Meeting Session Log
| COMMITTEE ON APPARATUS |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Make and Takes We Have Learned to Like Organizer: Tom Senior Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: PIRA Session: The Wonderful World of PIRA Organizer: Dale Stille Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Other Title: PIRA Resource Room Organizer: Sathappan Ramesh - PIRA VP. Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: NSF Course Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement Grant Reports Organizer: Greg Puskar Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Crackerbarrel on Apparatus Organizer: David Sturm Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Science Education for the Public Workshop Title: Physics and Performance (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Stanley Micklavzina Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: PIRA Lecture Demonstrations 1 - Condensed (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dale Stille Co-Organizer(s): Sam Sampere, Syracuse University, smsamper@syr.edu Requested Time: Morning on first day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: PIRA Lecture Demonstrations 2 - Condensed (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dale Stille Co-Organizer(s): Sam Sampere, Syracuse University, smsamper@syr.edu Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Road Show Lecture Demonstration Workshop (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Sturm Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Laboratories Workshop Title: Laboratories With Biomedical Applications (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Nancy Beverly Co-Organizer(s): Dean Zollman Dyan McBride Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Science Education for the Public Workshop Title: Behind the Scenes at the Smithsonian (Field trip) Approved: Organizer: John Roeder Co-Organizer(s): William McNairy Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Innovations in Teaching Astronomy Organizer: Doug Lombardi Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Web Resources for Teaching Astronomy Organizer: Kevin Lee Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Student Projects in Astronomy Organizer: Eric Hintz Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Education in a Planetarium Organizer: Eric Hintz Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| WM10 | |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: The Art and Science of Astronomy Organizer: Jatila van der Veen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: New Results in Astronomy Education Research Organizer: Janelle M. Bailey Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Educational Technologies Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Applications of Supercomputers in Astronomy Organizer: Kevin Lee Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Astrophysics in the Classroom Organizer: Todd Brown Co-Organizer(s): Dr. Katrina Brown Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Social Media Organizer: Joe Heafner Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Teaching Astronomy Effectively with Technology (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Kevin Lee Co-Organizer(s): Edward E. Prather, University of Arizona Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Monster in the Middle NASA (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Mandy Frantti Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Critical Thinking in Astronomy (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Joe Heafner Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning on first day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Data Analysis Software, Astronomical Images and Physics Concepts (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Douglas Lombardi Co-Organizer(s): Donna L Young Pamela Perry Requested Time: No Preference |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Ranking Tasks in Astronomy (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Kevin Lee Co-Organizer(s): Edward E. Prather, University of Arizona Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Monster in the Middle (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Mandy Frantti Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Best Practices for teaching with Technology Organizer: Andy Gavrin Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: High Performance Computing Organizer: David Joiner Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Video analysis Organizer: Robert Teese Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Online Science Education Resources Organizer: Robert V. Steiner Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Innovative Microcomputer Based Laboratory Activities Utilizing Recently Developed Sensors or Hardware Organizer: Taha Mzoughi /Scott Schultz Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Teaching with Technology Organizer: Tim Erickson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Interactive Methods for Teaching Mechanics: Tutorials, Computation, and Experimentation Organizer: Vern Lindberg Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: What is the next big thing? Social Networking and Beyond Organizer: Gary White/Bruce Mason Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Computational Physics in the Undergraduate Curriculum Organizer: Andy Gavrin Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 10. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Teaching with Technology Organizer: Taha Mzoughi Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 11. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Technology for Teaching Advanced Physics Organizer: Bruce Mason Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 12. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: How Current and Emerging Educational Technologies Can Support Physics Teaching Organizer: Cathy Ezrailson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Computational Physics Examples to Include in Physics Courses (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Rubin Landau Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Workshop Title: Computer Modeling and The Physics Classroom Web Resources (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Wolfgang Christian Co-Organizer(s): Bruce Mason Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: V-Python: 3-D Programming for Ordinary Mortals (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Bruce Sherwood Co-Organizer(s): Ruth Chabay Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Arduino microcontrollers in the physics lab (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Eric Ayars Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in High Schools Workshop Title: Live Photo Physics: Video-Based Analysis Activities for the Classroom/Homework (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Priscilla Laws Co-Organizer(s): Robert Teese, Maxine Willis and Patrick Cooney Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Just-in-Time Teaching: Using the Web to Create an Active Learning Classroom (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Andy Gavrin Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| 7. