Fall Meeting is at Cal – October 21/22

We are returning to Berkeley for our Fall meeting!

Friday October 21

For those that are driving in the night before, or folks who just like to hang out with other physics teachers, we’ve got some Friday night events. We’ll meet at 6 at Pyramids Restaurant: http://www.pyramidsrestaurantandgrill.com/. They feature Egyptian fare, but of course you can always get a burger. At 8 we’ll be at the telescopes at the Chabot Science Center: http://www.chabotspace.org/observatories.htm

Saturday October 22

Our keynote speaker is Bob Jacobsen, Berkeley physics faculty member and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. If you paid dues last Spring, registration is free (we’ll send you an email with a discount code), otherwise it is $25 at the door.

And while you are at it, get our shirt. They are $7, pick up at the meeting.

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Here’s our preliminary schedule for the day (subject to change):

8AM – Open for registration – LeConte Hall

9 – Share & Tell – LeConte 1

Bring your favorite demo to share with us. If you are making photocopies for distribution, 75 is a good number.

10-11:15 Keynote Speaker – Bob Jacobsen – LeConte 1

“Dark Matter and Improved Pedagogy – Searching for Elusive Evidence”

A look at the similarities behind doing a search for a new phenomenon, and trying to find better pedagogies.

11:15 Group Photo

Yes, you will get to take home a photo of you and scores of other physics teachers. This is good evidence for administrators checking up on professional development activities.

11:30-1 Lunch w/Topic Tables

Once again we’ll have tacos. We’ll embark by table, with tables for things like NGSS, AP, TYCs, Newbies & Old Farts, PER and whatever else people are interested in.

1-2:30 Lab tours, advanced lab, workshops.

There will be a 45-minute workshop by Berkeley’s DoseNet that will repeat.

DoseNet is a radiation and environmental sensor network including schools throughout the Bay Area and internationally that serves to establish a relationship between UC Berkeley and member high schools, with long-term goals of building students’ understanding of scientific and technologic thinking while engaging and informing the community about radiation in their environment. We see interacting with young students as vital to improving community understanding of radiation and radiation risks as well as providing valuable hands-on experimentation in a relevant and cutting-edge scientific endeavor.

We’ll have a 45-minute NGSS workshop that will repeat
We’ll have tours of various Cal research labs and teaching labs

2:30-3:30 Panel on Gender Issues in Physics/Physics Ed – LeConte 1

Moderated by Jennie Guzman with Mary Gaillard, Sylvia Lewin and Valerie Risk. Jennie Guzman is faculty at CSU East Bay, and was our keynote speaker at our meeting at Sacramento St. Mary Gaillard is a long-time faculty member in the Cal Physics Department and LBNL, and is the author of “A Singularly Unfeminine Profession: One Woman’s Journey in Physics.” Sylvia Lewin is a Cal grad student and one of the head coordinators of SWPS. Valerie Risk is a long-time member of our local chapter and teaches at Albany High School.

3:30-4:30 Berkeley Physics Demo Show – LeConte 4

We’ll close with a bang as department shows off its stockroom.

We strongly suggest using public transportation and carpooling. The link for carpooling is https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/4muhxw

Fall Meeting is at Cal – October 21/22

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