23rd ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS MEETING

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

Schedule is subject to modification.

All events will take place in Room 137 Bennett Hall, unless otherwise noted.

8:30 am Registration and Refreshments

9:00 am Welcome
Susan McKay, Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy &
Director of the Center for Research in Science and Mathematics Education

9:10 am A course in physics education research for teachers and graduate students
Michael C. Wittmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Cooperating Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development.

9:30 am Research on student understanding in physics: an example from two-dimensional kinematics
John R. Thompson, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Cooperating Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development.

9:50 Physics First: Issues, Concerns, Successes
Michael Efron, Kerry Kertes, and Mike O'Brien, Cape Elizabeth High School

10:10 am MORNING BREAK

10:25 am High School/University collaborations: Two examples
Jeff Steinert, Edward Little High School, Auburn, ME
Steve Kaback, Assistant Director of the Center for Research in Science and Mathematics Education

10:45 am Explorations in computer engineering
Rick Eason, Associate Professor in the College of Engineering

11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS: Innovative Instruction Tools

12:00 noon LUNCH (complimentary) Room 114 Bennett Hall
during lunch, optional tours of the Bennett Hall research labs (starting at 12:30)

1:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS: Innovative Instruction Tools

2:00 pm Helping students learn through data analysis: PASCO equipment and software
Dave Small, PASCO

2:20 pm Panel Discussion on the day’s themes.

2:50 pm Feedback and Evaluation