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Workshop Title: Using Easy Java Simulations for Physics Teaching (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Wolfgang Christian Co-Organizer(s): Mario Belloni Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 8. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Building Your Physics Course with comPADRE (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Bruce Mason Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE EDUCATION IN PHYSICS |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Promoting Diversity in Physics Education Organizer: Chandralekha Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Minorities in Physics Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Importance of mentoring and professional development to increase diversity in graduate education Organizer: Marianne Breinig Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Research in Physics Education Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: TA training: why it is important and how to do it effectively. Session dedicated to Cornelius Bennhold Organizer: Chandralekha Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Selling Physics Research & Education to Congress Organizer: Chandralekha Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on third day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Preparing graduate students for careers in college physics teaching Organizer: MacKenzie Stetzer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Leadership Roles and Models in the Classroom, Academia, and Beyond (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Juan Burciaga Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON PHYSICS IN HIGH SCHOOLS |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Using Literature and History to Teach HS Physics Organizer: Diane Riendeau Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Cracker Barrel on Professional Concerns for High School Teachers Organizer: Robert Beck Clark Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1 hr Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Interdisciplinary Success Stories: Team Teaching Organizer: Maxine Willis Co-Organizer(s): Karen Jo Matsler and Jan Mader Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Online Workshops and Labs for HS Physics Programs Organizer: Karen Jo Matsler and Jan Mader Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: State and National Initiatives and Effects on HS Physics Organizer: Karen Jo Matsler Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Urban/Rural settings for HS Physics Organizer: Jan Mader Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: PTRA at its 25th Organizer: Elizabeth Chesick Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: - Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Research in Physics Education Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Physics Education Research in the HS Organizer: Dan Crowe Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Teaching Physics to Students with Special Needs Organizer: Katya Denisova Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 10. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Educational Technologies Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Classroom Activities in Particle Physics for the HS Organizer: Maria Glover Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 11. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Bridging the gap in physical science: teaming HS teachers and k-8 teachers Organizer: Jan Mader Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: Web Tech Tools for Teachers (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Cathy Ezrailson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: First Day of School, Back to School, and Open House - What to do. (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dean Baird Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Mining the Data: Writing Better Tests (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Nathan Unterman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Active Learning With Computers (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Maxine Willis Co-Organizer(s): Priscilla Laws, Dickinson College and Marty Bamberger, Chestnut Hill Academy Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: LivePhoto Physics: Video-Based Analysis Activities for the Classroom/Homework (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Robert Teese Co-Organizer(s): Patrick J. Cooney, Priscilla W. Laws, Maxine Willis Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Using Graphing Calculators in the Classroom (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Lee Trampleasure Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference |
| 7. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Teaching Physics for the First Time (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Mary Winn Co-Organizer(s): Jan Mader and Mary Winn Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 8. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: Going Deep to Reach the Stars (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Cathy Ezrailson Co-Organizer(s): Peggy Norris, Education and Outreach Director of the Sanford Underground Science Laboratory at Homestake Mine in Lead, SD peggynorris@bhsu.edu Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 9. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Nuclear Forensics (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Daniel Crowe Co-Organizer(s): Monica Plisch Heide Doss Cathy Mader Betsy Beise Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 10. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Household Electricity in the Physics Classroom (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: John Lewis Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference |
