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New physics job listings bulletin board on our website

Employmnet banner

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 post and we’ll reconsider this policy). The NCN AAPT website gets about 500 hits per month, so we hope to be a resource for connecting job seekers with jobs.

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Fall 2011 Conference at UC Berkeley

UCB Physics

 

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

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 meeting (in just 15 minutes!)
  • 1:00 Two options:
    • Tour of Physics Research Labs. Guided tours of physics faculty labs in Astrophysics, Condensed Matter & Materials Science, and Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, led by graduate students and researchers.
    • Roundtable Discussion for high school teachers to discuss common problems and solution.
  • 2:15 Break
  • 2:30 Two options:
    • Three concurrent workshops featuring labs and lecture demonstrations from Berkeley and other schools (contributions welcome). Spend the full period in one or circulate among the labs to see them all.
    • Modeling Instruction introduction workshop
  • 4:00 End 🙂

Map


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Complete program

Download our complete program in PDF format here.

Registration

$20 for NCN AAPT members (includes one lunch ticket). First timers are always free (lunch tickets for first timers are $10). Lunch will be beef, turkey, or veggie sandwiches.

Pre-registration is not required, but will help us know how many people to expect:

(The registration below says it’s free, but that’s just because we’re not collecting payment online. The usual registration fees apply, including free admission for first time attendees.)

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Exploratorium Educator Social

An amazing opportunity for Educators from our friends at the Exploratorium:

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 at your leisure!
  • Science activity tables. Get ideas for your classroom from Exploratorium educators.
  • Complimentary beer, wine, and light refreshments.

This event is open to all Bay Area educators, so please feel free to pass this invitation along to your colleagues.

The event is free; please RSVP here.

If you have any questions, contact member@exploratorium.edu.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 17!

Sincerely,
Rowena Douglas, Director, K–12 Professional Development
Kurt Feichtmeir, Director, Extended Learning
Shelley Wood, Director, Membership