Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2007 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS and AAPT; Zone 13 of SPS
Volume 52, Number 16
Thursday–Saturday, October 18–20, 2007; College Station, Texas
Session B7: AAPTK12: AAPT Pre-College Teaching and Teacher Education-Honoring Robert Beck Clark |
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Chair: Thomas O'Kuma, Lee College Room: Rudder Tower 707 |
Friday, October 19, 2007 10:40AM - 11:00AM |
B7.00001: Physics Enhancement Program (PEP) at TAMU: What is Was and What it Accomplished Bill Franklin A brief review of the origin and evolution of PEP will be followed by presentation of evidence of its impact on Texas physics teachers and their students. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 11:00AM - 11:20AM |
B7.00002: PEPTYC- Multiple Perspectives of the PEPTYC Professional Development Model Todd Leif The physics enhancement project for two year college instructors a.k.a. PEPTYC played a pivotal role in my life as a community college instructor, an invited lecturer, and even now as a graduate student. This talk will focus on the PEPTYC program from three different perspectives: a participant perspective, a past leaders/instructor perspective, and a researcher perspective. Follow along as I take a look at the effects of Robert Beck Clark's visionary program from its inception through its final stages and now its potential to serve as a professional development model of two-year college faculty. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 11:20AM - 11:40AM |
B7.00003: Passionately PTRA Evelyn Restivo Question: What is the Physics Teaching Resource Agent Program? Answer: Twenty-seven phyabulous years of the most phyantastic physics program in the universe! Highlights from the beginning, Sound offs from the middle, and Moving on with no end in sight. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 11:40AM - 11:52AM |
B7.00004: Two-Year Colleges Have a Role in Teacher Preparation April Moore The student population at North Harris College includes elementary education majors, most of whom intend to complete their degrees at Sam Houston State University. Required in the degree plan is a one-semester physics course for non-science majors. Our Elementary Physics 1410 transfers for credit. The instructional approach is student-centered and involves ``active learning.'' The curriculum adopted for the course is Physics and Everyday Thinking (Goldberg, Robinson, \& Otero), formerly Physics for Elementary Teachers (PET). In addition to the content focus on fundamental physics principles, this curriculum ``has specific goals for helping non-science majors explicitly reflect on the nature of science and the nature of science learning.'' Resources available to facilitate the implementation of PET include a web-based teacher guide and workshops. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 11:52AM - 12:04PM |
B7.00005: Pre-service Teachers Learn the Nature of Science in Simulated Worlds Jill Marshall Although the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills include an understanding of the nature of science as an essential goal of every high school science course, few students report opportunities to explore essential characteristics of science in their previous classes. A simulated-world environment (Erickson, 2005) allows students to function as working scientists and discover these essential elements for themselves (i.e. that science is evidence-based and involves testable conjectures, that theories have limitations and are constantly being modified based on new discoveries to more closely reflect the natural world.) I will report on pre-service teachers' exploration of two simulated worlds and resulting changes in their descriptions of the nature of science. Erickson (2005). Simulating the Nature of Science. Presentation at the 2005 Summer AAPT Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 12:04PM - 12:16PM |
B7.00006: Correlation of Symbols and Units in AP Physics and AP Chemistry Andrzej Sokolowski There are differences in labeling and interprating certain quantities in Physics and Chemistry across high school curriculum. This might cause some misunderstanding in student's minds. This session will underline these quantities and concepts. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, October 19, 2007 12:16PM - 12:28PM |
B7.00007: ATE Program for Physics Faculty Thomas O'Kuma This talk will report on this project for two-year college and high school physics teachers. It will include data from the recently held workshops that are part of this project, followup activities conducted by the participants of the project, and some surprising information from the project. [Preview Abstract] |
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