Committee on Teacher Prep Preparation

Committee on Teacher Preparation

Mission Statement

The role of the AAPT Committee on Teacher Preparation is to influence policy and activities within the AAPT that foster improvement of physics teacher preparation based on the research in physics learning and the physics teaching experience of the AAPT membership. The Committee will:

1. Provide a forum and support the continued development of a strong and diverse coalition of institutions committed to using inquiry-based, problem-solving, and active-learning strategies in science courses they provide for secondary and elementary teachers of physics.

2. Sponsor and co-sponsor sessions, workshops, and other activities to make AAPT members and the broader educational community aware of programs that produce teachers who better understand physics and how to teach it so that ALL students can experience physics as an important, engaging, and exciting activity.

3. Offer assistance in the development of program standards and selection of curriculum for teacher preparation programs. Support AAPT sections in regional or state efforts related to certification/licensure, program requirements, and physics content tests for teachers of physics.

4. Increase communication, collaboration, cooperation, and joint sponsorship of interactions with other national organizations that have improving teacher preparation as part of their organization's stated mission to share findings and experiences and to exchange constructive critical examination of the physics teacher preparation process.

5. Develop a strong, working committee with wide representation from other area AAPT committees and liaisons from other organizations to expand and share the work of the committee in AAPT and beyond.

Reports
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report

Eugenia Etkina, Chair (Committee Member until 2010) (09)
   Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
   Graduate School of Education
   10 Seminary Pl
   New Brunswick, NJ United States 08901-1183
   Phone: (732) 932-7496 ext. 8339; Fax: (732) 932-7552
   etkina@rci.rutgers.edu

Donna L. Messina, Vice Chair (10)
   Univ of Washington
   Dept of Physics
   Box 351560
   Seattle, WA United States 98195-1560
   Phone: (206) 543-9813; Fax: (206) 543-9702
   messina@phys.washington.edu

Keith Clay (09)
   Green River Comm Coll
   12401 SE 320th Street
   Auburn, WA United States 98092
   Phone: (253) 833-9111 ext. 4248; Fax: (253) 288-3464
   kclay@greenriver.edu

Nancy L. Donaldson (11)
   Rockhurst University
   1100 Rockhurst Rd
   Kansas City, MO United States 64110
   Phone: (816) 501-4634; Fax: (916) 554-6116
   nancy.donaldson@rockhurst.edu

Andrew C. Isola (11)
   Allegan HS
   1560 M 40 North
   Allegan, MI United States 49010
   Phone: (269) 673-7002
   aisola@alleganpublicschools.org

Dan MacIsaac (09)
   SUNY Coll At Buffalo
   222 SCI Bldg BSC
   1300 Elmwood Ave
   Buffalo, NY United States 14222
   Phone: (716) 878-3802; Fax: (716) 878-4524
   danmacisaac@mac.com

Wendell H. Potter (11)
   University of California-Davis
   Dept of Physics
   One Shields Ave
   Davis, CA United States 95616
   Phone: (530) 752-3305; Fax: (530) 752-4717
   potter@physics.ucdavis.edu

Alan Van Heuvelen (09)
   29 Bernard Rd
   East Brunswick, NJ United States 08816
   Phone: (732) 579-7206; Fax: (614) 292-7557
   alanvan@physics.rutgers.edu

Carl J. Wenning (10)
   Illinois State University
   Dept of Physics
   Campus Box 4560
   Normal, IL United States 61790-4560
   Phone: (309) 438-8756; Fax: (309) 438-5413
   wenning@phy.ilstu.edu

Charles H. Holbrow, Ex Officio (08)
   AAPT
   Office of the Executive Officer
   One Physics Ellipse
   College Park, MD United States 20740
   Phone: (301) 209-3680; Fax: (301) 209-0845
   cholbrow@aapt.org

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