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Commercial Workshops

• It's About Time

  • • It's About Time: Active Physics: The Leading Project-Based High School Physics Program Capturing the Essence of the NGSS and STEM – Learn About New Support Resources

    • CW10
    • Mon 07/27, 9:30AM - 10:30AM
    • by Eisenkraft, Ph.D Arthur
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Learn from Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft how you can implement STEM and NGSS in your Physics and/or Physics First classroom. Gain an understanding of the benefits of the embedded engineering design cycle. Learn how physicists, teachers, and science educators collaborated to design this innovative, NSF-funded and research-based, project-driven curriculum that has demonstrated significant success to engage ALL students AND increase student performance. New resources include an Active Physics 24/7 online support site for teachers.

  • • It's About Time: What’s New in Next Generation Physics and Everyday Thinking?

    • CW12
    • Tue 07/28, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
    • by Goldberg Fred
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • PET, PSET and related curricula have been extensively revised to make themmore aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and more flexible for implementation in a variety of courses and learning environments. Next Gen PET consists of five separate modules: four focusing on the NGSS physical science core ideas (energy, force and motion, waves, and properties of matter), and one focusing on building models of magnetism and static electricity. Each module includes two engineering design activities. There is also an extensive set of optional teaching and learning activities associated with each module that help students make explicit connections between teaching, learning and the NGSS. Almost every activity has an online tutorial-style homework extension that includes a quiz that can be scored by the institution’s learning management system. There are two distinct versions of each module: one for use in small class environments, where the focus is almost entirely on small group laboratory work and discussion (like PET or PSET); and a second for use in lecture-style classes (either large or small enrollment), where opportunities for laboratory work are limited. Steve Robinson

• PASCO Scientific

  • • Physics with PASCO Scientific, Featuring PASCO Capstone™, the Ultimate Data Collection and Analysis Software for Physics

    • CW02
    • Mon 07/27, 8:00AM - 9:00AM
    • by Sackett Brett
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Get hands-on with the most sophisticated and flexible Physics software available today, PASCO Capstone, with advanced Physics analysis features including video analysis. See how using PASCO probeware, software, and equipment will enhance your physics demonstrations and labs. Enter to win a copy of PASCO Capstone!

  • • Physics with PASCO Scientific, Featuring PASCO Capstone™, the Ultimate Data Collection and Analysis Software for Physics

    • CW02B
    • Mon 07/27, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
    • by Sackett Brett
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Get hands-on with the most sophisticated and flexible Physics software available today, PASCO Capstone, with advanced Physics analysis features including video analysis. See how using PASCO probeware, software, and equipment will enhance your physics demonstrations and labs. Enter to win a copy of PASCO Capstone!

• Perimeter Institute

  • • Perimeter Institute: Drawing Students into Black Hole Physics

    • CW05
    • Mon 07/27, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
    • by Pope Dr. Damian
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Black holes are arguably the most fascinating objects in the universe – gravitational gluttons even light cannot escape – and they never fail to captivate students. But how can you incorporate black holes into your senior high school physics class? This session will explore the key properties of black holes via inquiry-based student activities, and show how you can apply black hole physics to core curriculum topics including force, gravity, orbits, and escape velocity. Participants will receive a copy of the workshop activities. Kevin Donkers

  • • Perimeter Institute: What’s New in Physics’

    • CW06
    • Mon 07/27, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    • by Pope Dr. Damian
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • What’s new in physics? From quantum mechanics to cosmology, we’ll summarize all the coolest discoveries and highlight what to watch for. This session will explore cutting-edge physics for teachers that are looking for current, real-world science connections in their classroom. We’ll discuss the big breakthroughs from this past year that your students are talking about and show you how you can incorporate it in your class. Kevin Donkers

