From steve at spvi.com Fri Jan 27 04:35:46 2012 From: steve at spvi.com (Steve Spicklemire) Date: Fri Jan 27 06:35:51 2012 Subject: [INAAPT] INAAPT Spring 2012 Meeting Dates In-Reply-To: <4EC2D80A.1040602@indiana.edu> References: <4EC2D80A.1040602@indiana.edu> Message-ID: Sorry folks.. there were some electrons stuck the gears of the mail server, and I never noticed until I tried to send a message on one of the (other) lists. Please alert me if you send a message out and it doesn't go for some reason! take care, -steve On Nov 15, 2011, at 2:22 PM, Dan Beeker wrote: > Heads Up! Dates for the 2012 INAAPT Spring Meeting have been set. > > > The INAAPT Spring Meeting will be held at IUPUI on Friday and Saturday April 13,14, 2011. Put the date on your calendar now. And don't wait for the Call To Papers to start thinking about a presentation. There's no time like the present. > > Dan > -- > Dan Beeker > Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator > > > debeeker@indiana.edu > > Office Swain West Room 117 > Phone: (812) 855-5903 > Fax: (812) 855-5533 > Snail Mail: > Physics Department, Indiana University > Swain West 117 > 727 E Third Street > Bloomington, IN 47405 > > _______________________________________________ > INAAPT mailing list > INAAPT@inaapt.org > http://mailman.spvi.com/mailman/listinfo/inaapt From jbellina at saintmarys.edu Fri Jan 27 08:56:47 2012 From: jbellina at saintmarys.edu (jbellina) Date: Fri Jan 27 08:57:16 2012 Subject: [INAAPT] Two items of interest Message-ID: <396B366B-A603-4187-8E5E-CF8094B5BF0E@saintmarys.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 From: Kathleen Harper Subject: Of Possible Interest to Those Bordering Ohio The Ohio Modeling community is bringing David Hestenes to Columbus to speak to our current and past participants, along with friends of the program at an event we call Modelpalooza. It will be Saturday, February 11, and a more detailed agenda, along with David's abstract, are below. Anyone who wants to come and be part of the day is welcome. The event is FREE, but if you would like to eat lunch with us, there will be a $10 charge. If you are interested, please contact me directly (harper.217@osu.edu), and I'll send you further details. We would love to mingle with some out-of-state colleagues! 8:30 - 9:20 Discussion: Your Finest Modeling Moment (a.k.a., When You Hit it Out of the Park With Modeling instruction) 9:30 - 10:25 ?Expanding 'What Counts' in Science Instruction: The Use of Modeling and Computer Simulations to Improve Student Insights into the Nature of Science? - Ted Clark, Ohio State Department of Chemistry 10:30 - 11:25 ?Remodeling Science Education? - David Hestenes, Arizona State University 11:30 - 12:15 Lunch 12:15 - 1:15 Curriculum Development Presentations Session #1 (choose 1) Measurement (physical science) - Janeen Kuhl, Lauren Seas, Adam Simon, Steve Sparks Acids & Bases (chemistry) - Sarah Palmer, Stacey Raymond, James Watson Rotation (physics) - Brian Carpenter, Tyler Smith 1:15 - 1:30 Break 1:30 - 2:30 Curriculum Development Presentations Session #2 (choose 1) Forces (physical science) - Kristie Fetty, Jeff Gathergood, Bethany Holewinski Equilibrium (chemistry) - Lora Buchanan, Mary Cook, Mark Ehrhardt Circuits (physics) - Ann Beharry, Elayne Cross, Chris Eastman, Brian Thomas 2:30 - 2:45 Modeling and Ohio Science Standards - Doug Forrest Remodeling Science Education by David Hestenes, Arizona State University Radical reform in science and math education is needed to prepare citizens for the challenges of the emerging knowledge-based global economy. We consider definite proposals to establish: (1) Standards of science and math literacy for all students. (2) Integration of the science curriculum with structure of matter, energy, models and modeling as unifying themes. (3) Pedagogy promoting scientific inquiry and argumentation. (4) Sustained professional development and support for teachers. (5) Institutional support from local universities for continuous upgrades in curriculum and teaching practices. Physics plays a central role in all these reforms. Kathy Harper harper.217@osu.edu Engineering Education Innovation Center The Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-7538 AND Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction Have you ever actively participated in a science or engineering lab that left a lasting impact on you? Have you ever taught an interactive science or engineering lab and watched as students lit up with understanding? Science would like to recognize efforts such as these with the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction, which has been established to encourage innovation and excellence in education by recognizing outstanding, inquiry-based science and engineering education modules. The prize is open to any module where students become invested in exploring questions through activities that are at least partially of their own design. Rather than a typical laboratory exercise that begins with an explanation and results in one correct answer, an inquiry-based lesson might begin with a scenario or question and then require students to propose possible solutions and design some of their own experiments. Winners will be selected by the editors of Science with the assistance of a judging panel composed of teachers and researchers in the relevant science and engineering fields. Individuals responsible for the development of the winning resources will be invited to write a short essay that describes the resource for publication in Science in 2013. We encourage all members of the scientific community to explore their classrooms, departments, colleges, and universities for nominations in order for theScience Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to truly represent the best in science education. To read the accompanying Editorials please visit http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6013/10.full andhttp://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6067/380.full For more information and to download applications please visit http://scim.ag/inquiryprize Please contact Dr. Melissa McCartney at mmccartn@aaas.org with any questions. Please feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues. cheers, joe Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Physics Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN 46556 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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