| 11. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Teaching Physics for the First Time (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Mary Winn Co-Organizer(s): Jan Mader Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS EDUCATION |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Teaching Physics Around the World Organizer: Lei Bao Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Research in Physics Education Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Physics Education Research Around the World Organizer: Genaro Zavala Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| COMMITTEE ON LABORATORIES |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Apparatus Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Upper Division Laboratories: Ideas, Equipment, and Techniques Organizer: Eric Ayars Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Apparatus Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: ALPhA session: Crackerbarrel for Advanced Laboratory Personnel Organizer: Gabe Spalding Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Apparatus Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Biomedical Labs for Introductory Physics Organizer: Nancy Beverly Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Apparatus Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Biomedical Labs for Advanced Physics Organizer: Nancy Beverly Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| WM10 | |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Crackerbarrel for Advanced Laboratory Personnel Organizer: Gabriel Spalding Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Apparatus Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Reflections on and Outcomes of the Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories Organizer: Randy Peterson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Unconventional Laboratories Organizer: Kathleen Falconer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Apparatus Workshop Title: Introductory Laboratory Workshop (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Mary Ann Klassen Co-Organizer(s): Van Bistrow Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Apparatus Workshop Title: Intermediate and Advanced Laboratory Workshop (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Van Bistrow Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Apparatus Workshop Title: Falsification Labs Workshop (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: John Welch Welch Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Apparatus Workshop Title: Teaching about Lasers and Their Uses: Labs and Demonstrations (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Richard Peterson Co-Organizer(s): Chad Hoyt Dept. of Physics Bethel University St. Paul, MN 55112 Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: LabVIEW Instruction for the Advanced Laboratory. (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: John Essick Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON MINORITIES IN PHYSICS |
| Sessions | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Graduate Education in Physics Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: "CANCELED" Early Career Researchers in Physics Organizer: Krishna Chowdary Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| SM10 | |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Multiple Models for Mentoring I Organizer: Kathleen Falconer, Marcia Fetters and Paul Hickman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Teacher Preparation Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: The Things Accomplished Teachers Do in Their Classrooms - Who Prepares Them? Organizer: Paul Hickman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Women in Physics Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Art and Physics Organizer: Kathleen Falconer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Space Science and Astronomy Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Frontier's in Astrophysics Organizer: Kathleen Falconer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in High Schools Workshop Title: The Art of Teaching in Minority High Schools (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Daniel Smith, Jr. Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON PHYSICS IN PRE-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Bridging the Gap I Organizer: Pati Sievert Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| WM10 | |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: National Resources for Science Education Organizer: Julia Olsen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Pre HS reform curriculua for teacher preparation Organizer: Tom Foster Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Minorities in Physics Workshop Title: Physics by Design (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Julia Olsen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Science Education for the Public Workshop Title: Physics and Toys II (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Beverley Taylor Co-Organizer(s): Raymond Turner Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Physics by Design (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Julia Olsen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS |
| Sessions | |
| WM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Information Literacy and Physics Curriculum Organizer: Pat Viele Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| WM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges Workshop Title: Civic Engagement and Service Learning: The SENCER Project (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Theo Koupelis Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH IN PHYSICS EDUCATION |
| Sessions | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: "CANCELED" Enhancing Student Learning in Intermediate Mechanics Organizer: Brad Ambrose Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| SM10 | |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Problem solving: A Lever for Conceptual Change Organizer: Chandralekah Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Teacher Preparation Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Action Research in the High School Classroom Organizer: Mel Sabella Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: The Art and Science of Teaching Organizer: Ray Burnstein Co-Organizer(s): none Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Electric Circuits: From Batteries and Bulbs to Electronic Devices Organizer: Lillian C. McDermott Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Crackerbarrel for PER Graduate Students Organizer: Sissi Li Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Crackerbarrel for PER Solo Faculty Organizer: Jennifer Blue Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Out of One, Many: Researchers from Five Different Perspectives Analyze the Same Student Video Organizer: Brant Hinrichs Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: PERC Bridging Session Organizer: Paula Heron Co-Organizer(s): MacKenzie Stetzer, Peter Shaffer, Andrew Boudreaux Requested Time: Afternoon on third day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 10. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Interactive Learning with Electronic Response Systems Organizer: Neville W. Reay Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 11. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Educational Technologies Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: Physics Suite Materials that Enhance Learning in Lecture Organizer: David Sokoloff Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
