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January Member Spotlight: Valerie Risk

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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.

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Excellent resources on NGSS

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Val Monticue, our very own Secretary, continues to contribute to our deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Her website is full of resources, and her goal is “to introduce teachers to the pros while mitigating the cons as much as possible.” We encourage you to visit her site: Stepping into NGSS.

Vernier Data Collection workshop in SF Bay Area

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There are hands-on Vernier workshops coming to our area, and seats are still available. Data-collection Workshop in Santa Clara, CA Monday, April 27, 2015 4:00 – 8:00 PM Santa Clara Marriott 2700 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 Details and registration » Data-collection Workshop in San Francisco, CA Tuesday, April 28, 2015 4:00 – 8:00 PM Courtyard San Francisco 299 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Details and registration » Join us to learn how to integrate our data-collection technology into your science curriculum. You will have the opportunity to explore our award-winning sensor interface, the Vernier LabQuest. For…

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Spring 2015 Conference – April 24/25 – PASCO; registration is now open

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PASCO is hosting our spring 2015 conference at their headquarters in Roseville. In addition to our usual amazing speakers, share and tell, and networking, we will also have the opportunity to see “behind the scenes” at PASCO and see some of their latest implements for our classrooms. We are also pleased to have Alex Filippenko, famed Berkeley astronomer/astrophysicist, as our keynote speaker. Video of Alex Filippenko at TedXBerkeley As usual, we will have a Friday evening social and brief program. PASCO will give a brief presentation on their history and some of their recent product developments (click the “View details”…

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