  • • The Expanding Universe

    • CW07
    • Tue 07/28, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    • by Pope Dr. Damian
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Though Edwin Hubble was the first scientist to explain how our universe isexpanding, evidence for the expanding universe was actually always there for any stargazer to see – if they knew what to look for. This workshop will empower teachers and students to expand the horizons of their cosmological understanding, and confront some common misconceptions about this incredible phenomenon. Participants will be introduced to hands-on classroom activities that give students the tools to measure and interpret data about the universe’s expansion. Kevin Donkers

  • • Perimeter Institute: Curved Space-time in the Classroom

    • CW08
    • Tue 07/28, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
    • by Pope Dr. Damian
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • We all experience gravity every day, but do we truly understand how it works? Newton pictured gravity as an invisible force, while Einstein posited it as the curving of space-time. How do we know which model to use? In this workshop, we demonstrate how, using just masking tape and balloons, students can attain better understanding of gravitation, and learn how Einstein’s model is verified by real-world technologies such as GPS. Designed by educators and Perimeter Institute researchers, this activity engages high school students in the process of building scientific models, and inspires them to think differently about the everyday concepts of gravity, time, and space. Kevin Donkers

• Physics2000

  • • Physics2000 Workshop

    • CW11
    • Mon 07/27, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    • by Huggins Elisha
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • The purpose of the two Physics2000 workshops is to look at ways to bring the physics of general relativity into introductory physics and why we should do this. In the first workshop, we will look at the Pound Rebka experiment from the point of view of Einstein’s equivalence principle, where we see that the uniform gravitational field inside an elevator shaft at Harvard University can either expand or contract space depending upon the observer’s point of view. This analysis allows us to compare the strength of the earth’s gravitational field with the strength of the repulsive gravitational field created by dark energy. The gravitational field at Harvard is thirteen billion times stronger.

  • • Physics2000 Workshop

    • CW13
    • Tue 07/28, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    • by Huggins Elisha
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • The purpose of the two Physics2000 workshops is to look at ways to bring the physics of general relativity into introductory physics and why we should do this. In the second workshop, we will ask why the accelerator at CERN cannot push a proton quite as fast as the speed of light, while the very weak repulsive field of dark energy can move entire galaxies away from us faster than the speed of light. We will also take a brief look at the nature of curved space-time that we see in the Harvard elevator shaft. Elisha

• Sapling Learning

  • • Sapling Learning: Online Homework with Targeted Instructional Feedback Leads to Improved Student Learning Outcomes

    • CW09
    • Mon 07/27, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
    • by Knutson, Ph.D. Carl
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • A primary goal of higher education STEM instructors is to teach students how to solve complex problems. Traditionally, out-of-classroom homework assignments have been used as a tool to accomplish this goal. However, a distinct disadvantage of out-of-classroom assignments is the lack of feedback available to students as problems are completed and mistakes are made. As a result, instructors have become increasing interested in using online homework to provide immediate feedback to their students. While many homework systems offer similar advantages over traditional paper assignment, such as immediate feedback, online grading and student progress statistics, few offer targeted instructional feedback that is proven to help students master the material and succeed in the classroom. This presentation will further discuss the benefits of using an online homework system with surrogate tutoring feedback.

• Science First

  • • Science First: Saving Valuable Lession Preparation Time by Using curricuLAB

    • CW15
    • Tue 07/28, 9:30AM - 10:30AM
    • by Briseno Ruben Manuel
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Digital education 3.0 with curricuLAB from PHYWE is a new management and experimentation platform. It saves up to 40% of your valuable time by streamlining planning, preparing, and receiving science lessons. CurricuLAB manages content and customizable curriculum compliance. We will discuss how this tool will create the following benefits: • time saving, which lead to higher quality of teaching, better results and stronger motivation • easier and more efficient organization and administration, which reduces stress levels and allows for a higher focus on the lessons • integration of tablets and smartphones in the lessons, which improves student motivation and enhances media competence • have more fun and achieve your objective faster. The workshop will show how CurricuLAB supports you with all your requirements in terms of management, didactic background, integration of digital media and teaching concepts.