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| 12. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Research on Student Learning in Upper Division Courses Organizer: Paula Heron Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 13. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: PER Graduate Student Concerns Organizer: Renee-Michelle Goertzen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 14. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Science Education for the Public Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Science Learning in Informal Settings Organizer: Richard Gelderman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 15. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Physics Education Research: Solved Problems and Open Questions Organizer: Peter Shaffer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 16. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Minorities in Physics, NSBP, NSHP and APS Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Bridging Session Organizer: Mel Sabella Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 17. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: PER Faculty Concerns Organizer: Tom Foster Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1 hr Call for Papers? No |
| 18. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Educational Technologies Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: Physics Suite Materials that Enhance Learning in Lecture Organizer: David Sokoloff Co-Organizer(s): Ronald Thornton. Tufts University Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 19. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Improving Physics Teaching by Studying Thinking and Learning in Scientific Domains: A Session Honoring Fred Reif Organizer: Ken Heller Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Workshop Title: Open-source Tutorials (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Rachel Scherr Co-Organizer(s): Renee Michelle Goertzen Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education Workshop Title: What Every Physics Teacher Should Know About Cognitive Science (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Chandralekha Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: PhET simulations - fun tools to help your students learn physics (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Wendy Adams Co-Organizer(s): Katherine K. Perkins Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Workshop Title: Enhancing your Course with Activities Arising from Physics Educational Research (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Calvin Kalman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges Workshop Title: Research-Based Alternatives to Traditional Problems in Introductory Physics. (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Kathleen Harper Co-Organizer(s): David P. Maloney Thomas M. Foster Requested Time: No Preference |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Professional Concerns Workshop Title: A New Methodology for Using Clickers in Lecture Classrooms (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Neville Reay Co-Organizer(s): Thomas Carter Lin Ding Albert Lee Requested Time: Morning on first day of workshops |
| 7. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on International Physics Education Workshop Title: Constructing Knowledge and Skills in Introductory Laboratories (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Paul van Kampen Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 8. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: Research-Based Curricula and Computer Supported Tools to Revitalize Your Introductory Course (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Sokoloff Co-Organizer(s): Priscilla Laws, Dickinson College Ronald Thornton, Tufts University Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
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| 9. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Research-based Alternatives to Problem Solving (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Kathleen Harper Co-Organizer(s): Thomas M. Foster David P. Maloney Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 10. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Tutorials in Introductory Physics*: A Research-validated Approach to Improving Student Learning (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Lillian McDermott Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 11. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Teacher Preparation Workshop Title: Designing and Implementing an Inquiry-based Physics Course for K-12 Teachers* (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Lillian McDermott Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| 12. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Teacher Preparation Workshop Title: Following Students' Learning in the PET, PSET and LEPS Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers* (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Fred Goldberg Co-Organizer(s): Steve Robinson Valerie Otero Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 13. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Workshop Title: A New Model of Instruction for the Urban Physics Classroom (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Mel Sabella Co-Organizer(s): Samuel Bowen, Kim Coble, Edmundo Garcia, Thomas Kuhn, (Chicago State University) Anthony Escuadro, Jamie Millan, Daniel Russ, David Zoller (City Colleges of Chicago) Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 14. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: Using Research-based Curricula and Tools to Revitalize your Introductory Courses (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Sokoloff Co-Organizer(s): Ronald Thornton, Tufts University Priscilla Laws, Dickinson College Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC |
| Sessions | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: "CANCELED" Physics and Society Education Organizer: Richard Flarend Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
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| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: When Scientists Should Step In. Media, Politics, and Science Organizer: John Roeder Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Science and Religion Organizer: Olga Livanis Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Physics and Society Crackerbarrel Organizer: Paul Williams Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
