Join us at Lake Tahoe Community College for a day of physics education.
Saturday, April 21st
All sessions are held in the Duke Theater, Room F111
The American Association of Physics Teachers, Northern California/Nevada Section
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…
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…
An amazing opportunity for Educators from our friends at the Exploratorium: Dear Educator, Your colleagues at the Exploratorium invite you to the first-ever Exploratorium Educator Social on Saturday, September 17, 6 to 9 p.m. This free, evening event is your chance to enjoy the museum after hours with your colleagues and Exploratorium educators. Featuring: An exclusive presentation of the world-renowned Iron Science Teacher competition. Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off where teachers compete before a live audience for the sought-after title of Iron Science Teacher. Free evening hours access to the museum. Play with all the exhibits…
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/