Sat, Sep. 12 and Sun, Sep. 13, 2009 Westin SFO Hotel, Millbrae, California (near the San Francisco Airport) Part of the 120th Anniversary Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific One unit of Academic Credit available through San Francisco State U. In this hands-on workshop, we will train educators to be “Galileo Ambassadors” for the International Year of Astronomy (2009). Teachers in grades 4 – 12 will learn how to do age-appropriate, inquiry-based activities in astronomy and physical science. After a brief introduction to Galileo’s life and work and the realms of astronomy, participants will explore: A Private Universe:…
Category: Professional Development
Mark your calendars The fall NCNAPT meeting/workshops will be held at NASA Ames Research Center on October 10th, 2009. Keynote speaker will be Sy Liebergot, EECOM from Apollo 13. More details will be posted soon, including registration links, call for presentations, etc.
Dear Educator, Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be part of history and shape the future of education! Join us for the Teachers In Space luncheon and workshop / California 2009! Teachers In Space . . . then back to class The Space Frontier Foundation and Teachers In Space invite you to join us at NASA Ames Research Center as we make history! Fifty years after the Mercury Seven, on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, we are rebooting the American space program. This July 20th we will introduce the next generation of space explorers who will…
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Organizers- Topics Ty Buxman (S. Heart Flintridge) – Refresh Physics Knowledge Bill Layton (UCLA) – New Technology in Science Education Stephan Haas (USC) – Design In-Class Demonstrations Dean Papadakis (South Pasadena High) – Physics in the Laboratory Stephen Cronin (USC) – Science & Religion Schedule: 9:30-10:15 Secrets of Quantum Information Science (Todd Brun, USC Engineering) 10:15-11:00 The Question of Why. How do religions view science and how do scientists view religion? (Stephan Haas, USC Physics) 11:00-12:00 Science and Religion – a Buddhist Perspective (John Daishin Bukzbazen, Zen Center of Los Angeles) 12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00-1:30 Incorporating…
This is to announce a new web page that might be of interest to California High School Physics teachers. This page considers each of the High School Physics Standards individually, with a discussion of content, demonstrations, activities, misconceptions, etc., that might be of assistance to a new physics teacher.