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| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Funding Opportunities for Informal Science Education and Outreach Organizer: Stanley Micklavzina Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Presentations With A Theme Organizer: Richard Flarend Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Energy and Environment Courses Organizer: Jane Flood Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Physics and Society Crackerbarrel Organizer: Paul Williams Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Joint AAPT/APS session on Physics and Society Education Organizer: Art Hobson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Laboratories Workshop Title: Photovoltaic Kits (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Stanley Micklavzina Co-Organizer(s): Frank Vignola, University of Oregon Mike Taormina, University of Oregon Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Professional Concerns Workshop Title: Applied Critical Thinking: Science, Religion, and Asking Cogent Questions (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Paul Nienaber Co-Organizer(s): Matthew B Koss Department of Physics College of the Holy Cross 1 College Street Worcester MA 01610 mkoss@holycross.edu Requested Time: No Preference |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in High Schools Workshop Title: Carnival Knowledge (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Gene Easter Co-Organizer(s): Bill Reitz Requested Time: Morning on first day of workshops |
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| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in High Schools Workshop Title: Activity-Based Units for All Ages (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Richard Flarend Co-Organizer(s): Alice Flarend Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of workshops |
| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Multimedia Modern Physics for High School Teachers (Tutorial) Approved: Organizer: Michele McLeod Co-Organizer(s): Alex Griswold Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON TEACHER PREPARATION |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Research on Teaching Assistants and Learning Assistants Organizer: Stamatis Vokos Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Once a TIR Always a TIR Organizer: Paul Hickman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics: Case Studies Organizer: Drew Isola Co-Organizer(s): Stamatis Vokos Ted Hodapp Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
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| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Instructional Resources for Physics Teacher Education Programs Organizer: Carl J. Wenning Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: Vertical Alignment of Physics Conceptual Curriculum Organizer: Nancy Donaldson, PhD Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Evening on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: The Impact of NCLB and Changes in State Certification of Physics Teachers on the Quality of High School Physics Teaching Organizer: John Truedson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of sessions - 1 hr Call for Papers? No |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Preparing Future Physics Teachers for a Full Array of STEM Course Preparations Organizer: Lindsey Nelson Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: Implementing a Diagnostic Learning Environment in the Precollege Classroom (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Lane Seeley Co-Organizer(s): Stamatis Vokos, Hunter Close Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education Workshop Title: Piaget Beyond "Piaget" (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dewey Dykstra Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education Workshop Title: Using RTOP to Improve Physics and Physical Science Teaching (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Kathleen Falconer Co-Organizer(s): Paul Hickman Dan MacIsaac Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: Designing and Implementing an inquiry-based Physics Course for K-12 Teachers (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Lillian McDermott Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
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| 5. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Apparatus Workshop Title: Developing Physics Teacher Knowledge (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Eugenia Etkina Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| 6. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: Physics Teaching and the Development of Reasoning (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dewey Dykstra, Jr. Co-Organizer(s): Robert G. Fuller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tom C. Campbell, Illinois Central College Scott M. Stevens, Carnegie Mellon University Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| 7. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: Designing a Diagnostic Learning Environment: A Workshop for Teacher Educators (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Eleanor Close Co-Organizer(s): Hunter Close Lezlie DeWater Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON PHYSICS IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES |
| Sessions | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Women in Physics Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Science in the Beltway Organizer: Tom Carter Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: "CANCELED" An introduction to Nuclear Physics Organizer: W.A. Zajc Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on third day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
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| 3. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: The History of Two Year College Physics Organizer: Scott Schultz Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: 2 to 4: Transfer Successes and Challenges Between TYCs and FYCs Organizer: David Weaver Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Keeping it real: How do we engage in authentic assessment in the physics classroom Organizer: David Weaver Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Simulated Learning? Using Simulations to Teach Physics Organizer: Paul Williams Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: Crackerbarrel on TYC Guidelines Organizer: William P. Hogan Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Evening on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
