For 2012 we’re introducing a new online bulletin board where you can post and search for job openings. The web address is https://ncnaapt.org/jobs. To search, just click the links in the menu on the right side. To post, click the “Register” link at the bottom of the right side menu, and follow the simple instructions to register. You can then post your job opening announcement. We are limiting postings to positions at schools, colleges, and universities, so please don’t post jobs with tutoring agencies, etc. (if you’d like us to do this, please contact us with what you’d like to…
Author: Lee Trampleasure
Lee Trampleasure has been teaching for 25 years, and teaches Physics and Biology at Menlo-Atherton High School.
Our Saturday, April 21, 2012 conference may entice people to spend a night or two in (possibly) the snow. Below are options for lodging in the South Lake Tahoe area: Hotels The lodge of choice is Timber Cove Lodge (Best Western). This hotel is right on the water, includes breakfast, and is 1.25 miles from the college. They are holding 40 rooms at a group rate of $87.99 per night (mention AAPT). The phone number is 530-541-6722. Another close hotel is the Motel 6, which is not bad. The rate is $49.99 per night and it is also about 1.25…
Join us the first weekend in November at UC Berkeley for a day and a half of physics education. Friday evening, November 4th Social and Lecture Demo Show 5:30 No-Host Dinner at Chianlai Thai Cuisine, 2505 Hearst St. 6:30 Welcome Gathering and Social 7:30 Lecture Demo Sho Saturday, November 5 Program 8:00 Registration, coffee, donuts 9:00 Welcome 9:15 Show and Tell 10:15 Break 10:30 “Physics for Future Presidents — A new approach for the non-science student.” Invited speaker: Richard Muller, Professor of Physics, U.C. Berkeley, Faculty Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 11:30 Group photo 11:45 Lunch 12:45 Business…
The Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC) has a great new map of professional development opportunities across the US. Use the map to find professional development opportunities for physics and astronomy inservice and preservice teachers: http://www.ptec.org/pd/
Our spring 2011 Spring Conference has two components:
Highlights:
Friday Evening Social
April 22: San Mateo High School
- Hot Dog Reception
- Tour of new biotech wing
- “My Favorite Movie Clips” presented by Adam Weiner and Paul Robinson
More details below
Saturday Mini-Conference
April 23: Exploratorium, San Francisco
- Show and Tell
- Invited speaker, Adam Weiner: “Don’t Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies”
- Brief business meeting
- “A Physics Teachers’ Guided Tour of the Exploratorium” by Paul Doherty
- Contributed presentations
More details below.