[MLTI-HS] TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE-WIDE MEETING OF HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE TEACHERS

[Juanita Deschambault]

TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE-WIDE MEETING OF HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS AND PHYSICAL  
SCIENCE TEACHERS
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Maine at Orono
Friday, March 14, 2008
8:30 AM – 4 PM
(registration begins at 8:00 AM, continental breakfast and lunch will  
both be served)


Dear Teaching Colleague,

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Annual High School  
Physics Teachers’ Meeting at the University of Maine will be held at  
the UMaine campus in Orono on Friday, March 14, 2008.  Please reserve  
the date!

Our goal is to bring together Maine physics and physical science  
teachers to discuss issues of teaching and learning, to share new  
demonstrations and teaching ideas, to showcase ways to get involved  
at the University, and to promote interactions between all involved  
parties.  We will have presentations, workshops, tours of campus, and  
give-aways that include materials you can use in your classroom.

Bring your physics and physical science colleagues.  We hope that  
high school and middle school teachers, physics and physical science  
teachers can attend!

We expect that, as in years past, we will be able to give 0.5~CEU  
(continuing education units) for participation in this meeting. If  
you wish to receive this 0.5~CEU you must: (a) attend the events of  
the meeting (of course!) and (b) pick up your certification at the  
end of the meeting. There is no advance paperwork on your part;  
however, there is a $5.00 fee to have the credits registered.

We look forward to seeing you on March 14th.  If you are interested  
in participating in the meeting, are interested in presenting or in  
facilitating a workshop, or want to suggest someone to do so, please  
contact John Thompson (email John.Thompson at umit.maine.edu or call  
207-581-1030).

More information will be sent in a letter closer to the actual  
meeting time.  See you soon!


Program outline

Welcoming statements:
David Batuski (Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy),
Jeff Hecker (Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences),
Chet Rock (Associate Dean of the College of Engineering)

Presentations and workshops:

• Comparison of student understanding of vectors in math and physics  
contexts
Joel Van Deventer, M.S.T. Candidate (Physics B.A. ’06)

• Physics for every 12th grader
John Nowacki, Dave Parker, and Michael Dudley, Noble HS, North Berwick

• Research in Biophysics: Fluorescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Sam Hess, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy

• Workshop on Modeling Instruction
Jamie Vesenka, University of New England

• Roundtable discussion on “Physics First” and 9th grade physics courses
Michael O’Brien, Kennebunk HS (M.S.T. ’06)

• Workshop on using laptops in high school classrooms
Michael Efron, Maine Learning Technology Initiative and
Cape Elizabeth HS

Plus
• Our annual book and materials give-away, with materials for the  
classroom


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