• The Expert TA

  • • The Expert TA: Closing the Gap between Homework and Test Scores

    • CW01
    • Mon 07/27, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    • by Jeremy Morton, Ph.D.
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • The delta between students’ homework grades and test scores is a concern we share with you. In order to study this, Expert TA entered into the arena of “Big Data” with our new Analytics tool. We used this to do an intense analysis of data from 125 classes from the 2013-2014 AY. Individual course reports are provided to instructors and we internally facilitated a cross-reference of all reports. We identify that major factors causing these gaps are: access to immediate and meaningful feedback, practice on symbolic questions, and a minimized ability to find problem solutions online. Knowing this, we have worked to develop the largest available library of “symbolic” questions and we use Analytics to data mine every incorrect answer every submitted, in order to continually improve our feedback for these questions. We have also put in place very effective strategies to guard our problem solutions. The ultimate goal is to keep students focused on the physics; and then as they are working problems to provide them with meaningful, Socratic feedback that helps resolve misconceptions. Please join us and learn how other instructors are using this resource to reduce cost to students, increase academic integrity, and improve overall outcomes. The workshop will be held in the Stamp Student Union - Juan Ramon Jimenez room.

• Vernier Software & Technology

  • • Vernier: Experiments and Data Collection with Vernier

    • CW14
    • Tue 07/28, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
    • by Vernier David
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Attend this hands-on workshop to learn about physics experiments and data collection with Vernier. We will start with an interactive presentation to show you how Vernier data collection works on a variety of platforms, including Chromebooks. Then you may explore a variety of physics apparatus using your own device or one of ours. • Use the LabQuest 2 interface as a stand-alone device or as an interface to a computer or Chromebook • Collect and analyze data using an iPad, Android tablet, or Chromebook-ours or yours • Test the Vernier Motion Encoder System, and see just how good dynamics cart data can be • Try out the new Vernier Structures and Materials Tester with our sample beams and bridges • Generate electricity and explore electromagnetism with the simpleGEN generator kit • Explore the new Vernier Circuit Board 2 • Do video analysis using Vernier Video Physics on an iPad • Experiment with Vernier Sensors connected to Arduino-compatible microcontroller boards Fran Poodry John Gastineau

• WebAssign

  • • WebAssign: Enrich your Physics Course with WebAssign Additional Resources

    • CW03
    • Mon 07/27, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
    • by Kohlmyer Matt
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • Since 1997, WebAssign has been the online homework and assessment system of choice for introductory physics lecture courses. Many veteran instructors already know that WebAssign supports over 150 introductory physics textbooks with precoded, assignable questions and advanced learning tools. WebAssign offers even more great resources for physics instruction, many of which can be adopted to supplement publisher offerings for no additional charge. In this presentation, we will focus on the wide array of WebAssign resources you can use to enrich your physics course. These include original question collections with feedback, solutions, and tutorials paired to some of the most popular textbooks; direct measurement videos that help students connect physics to real-world scenarios; conceptual question collections authored by experienced educators and designed around physics education research principles; and lab options that give you a complete low-cost, high-quality course solution. We’ll show you how to add any or all of these resources to your WebAssign course. This workshop is intended for current WebAssign users, but newcomers are welcome to join.

• WebAssign

  • • WebAssign 101: Getting Started with WebAssign

    • CW04
    • Tue 07/28, 9:00AM - 10:00AM
    • by Spiker Brad
    • Type: Commercial Workshop
    • This workshop is ideal for new WebAssign users or active users who want tolearn more about how to use WebAssign’s features to save time, better engage your students, and assess student performance. Join Brad Spiker, WebAssign Implementation Consultant Extraordinaire, for a lively and informative introduction to WebAssign. You’ll learn how to create a course, build an assignment, schedule assignments, and get the inside scoop on some of Brad’s favorite tips for enriching your physics classroom experience. WebAssign is a powerful online instructional system designed by educators to enhance the teaching and learning experience. You won’t want to miss this workshop for a painless way to jumpstart your success with WebAssign.