Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2018 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS, AAPT and Zone 13 of the SPS
Volume 63, Number 18
Friday–Saturday, October 19–20, 2018; University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Session E05: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) II |
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Chair: Andra Petrean, Austin College Room: Science and Engineering Classroom (SEC) 104 |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:05PM - 5:17PM |
E05.00001: Aesop’s Fables, Dr. Seuss and Physics? Inspiring the Next Generation to Love Physics Nancy Easterly Using children’s literature is a unique way to spark student interest in physics. Who doesn’t love to have a story read to them? Use the Hare and Tortoiseto discuss distance, displacement, velocity and acceleration. Find out how Dr. Seuss and other authors can be used to introduce atoms, physical properties, color mixing and other topics. Literature can be used to enhance your curriculum at all levels including college, high school, middle school and elementary school. If you are teaching or considering a career in teaching this is the session for you! |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:17PM - 5:29PM |
E05.00002: STEP UP 4 Women: Impact on Young Women's Career Goals Thomas Blake Head, Robynne M Lock, Allan Teer, Zahra Hazari While many STEM career fields have reached gender parity in recent decades, only 20% of physics bachelor degree holders are women. STEP UP 4 Women is a nationwide initiative with the goal of increasing the representation of women in physics by working with high school physics teachers across the country to recruit young women to become physics majors. The project utilizes research-based strategies that aim to highlight the utility of a physics degree as well as support the physics identity development of young women. In this talk we will discuss how students’ perceptions of physics are affected by the career exploration lesson through an analysis of student and teacher artifacts. Data collected include teacher reflections, student open-ended survey responses, and student work such as career profiles in which they envision themselves achieving their goals with a physics degree. For more information, please visit www.stepup4women.org. |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:29PM - 5:41PM |
E05.00003: Physics Faculty Involvement in Physics Teachers' PD: Implications for Experiential STEM Faculty Development Model Milijana Suskavcevic, Wallace J Dominey This work is founded on research of physics faculty engagement with an intensive, year-long, sustained, high school physics teacher training program (STEM Teaching Equity Project), and effects of such engagement on faculty’s instructional and assessment practices at the university level physics courses. By utilizing a community of practice approach to train high school physics teachers in physics content, university faculty had an opportunity to develop and perfect their own instructional skills and implement these in their university level courses. This research led to the development of an experiential STEM faculty professional development model, which has potential for transferability to other STEM disciplines. |
Friday, October 19, 2018 5:41PM - 5:53PM |
E05.00004: Diversity is the key: Building a STEM teacher education program at Texas Lutheran University Heather K Perkovich, Toni D Sauncy Culture can be defined as "a way of life, a way of being and doing things that is understood by a particular group of people whose ways are distinct from other cultures." The community surrounding TLU is home to a diverse group of people. The need for highly qualified, culturally competent K-12 STEM educators in the largely rural, high needs school districts in our region is well documented. Recently, TLU has begin working toward establishing a unique program to inspire students in physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology to pursue careers in STEM education. The overall goal of the project is to develop research-based practices for recruiting and retaining STEM students from diverse backgrounds into educator career paths. The teacher training program aims to bring cultural awareness directly into college STEM classes so that the future educators are informed an empowered in addressing the culture and facing the challenges in their future classrooms. |
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