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| 8. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: How to advocate for science locally, regionally, and nationally Organizer: Pat Viele Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Physics of Hobbies Organizer: Todd Leif Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 10. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Successes/Challenges with SPS in TYC's and Small Departments Organizer: Gary White Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 11. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Crackerbarrel Title: What Now? Organizer: David Weaver and Bill Waggoner Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: NTIPERS: Research-Based Reasoning Tasks for Introductory Mechanics (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Maloney Co-Organizer(s): Curtis Hieggelke Joliet Junior College Steve Kanim New Mexico State Univ Requested Time: Anytime on second day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Science Education for the Public Workshop Title: Energy in the 21st Century (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Pat Keefe Co-Organizer(s): Greg Mulder Richard Flarend Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: N-TIPERS: Research-based Conceptual Reasoning Tasks for Introductory Mechanics (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Maloney Co-Organizer(s): Curtis Hieggelke, Joliet Junior College and Steve Kanim, New Mexico State Univ Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 4. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Educational Technologies Workshop Title: Using the Wii for Fun and Physics (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Dwain Desbien Co-Organizer(s): David Weaver Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON PHYSICS IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION |
| Sessions | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Graduate Education in Physics Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: An Interactive Guide to the Paradigms in Physics Programs Organizer: Juan Burciaga Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: Upper-Level Undergraduate Physics Organizer: Mary Lowe Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Educational Technologies Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Physics and Technological Innovation in the Pacific Northwest Organizer: Mary Lowe Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Dealing with Mathematical Difficulties in Lower and Upper Division Physics Courses Organizer: Lili Cui Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 5. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Teacher Preparation Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Preparing Undergraduates for Different Career Goals Organizer: Lili Cui Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 6. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: Reforming the Introductory Physics Courses for Life Science Majors III Organizer: Juan Burciaga Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 7. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach Organizer: Gary White Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 8. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach (Posters) Organizer: Gary White Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| WM10 | |
| 9. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Astrobiology: From the Frontiers to the Classroom Organizer: Juan Burciaga Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 10. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Reforming Introductory Physics Courses for Life Science Majors II Organizer: Juan Burciaga Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 11. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: A Physics Teacher's Introduction to Research Frontiers at the National Institute for Standards and Technology Organizer: Andy Gavrin Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 12. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Research in Physics Education Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Using Undergraduate Students in Undergraduate Curriculum Organizer: Lili Cui Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 13. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Optics in the Upper-Level Curriculum Organizer: Ernie Behringer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 14. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Progress in Modernizing the Large Physics Course for Engineers Organizer: Ernie Behringer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 15. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Contributed Title: SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach Organizer: Gary White Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Morning of first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| 16. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Title: SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach (Posters) Organizer: Gary White Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Please select - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Teacher Preparation Workshop Title: Learning Physics While Practicing Science (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Eugenia Etkina Co-Organizer(s): Alan Van Heuvelen David Brookes Requested Time: Anytime on first day of workshops |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Teacher Preparation Workshop Title: LEPS: A Large Enrollment Guided Inquiry Physical Science Course (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Edward Price Co-Organizer(s): Fred Goldberg, Steve Robinson, Danielle Harlow, Rebecca Kruse Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| 3. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Research in Physics Education Workshop Title: Modeling Applied to Problem Solving: An Adoptable Pedagogy (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: David Pritchard Co-Organizer(s): Analia Barrantes, Andrew Pawl, Saif Rayyan aepawl@mit.edu Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| COMMITTEE ON WOMEN IN PHYSICS |
| Sessions | |
| 1. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Physics in High Schools Approved: Session Type: Panel Title: "CANCELED" Women in Differing Stages Organizer: Kathleen Falconer Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Anytime on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| 2. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Professional Concerns Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: "CANCELED" Women in National Labs Organizer: Mary Kay Patton Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| SM10 | |
| 3. |
Co-Committee: Committee on Teacher Preparation Approved: Session Type: Invited & Contributed Title: Multiple Models for Mentoring II Organizer: Kathleen Falconer, Marcia Fetters and Paul Hickman Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on first day of sessions - 2.0 hrs Call for Papers? Yes |
| WM10 | |
| 4. |
Co-Committee: None Approved: Session Type: Invited Title: Policy and Women Organizer: Brian Pyper Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: No Preference - 1.5 hrs Call for Papers? No |
| Workshops/Tutorials | |
| SM10 | |
| 1. |
Co-Sponsor: None Workshop Title: Strategies to Help Women Succeed in Physics-Related Professions (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: chandralekha Singh Co-Organizer(s): None Requested Time: Afternoon on second day of workshops |
| WM10 | |
| 2. |
Co-Sponsor: Committee on Minorities in Physics Workshop Title: Equity Education "Outside the Box": Exploring Issues of Race and Gender in the Classroom Through the Lens of Privilege (Workshop) Approved: Organizer: Apriel Hodari Co-Organizer(s): Melissa Dancy Requested Time: Morning on second day of workshops |