News & Events
Recent News
- AAPT Summer Meeting Session on TAs and LAs
- On Tuesday, July 20, the AAPT's Teacher Preparation Committee will have session FH: Research on Teaching Assistants and Learning Assistants. Stop by to find out what you think!
- published on July 18, 2010
- MIT Funds More Maternity Leave for Female Grad Students
- The MIT Physics Department has agreed to fund a third month of paid maternity leave for female physics graduate students, an extension of the two months of childbirth accommodation provided for female graduate students Institute-wide.
- published by The Tech on November 25, 2008
Past Events
An Introduction To Improving Student Learning
Feb 13, 2009
in Chicago, IL
AAPT event
This AAPT Winter meeting workshop provides an overview and introduction to the motivations, strategies, methodologies, and publication routes for conducting science education research in classrooms in order to improve astronomy education.
Teaching Physics for the First Time
Feb 12, 2009
in Chicago, IL
AAPT event
This AAPT Winter meeting workshop is designed for instructors assigned physics or physical science courses. Examples of lesson plans, lab activities, demonstrations and sample assessments for core topics kinematics to magnetism will be presented.
