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OF HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS
hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINEORONO, MAINE
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006
8.30 AM 4PM
(registration begins at 8 AM, continental breakfast and lunch will both be served)
Dear Teaching Colleague,
Are you coming to this year’s High School Physics Teachers Meeting at the University of Maine?
We will begin the day’s activities in the new Engineering Science Research Building (see the map included with this letter). We want to bring together Maine physics and physical science teachers to discuss issues of teaching and learning, to present new demonstrations and teaching ideas, to showcase ways to get involved at the university, and to promote interactions between all involved parties. We hope that high school and middle school teachers, physics and physical science teachers can attend!
As in years past, we will be able to give 0.5 CEU (continuing education units) for participation in this meeting. If you wish to receive this 0.5 CEU you must: (a) attend the events of the meeting (of course!) and (b) pick up your certification at the end of the meeting. There is no advance paperwork on your part; however, there is a $5.00 fee to have the credits registered.
If you are interested in coming, please e-mail Michael C. Wittmann
at wittmann@umit.maine.edu.
See you soon!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
8:30: Continental breakfast and welcoming statements by
- David Batuski (chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy),
- Ann Leffler (Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), and
- Larryl Matthews (Dean of the College of Engineering)
9:00 Presentations on teaching and learning, including:
- Physics First! Does it work? – Michael O’Brien, Master of Science in Teaching (MST) candidate and former high school physics teacher from Cape Elizabeth HS, South Portland
- Applications of Newton’s Second Law in wood composites – William Davids, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and graduate of Nokomis HS, Newport
- NSF GK-12: Sensors! – led by Lester French, NSF Fellow and graduate student in the Laboratory of Surface Science and Technology with partner physical science teachers
- What do students (of all ages) know about gravity? – Roger Feeley, MST and Ph.D. candidate and graduate of Edward Little HS, Auburn
10:00 coffee and snack break
10:15 Information and Tour of the new Engineering Science Research Building and the Laboratory of Surface Science and Technology. Find out how to participate in summer teacher-in-residence programs, what undergraduates (your former students!) are doing in the laboratory, and what’s new at LASST. Tour led by George Bernhardt, research scientist and graduate of Waterville HS.
11:00 Workshops, including:
- Working with state and local assessments – facilitated by Jim Tyson, MCI, Pittsfield
- Ways of teaching Newton’s 3rd law – facilitated by Master of Science in Teaching student Trevor Smith and others
12:15 lunch, with vendors set up in a lab room to demonstrate their materials
1:45 a repeat of previous workshops and demonstrations (allowing you to do two in a day)
3:00 more presentations, including:
- Teaching quantum physics at the high school level; is it possible? – Jeffrey T. Morgan, Ph.D. candidate, co-developer of “Intuitive Quantum Physics”
- Demonstrations and the UMaine Road Show – Roger Feeley, MST and Ph.D. candidate and graduate of Edward Little HS, Auburn
- Our HUGE *New Book* give-away, with prizes and materials for your classroom
4:00 End! (a group dinner will be organized locally, join if you can)
PARTICIPATING
If you'd like to contribute a paper or show a demo, get in touch!
Your presentations would be 10 to 20 minutes long (unless otherwise arranged). Also, we expect to have a lengthy panel discussion to talk about issues raised during the meeting.We look forward to your participation. Please contact us as soon as possible (at the telephone or email contacts listed below), and we will discuss further details for the meeting.
We expect that, as in years past, we will be able to give 0.5 CEU (continuing education units) for participation in this meeting. If you wish to receive this 0.5 CEU you must: (a) attend the events of the meeting and (b) pick up your certification at the end of the meeting. There is no advance paperwork on your part; however, there is a $5.00 fee to have the credits registered.
We hope that you can attend this meeting and urge you to bring along additional teaching colleagues. We look forward to seeing you on May 13th.
Sincerely,
David Batuski, Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Lead organizer:Michael C. Wittmann (581-1237, wittmann@umit.maine.edu)
Co-organizers:John R. Thompson, Dave Clark, David Batuski
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