We had over 100 educators in attendance!
You can see more photos here: https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/ncnaapt/sets/72157667433415116/
Registration for April 2016 conference at Foothill College
Following is a map showing registrants as of Tuesday, April 19th.
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January Member Spotlight: Valerie Risk
Each month we will spotlight a NCNAAPT member. Each member will be asked a few questions about their involvement in the section to showcase the many benefits of their membership.
Our inaugural Member Spotlight educator is Valerie Risk, who has been teaching for 5 years. She currently teaches Physics and AP Physics at Albany High School in Albany, CA.
– How long have you been a member of NCNAAPT?
I’ve been a member of NCAAPT since 2011. That was the year Richard Muller gave the keynote address for the NCAAPT meeting at UC Berkeley. Continue reading “January Member Spotlight: Valerie Risk”
AAPT National is coming to Sacramento in July !!!
AAPT National’s Summer 2016 Meeting is being held in our backyard, at the Sacramento Convention Center with workshops at Sacramento State University.
Saturday, July 16 – Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Whether you’ve never been to a National meeting, or are a regular attendee, this is a great opportunity to attend with lower travel costs. One day will be a “High School” day, with a lower registration fee for teachers who wish to only attend that day (although we encourage you to attend all days!)
Information can be found here:
- Meeting home page (registration is not up yet, but will appear on this page when it is).
- Abstract submission page. You can either give an eight minute talk, or present a poster at one of the poster sessions. Share your knowledge with others (and remember, some of the ‘posters’ are just presentation slides printed out on 8.5×11 paper–it’s the content that is important, not the style).
Volunteering
If you’d like to help out, there will likely be opportunities to volunteer. Please complete the form below and we’ll get in touch with you.
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Group photo from Section Conference at Sacramento State
Here’s our group photo from Saturday, November 15, 2015 at Sacramento State (click it for full-size):
Sixty-six folks in the photo.
In reflecting on our keynote speaker’s presentation, there are 22 women in the photo: 33%. We may be ahead of the physics average, but still have work to do.