Upcoming Conferences, Meetings, Symposiums, and Events
2007 Summer Meeting Program Preview
The program for the upcoming AAPT national meeting in Greensboro, NC is available
online. For additional information and to register, visit our
meeting page.
Using Video Capture and Analysis in Intro. Physics Classes, June 20-21
Participants explore the use of video capture and analysis in classes, laboratories, homework, and student projects and learn how to use the Logger Pro software to create and analyze short QuickTime movies. The two-day workshop will be held at Vernier Software & Technology in Beaverton, OR. More information is available at
http://www.vernier.com/workshop/video.html.
SERC/ComPADRE Summer 2007 Workshop, July 29-30
The SERC Pedagogy Service and ComPADRE will host a workshop at the AAPT Summer Meeting to build and publish examples for using effective pedagogies in physics classes. The goal is to have experienced teachers and faculty create activities that fit specific pedagogic models and that will be published in the ComPADRE digital library. Participants will have travel costs to the AAPT meeting reimbursed. Participation will be by invitation. For more information and application instructions, visit http://www.compadre.org/portal/features/event.cfm?ID=7.AAPT Topical Conference: Computational Physics for Upper Level Courses
This conference takes place at Davidson College, NC, July 27-28, 2007 (immediately preceding the AAPT Summer Meeting in Greensboro, NC). The purpose of this conference is to identify problems where computation helps students understand key physics concepts. Participants are university and college faculty interested in integrating computation at their institutions. More details are available at http://www.opensourcephysics.org/CPC/index.html.
AAPT National Meetings: Save the Dates
- Summer 2007, July 28-Aug 1 (Greensboro, NC)
- Winter 2008, Jan 19-23 (Baltimore, MD)
- Summer 2008, July 19-23 (Edmonton, Alberta)
- Winter 2009 w/AAAS, Feb 12-16 (Chicago, IL)
- Summer 2009, Dates TBD (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Winter 2010 w/APS, Feb 11-18 (Washington, DC)
Iron Science Teacher: An Offbeat Science Competition for Teachers
Cheer on the competitors in this zany, science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher." In a fast-paced atmosphere where showmanship and creativity reign, science teachers are given 10 minutes and a secret ingredient to concoct a science activity that can be used in the classroom. Program runs on Fridays beginning June 29. More details available on the web at http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science.
Dual Conferences on Gravitation, July 8-14The 18th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation and the 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitation Waves will take place in Sidney, Australia. These conferences will bring together the world's leading scientists working in the fields of General Relativity and Gravitation. More details are available at
http://www.grg18.com and
http://www.amaldi7.com.
Physics Modeling Institute, July 9-27
UNC-Charlotte will offer a physics modeling institute on mechanics designed to enhance physics teaching at the high school level by training teachers in the Modeling Method of physics instruction. This proven method enhances student understanding through inquiry-based activities, data analysis techniques, and model development and deployment. Registration and details can be found at http://education.uncc.edu/cmste.
Summer Retraining Program for Middle and High School TeachersThe Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ball State University will host nine one-week courses this summer. The courses are presented in a hands-on laboratory format and demonstrate science teaching methods, stress the use of technology, and provide new content instruction. For more information visit
http://www.bsu.edu/physics/summer/.
Physics and Everyday Thinking/Physical Science and Everyday Thinking WorkshopsThis summer, workshops on PET and PSET will be offered in Tennessee and California to prepare faculty from universities and two-year and four-year colleges to teach the guided inquiry courses. These workshops are free and are supported by the National Science Foundation. Information about the workshops, the two courses, and how to apply is at
http://cpucips.sdsu.edu/workshops.
Cosmos in the Classroom 2007, August 3-5This three-day, hands-on symposium on teaching astronomy to non-science majors, will be held at Pomona College in Southern California. The meeting is sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, with co-sponsorship by a range of astronomical and educational organizations. For updated information and to get on the mailing list for the meeting, visit:
http://www.astrosociety.org/events/cosmos.html.
Foundations and Frontiers of Physics Education Research, August 6-10
This intensive week-long residential meeting in Bar Harbor, ME, will provide a forum for examining and articulating the current state of the field, exploring future directions, and discussing ways to pursue the most promising avenues for future research.
Registration is limited. For more information, visit http://perlnet.umaine.edu/~ffper/2007.2008 Toyota International Teacher ProgramThis year selected participants will have the opportunity to learn through hands-on projects about the environment, culture, history and education system of Costa Rica in March 2008. All full-time classroom teachers in grades 7-12 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. The deadline for application is September 7, 2007. For more information visit The Institute of International Education at
http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?&Template=/programs/toyota/default.htm.
International Conference on Multimedia in Physics Teaching and LearningThis conference takes place September 13-15 in Wroclaw, Poland. Its aim is to exchange trends, research results, new materials and experiences with regard to the use of multimedia in physics education and is sponsored by European Physical Society. Visit the website for more details:
http://mptl12.ifd.uni.wroc.pl/.
Gordon Research Conference on Physics Research and Education, June 8-13, 2008The conference will take place at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, and will focus on computational physics. More details are available at
http://www.opensourcephysics.org/GRC/.
