark Riffe, "Development of a CD-ROM Based Course in Introduction to Scientific Computing," Utah Higher Education Technology Initiative Grant, August 1995 to July 1997.