Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2020 PHYSTEC Conference
Saturday–Sunday, February 29–March 1 2020; Denver, Colorado
Epitome
Feb 29 2020 8:00AM, Saturday
1 
State of PhysTEC Address and PhysTEC Awards Ceremony
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Monica Plisch  
Feb 29 2020 10:00AM, Saturday
2A 
Building Relationships Between Physics Departments and Schools of Education
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Alice Churukian  
2B 
New Resources for Getting the Facts Out about STEM Teaching Professions
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Drew Isola  
2C 
The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Abigail Daane  
Feb 29 2020 11:45AM, Saturday
3A 
Faculty Perceptions of the Teaching Profession: PTaP.HE categorization, interpretation, and setting a benchmark
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Wendy Adams  
3B 
Program Sustainability: Building Institutional Commitment for Teacher Education
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Stamatis Vokos  
3C 
Supporting Teachers in Their Instruction and in Meeting LongerTerm Professional Goals with the PEER Physics Suite
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Valerie Otero  
Feb 29 2020 1:15PM, Saturday
4 
Physics Teacher Preparation: Helping Not Hurting
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Brian A Pyper  
Feb 29 2020 3:00PM, Saturday
5A 
Best Practices in Recruiting Pre-Service High School Physics Teachers through Community College Partnerships
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Karen Magee-Sauer  
5B 
“If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It.” Use and Interpretation of the PTEPA Rubric
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Stephanie Chasteen  
5C 
Utilizing Teacher Communities to Strengthen Your Teacher Preparation Program
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Jon Anderson  
Feb 29 2020 4:30PM, Saturday
PS 
Poster Session
Room: Sheraton Foyer
Mar 1 2020 8:00AM, Sunday
6 
Table Discussions: Problem Solving Around Physics Teacher Preparation
Room: Sheraton Windows
Mar 1 2020 9:45AM, Sunday
7A 
How to Start a Regional PhysTEC Network in Your State
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Laura Henriques  
7B 
Periscope: Looking Into Learning in Best-Practices Physics Classrooms
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Rachel Scherr  
7C 
STEP UP Ambassador Program Workshop
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Bree Barnett Dreyfuss  
Mar 1 2020 11:15AM, Sunday
8A 
Lessons Learned in the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program: Winning and Servicing the Grant
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  John Stewart  
8B 
Cultivating an Inclusive Culture in the Physics Department through a Learning Assistant Program
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Eleanor Close  
8C 
Share-a-Thon: Get the Facts Out
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Vince Kuo  
Mar 1 2020 12:45PM, Sunday
9 
Advice from the Trenches: A Panel of Physics Teachers Discusses How They Were (Or Were Not) Prepared by Their Teacher Education Programs
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Matthew Blackman  
Mar 1 2020 2:15PM, Sunday
Closing 
Closing Session
Room: Sheraton Windows
Mar 1 2020 3:00PM, Sunday
PC 
Essential Elements for Setting Up Your Learning Assistant Program
Room: Sheraton Windows
Feb 29 2020 8:00AM, Saturday
1 
State of PhysTEC Address and PhysTEC Awards Ceremony
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Monica Plisch  
Feb 29 2020 10:00AM, Saturday
2A 
Building Relationships Between Physics Departments and Schools of Education
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Alice Churukian  
2B 
New Resources for Getting the Facts Out about STEM Teaching Professions
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Drew Isola  
2C 
The Underrepresentation Curriculum Project
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Abigail Daane  
Feb 29 2020 11:45AM, Saturday
3A 
Faculty Perceptions of the Teaching Profession: PTaP.HE categorization, interpretation, and setting a benchmark
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Wendy Adams  
3B 
Program Sustainability: Building Institutional Commitment for Teacher Education
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Stamatis Vokos  
3C 
Supporting Teachers in Their Instruction and in Meeting LongerTerm Professional Goals with the PEER Physics Suite
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Valerie Otero  
Feb 29 2020 1:15PM, Saturday
4 
Physics Teacher Preparation: Helping Not Hurting
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Brian A Pyper  
Feb 29 2020 3:00PM, Saturday
5A 
Best Practices in Recruiting Pre-Service High School Physics Teachers through Community College Partnerships
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Karen Magee-Sauer  
5B 
“If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It.” Use and Interpretation of the PTEPA Rubric
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Stephanie Chasteen  
5C 
Utilizing Teacher Communities to Strengthen Your Teacher Preparation Program
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Jon Anderson  
Feb 29 2020 4:30PM, Saturday
PS 
Poster Session
Room: Sheraton Foyer
Mar 1 2020 8:00AM, Sunday
6 
Table Discussions: Problem Solving Around Physics Teacher Preparation
Room: Sheraton Windows
Mar 1 2020 9:45AM, Sunday
7A 
How to Start a Regional PhysTEC Network in Your State
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  Laura Henriques  
7B 
Periscope: Looking Into Learning in Best-Practices Physics Classrooms
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Rachel Scherr  
7C 
STEP UP Ambassador Program Workshop
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Bree Barnett Dreyfuss  
Mar 1 2020 11:15AM, Sunday
8A 
Lessons Learned in the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program: Winning and Servicing the Grant
Room: Sheraton Tower Court A
Invited Speakers:  John Stewart  
8B 
Cultivating an Inclusive Culture in the Physics Department through a Learning Assistant Program
Room: Sheraton Tower Court B
Invited Speakers:  Eleanor Close  
8C 
Share-a-Thon: Get the Facts Out
Room: Sheraton Tower Court C
Invited Speakers:  Vince Kuo  
Mar 1 2020 12:45PM, Sunday
9 
Advice from the Trenches: A Panel of Physics Teachers Discusses How They Were (Or Were Not) Prepared by Their Teacher Education Programs
Room: Sheraton Windows
Invited Speakers:  Matthew Blackman  
Mar 1 2020 2:15PM, Sunday
Closing 
Closing Session
Room: Sheraton Windows
Mar 1 2020 3:00PM, Sunday
PC 
Essential Elements for Setting Up Your Learning Assistant Program
Room: Sheraton Windows
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