2006 Conference on the Preparation of Physics and Physical Science Teachers
Building Innovative Programs: Preparing Highly Qualified Physics and Physical Science K-12 Teachers
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
March 24-25, 2006
Overview
The goal of PTEC conferences is to bring together individuals and organizations concerned about the critical need to increase the number and quality of physics and physical science K-12 teachers in this country. This conference will explore, via workshops, plenary and poster sessions, the components of highly successful science teacher preparation programs.
Attendance
The attendance at the 2006 PTEC Conference was 90.
Opening Address
The National Crisis in Physics and Physical Science Teacher Preparation, Ted Hodapp (American Physical Society) (3.28M pdf)
Plenary Sessions
"The Problem Is...:" Why everyone knows universities can't prepare more math and science teachers and support them better (and why they're wrong), Michael Marder (Co-Director of UTeach, University of Texas at Austin)
NSF Opportunities for Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Joan Prival (Program Director, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education)
Workshops
Here is a list of the workshops: (offered in 90-minute concurrent sessions)
Stamatis Vokos and Valerie Otero during the Undergraduate Learning Assistants workshop (photo by Len Jossem)
- Alternative Physics Teacher Certification at SUNY-Buffalo State College, (more information) Dan MacIsaac (Buffalo State) (powerpoint / pdf)
- Building Physics Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Eugenia Etkina (Rutgers University) (powerpoint)
- The CASTLE Curriculum: Capacitor-Aided System for Teaching and Learning Electricity, Camille Wainwright (Pacific University) (pdf)
- InterActions in Physical Science: A New Curriculum for Middle School Physical Science, Fred Goldberg (San Diego State University) (powerpoint)
- Investigating Student Understanding of the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics, Paula Heron (University of Washington, Physics Education Group) (powerpoint)
- K-12 Teachers On-Campus: Their Impact on Teacher Preparation Programs, David Buck-Moyer (Teacher-in-Residence at Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo) and Drew Isola (Teacher-in-Residence at Western Michigan University) (powerpoint)
- Learning about the Physical World Virtually: Computer Simulations from the Physics Education Technology Project, (more information) Noah Finkelstein (University of Colorado at Boulder) (pdfs)
- Lessons Learned: Improving and Assessing an Elementary Science Field Experience, Beth Renwick and Cody Sandifer, (Towson University) (pdf)
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Undergraduate Learning Assistants: A Powerful Way to Improve Student Learning and Recruit Future Teachers, Valerie Otero (University of Colorado at Boulder), Gay Stewart (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), and Stamatis Vokos (Seattle Pacific University)
- LAs at UC Boulder (powerpoint)
- LAs at Arkansas (pdf)
- LAs SPU (powerpoint)
- NCATE Licensure Standards Developed by NSTA, Marcia Fetters (Western Michigan University) (powerpoint)
- Physics for Elementary Teachers (PET), Fred Goldberg (San Diego State University) (powerpoint)
- Physics By Inquiry, Paula Heron (University of Washington Physics Education Group, directed by Lillian McDermott) (powerpoint)
- PRISMS Plus, Larry Escalada (University of Northern Iowa) and Roy Unruh (University of Northern Iowa) (powerpoint)
- Providing Feedback to Improve Science Instruction, Paul Hickman (PhysTEC Consultant) (powerpoint)
- Reducing Teacher Isolation: Induction and Mentoring, Dale Freeland (Portage High School and Teacher-in-Residence at Western Michigan University), Julia Olsen (Teacher-in-Residence at the University of Arizona) (powerpoint)
- Supporting Physics Teacher Education through an Online Community Library, Dan MacIsaac (Buffalo State) and Bruce Mason (University of Oklahoma) (pdf)
- Teachers-in Residence: What does the data tell us?, Marcia Fetters (Western Michigan University) and Paul Hickman (PhysTEC Consultant) (powerpoint)
Funding
This Conference is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) of the U.S. Department of Education, and corporate and individual contributions to the American Physical Society’s Campaign for the 21st Century.
