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TWENTY-SEVENTH STATE-WIDE MEETING

OF HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE TEACHERS

March 16, 2007
Tentative Schedule of events (subject to change):

 

8:00         Continental breakfast, Engineering Science Research Building (Hill Auditorium)

8:30         Welcoming statements by
David Batuski (chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy),
Ann Leffler (Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences),
Dana Humphrey (Interim Dean of the College of Engineering)

9:00         Presentations on teaching and learning (Hill Auditorium):

• ·      What do pre-service teachers get in a reform-based content course? ? John R. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maine

• ·      Leaping into someone else?s curriculum and trying to swim ? Andrew Paradis, PhD and MST student at the University of Maine (native of Fort Kent)

• ·      NSF GK-12: Sensors! ? led by Lester French, NSF Fellow, with Joanna Meyer of Hermon High School

10:00       Coffee and snack break

10:15       Workshops, Bennett Hall:

• ·      Room 301: Building models of probability and probability density ? Michael C. Wittmann

• ·      Room 315: Modeling The Bernoulli Principle with the Vernier Barometer, Jamie Vesenka, University of New England

• ·      Room 302: The Pendulum as an Example of the Modeling Method, Ben Paradis, Fort Kent HS, and Andrew Paradis

12:00       Lunch (room 102)

12:30       Visit vendors set up in room 302, take a break, take a walk, or enjoy more lunch

1:00         A repeat of the morning workshops and demonstrations (allowing you to do two in one day)

2:45         Presentations, Bennett Hall room 137:

• ·      Demonstrations and the UMaine Road Show ? Roger Feeley, MST student (native of Auburn, graduate of Edward Little HS)

• ·      Meeting the needs of engineering technology students ? Daniel Reed, MST student (student teaching at Bangor HS)

• ·      Our annual book and materials give-away, with materials for your classroom

• ·      A quick survey on the day, so we get feedback to help us improve for next time

4:00         End! Thank you for coming and staying all day with us?