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This web page provides information and contacts for the New Faculty Workshop hosted by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), in conjunction with the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and the American Physical Society (APS). This annual conference helps new faculty understand how students learn physics and astronomy and suggests how this information can impact a new professor's teaching methods. The workshop is intended for faculty in the first few years of their initial tenure-track appointed at a four-year college or university.
Materials from presentations at the 2005 workshop can be downloaded through the "View attached documents" link below.
Tenth Annual Workshop for New Faculty in Physics and Astronomy
This introduction to the 2005 New Faculty Workshop provides an overview of the goals of the workshop, some of the issues facing new faculty, and an outline of the potential solutions to be presented. download 28kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright Ken Krane and the AAPT.
You're Teaching - But are They Learning?
This presentation at the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines strategies for effective assessment of student learning. It covers setting goals that can be assessed, and strategies for diagnostic, learning, grading, and instructor assessments. Examples in each category are given. download 347kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright Grace Deming and Beth Hufnagel.
How to help your students develop expertise in problem solving - while learning physics
This presentation at the 2005 New Faculty Workshop introduces the use of groups to help students develop problem solving skills. It covers the need for development of these skills, context-rich problems, and effective methods for using students groups for learning. download 893kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright Ken Heller.
Making a Difference: Teaching for Retention This presentation from the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines the issues that arise from the small percentage of minorities and women in the physical sciences. Past, current, and future trends in populations are cited to illustrate the situation. Recommendations for …
This presentation from the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines the issues that arise from the small percentage of minorities and women in the physical sciences. Past, current, and future trends in populations are cited to illustrate the situation. Recommendations for creating a supportive department and case study vignettes are presented.
download 405kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright Jim Stith
SPIN-UP: How to Increase the Number of Physics and Astronomy Majors in Your Department
This presentation at the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines strategies for attracting and retaining physics and astronomy majors. It reports on the results of a study by the National Task Force on Undergradute Physics and presents examples from highly successful departments. download 492kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright, Robert Hilborn.
Using Technology to Teach Physics & Astronomy This presentation slide show from the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines ways in which technology can be used to enhance learning in physics and astronomy classes. "Technology" is used in the broadest sense, including the physical layout of classrooms and the tools …
This presentation slide show from the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines ways in which technology can be used to enhance learning in physics and astronomy classes. "Technology" is used in the broadest sense, including the physical layout of classrooms and the tools students have for communication. Other topics covered include microcomputer based experiments and interactive lecture demonstrations, video labs, simulation and modeling software, online homework, just in time teaching, and peer instruction.
download 2247kb .mov
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document has no restrictions provided copyright information is retained. Copyright, Robert Beichner.
Practical Advice from the Trenches: How to Survive Academia without Giving Up Your Career, Your Family, or Your Sanity... This presentation at the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines strategies for managing the workload demands and stress that arise in starting an academic career. It includes both statistics and advice regarding topics ranging from time management, saying no, handling …
This presentation at the 2005 New Faculty Workshop outlines strategies for managing the workload demands and stress that arise in starting an academic career. It includes both statistics and advice regarding topics ranging from time management, saying no, handling teaching demands, working with a department, and starting a research effort.
download 1702kb .pdf
Published: November 10, 2005
Rights: This document is copyright Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky
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