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Maine High school physics teachers meetings
Center Summer meeting 2002 | 2004
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Workshops: Quantum physics| Wave
physics | Intermediate Mechanics
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| Schedule subject to modification | |||
| All events take place in room 137, Bennett Hall, unless otherwise noted | |||
| 8:30 | Breakfast and registration | ||
| 9:00 | Welcome | ||
| Opportunities for Involvement with the Department of Physics and Astronomy and | |||
| the Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research | |||
| Susan McKay | |||
| Chairman, Department of Physics and Astronomy & | |||
| Director of the Center for Research in Science and Mathematics Education | |||
| 9:20 | Description of the day: themes and opportunities | ||
| Steve Kaback | |||
| Assistant Director of the Center for Research in Science and Mathematics Education | |||
| 9:30 | Understanding what happens in our classroom: One example of assessment (the FMCE) | ||
| Michael C. Wittmann | |||
| Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, | |||
| Cooperating Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development | |||
| 10:15 | Morning break | ||
| 10:30 |
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| Innovative Laboratory Instruction | Small Group Learning Tools | ||
| Linear models of physical phenomena: | Tutorials in introductory physics | ||
| Steve Kaback | Michael C. Wittmann | ||
| room 301, Bennett Hall | room 315, Bennett Hall | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch (complimentary) (114 Bennett Hall) | ||
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| 1:00 | Campus activities | Innovative Instructional Tools | |
| Tour of campus facility (Details TBA) |
Tutorials and Laboratory Instruction (the morning's session repeated in parallel) | ||
| Michael C. Wittmann and Steve Kaback | |||
| in rooms 301 and 315, as in the morning | |||
| 2:00 | A graduate course in physics education research as part of a Masters in Science Teaching | ||
| Michael C. Wittmann | |||
| Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and
Astronomy, Cooperating Professor in the College of Education and Human Development |
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| 2:20 | Panel discussion on the day's themes | ||
| 2:50 | Feedback and evaluation | ||
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