After the Winter Meeting in Atlanta, our section requested that National share their resources for pronoun stickers. The following files contain the forms for printing (use Avery labels 8366), plus the documents for the letter and poster that describe why these stickers are important. AAPT_pronouns_poster AAPT_pronouns_letter_FINAL Ask me my pronouns Ze, Zir, Zirs They, Them, Theirs She, Her, Hers He, Him, His
Author: David Marasco
UPDATE: We have been informed that James Lick High School will be offering Physics during the 2018-19 academic year!
We, the members of the Northern California and Nevada Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (NCNAAPT), are concerned about the inequity of physics education at James Lick High School for the 2018-2019 school year. Recently Principal David Porter decided to cut all physics classes for 2018-2019 at James Lick High School. Physics education opportunities in the East Side Union High School District will be unequal if the physics programs at James Lick High School are cut. While not every James Lick High School student is interested in physics, each student deserves the same opportunity to learn physics as peers at other East Side Union High School District high schools. To deny only the students at James Lick High School the opportunity to take physics is unilaterally limiting their future opportunities. As a professional society of physics teachers, we were appalled to hear that restricting students’ opportunities was even considered.
We’ll be at the Contra Costa College on April 13/14 for our spring conference. We’ll have a social event on Friday, and on Saturday we’ll have our main event.
AAPT has generously renewed the funding that allows us to subsidize dependent care costs for members who otherwise would not be able to attend. We can distribute grants of $75 for parents/caregivers with one dependent or $150 for multiple dependents. Applications are now open for our fall meeting. Please note that we have more requests than resources, preference will be given to new applicants.
On September 1, 2017, Aurelia Long, Berkeley Articulation Officer, provided the update on policies concerning articulating to Cal’s Physics 7 series. Needless to say, it raised some concern.