From steve at spvi.com Wed Apr 2 23:43:10 2008 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Wed Apr 2 22:43:18 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] Spring Meeting Details Message-ID: <9AB11237-29DE-4B82-89ED-DDEDEB02AB1A@spvi.com> Hi Folks, If you've been patiently waiting for details about the 2008 INAAPT Spring Meeting, your patience has now been rewarded with several new postings to the website! You can view them all at your convenience: http://inaapt.org/Members/sspickle/2008Meeting/ If you have not been so patient.. thank you for reminding me to get all this posted! I apologize for any inconvenience this delay may have caused. The fault is completely mine. If you have any other questions or concerns you may contact any of the officers: Me: spicklemire@uindy.edu Julie Conlon: jaconlon@purdue.edu Rob Spencer: spencerr@wl.k12.in.us Tim Duman: tduman@uindy.edu Thanks again, Steve Spicklemire From steve at spvi.com Thu Apr 10 16:22:03 2008 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Thu Apr 10 15:22:16 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] Fwd: physics games (?) References: <47FE3832.10605@rose-hulman.edu> Message-ID: From Mike Moloney... you can reply to him directly, or to the list. I'd be interested too! thanks, -steve Begin forwarded message: > From: Mike Moloney > Date: April 10, 2008 11:54:26 AM EDT > To: Steve Spicklemire > Subject: physics games (?) > > Steve, > > Can you or Tim or anybody think of any simple physics games? I > have 'trading cards' of physicists and I've collected puns and > limericks. > > Stuff like how many things does p stand for? Or L? > Name all the cross product formulas you can? > > Transplants: > Handel is thought of as an English composer, but started out in > Germany. > > Lagrange as a frenchman but started where ? > Bethe started where? > Michelson where? > Fermi where? > > I'm reaching .... > > Let me know if you get any ideas ... even bad ones! (The party for > seniors is tomorrow evening.) > > Mike > > -- > Mike Moloney, Physics and Optical Engineering Dept > Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech, www.rose-hulman.edu/~moloney > From jbellina at saintmarys.edu Thu Apr 10 16:45:37 2008 From: jbellina at saintmarys.edu (Joseph Bellina) Date: Thu Apr 10 15:45:57 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] Fwd: physics games (?) In-Reply-To: References: <47FE3832.10605@rose-hulman.edu> Message-ID: <641B715A-2B63-46E0-8E6F-0F50A7B50D1E@saintmarys.edu> This has come up on the NSTA physics list several times. I'll look to see if I can find it in the archives...or perhaps some other member can. joe Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D. Professor of Physics Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN 46556 On Apr 10, 2008, at 4:22 PM, Steve Spicklemire wrote: > From Mike Moloney... you can reply to him directly, or to the list. > I'd be interested too! > > thanks, > -steve > > Begin forwarded message: >> From: Mike Moloney >> Date: April 10, 2008 11:54:26 AM EDT >> To: Steve Spicklemire >> Subject: physics games (?) >> >> Steve, >> >> Can you or Tim or anybody think of any simple physics games? I >> have 'trading cards' of physicists and I've collected puns and >> limericks. >> >> Stuff like how many things does p stand for? Or L? >> Name all the cross product formulas you can? >> >> Transplants: >> Handel is thought of as an English composer, but started out in >> Germany. >> >> Lagrange as a frenchman but started where ? >> Bethe started where? >> Michelson where? >> Fermi where? >> >> I'm reaching .... >> >> Let me know if you get any ideas ... even bad ones! (The party >> for seniors is tomorrow evening.) >> >> Mike >> >> -- >> Mike Moloney, Physics and Optical Engineering Dept >> Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech, www.rose-hulman.edu/~moloney >> > > _______________________________________________ > INAAPT mailing list > INAAPT@inaapt.org > http://mailman.spvi.com/mailman/listinfo/inaapt From steve at spvi.com Wed Apr 16 05:06:19 2008 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Wed Apr 16 04:06:28 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] Spring Meeting This Weekend! Message-ID: Hi Folks, Don't forget, the Spring Meeting is this weekend (Fri/Sat) at the University of Indianapolis. It's not too late to join us! If you are planning to come please take a moment to pre-register at the web site: http://www.inaapt.org/REGForm This will help us get an accurate estimate of numbers, especially for lunch, etc. thanks! -steve From steve at spvi.com Wed Apr 16 17:27:26 2008 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Wed Apr 16 16:27:39 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] From David Sokoloff Message-ID: <55FEADC0-5A19-4359-9E45-49CF3D69A3F4@spvi.com> Hi Folks, This came in from David Sokoloff and we thought you might be interested. -steve -------- Original Message -------- Subject: June Chautauqua Course on Active Learning Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:53:16 -0700 From: David Sokoloff To: David Sokoloff We are hoping to get a few more participants in our June Chautauqua course to assure that it will be offered. If know anyone who might be interested in enrolling, it would be helpful if they did so in the next week or so. Please see below for more information. Thanks! *Chautauqua Short Courses: Using Research-Based Curricula and Tools to Promote Active Learning in Introductory Courses* Instructors: *Priscilla Laws, Dickinson College* * David Sokoloff, University of Oregon* * Ronald Thornton, Tufts University * June 7-9, 2008 at University of Oregon, Eugene, OR This NSF-sponsored, hands-on course is designed for those interested in making learning in their introductory course more active either within the traditional course structure of lectures, labs, and recitation hours, or by re-structuring their course (e.g., into a workshop or studio course). Participants will be introduced to physics education research-based strategies for each component of the introductory course: /Interactive Lecture Demonstration (ILDs)/, /Web- Based ILDs/, /RealTime Physics /labs, /Activity Based Tutorials/, / Collaborative Problem-Solving Tutorials/ and/ Workshop Physics,/ as well as modeling and video analysis. The tools and software are available for Macintosh and Windows computers. Results of studies on the effectiveness of these curricula will also be presented. Those interested in making major changes in their introductory physics programs are especially encouraged to attend. Participants will receive current versions of the curricula, along with /Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite/, a comprehensive book by E.F. Redish (University of Maryland) on strategies for implementing physics education research-based curricula. Topics will be chosen from both semesters of the introductory physics course. Open to teachers of undergraduate students in institutions of higher education in the U.S. High school teachers and faculty from outside the U.S. are also admitted if space is available. There is a small course application fee ($100), but no tuition. Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging and meals. Reasonably- priced accommodations will be arranged. For more information and to register: *http://uoregon.edu/~sokoloff/ chaut1.htm* , or contact David Sokoloff, Department of Physics, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1274, E-mail: _sokoloff@uoregon.edu_ , Phone: (541) 346-4755, Fax: (541) 346-5861. David Sokoloff Professor of Physics sokoloff@uoregon.edu Department of Physics 1274 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1274 PHONE: (541) 346-4755 FAX: (541) 346-5861 From steve at spvi.com Thu Apr 17 09:10:29 2008 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Thu Apr 17 08:10:45 2008 Subject: [INAAPT] Research Experiences for Teachers Message-ID: Julie Conlon sends this announcement from Purdue about an upcoming summer research experience opportunity for high school teachers. http://inaapt.org/teaching/RET_announce2008.pdf Thanks, -steve