Physics Workshops

Physics Workshops for Two-Year College and High School Instructors

A Project of Lee College (TX), Estrella Mountain Community College (AZ) and the National Science Foundation

ATE Program for Physics Faculty

This project is supported in part by a grant (#0603272) from the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) through the

AdvancedTechnological Education Program (ATE) of the National Science Foundation.

This Project will provide a series of three-day, intensive focused, hands-on professional and curriculum development workshops/conferences and follow-up activities for physics teachers in TYCs and HSs. These workshops and conferences are aimed at teachers who serve students involved in technology-based or technician careers. There will be four workshop/conferences per year held at various TYCs with special incentives to encourage teams of HS and TYC teachers. This project is builds upon and earlier physics workshop project that held 61 workshops over 15 years.

Educators from TYCs HSs, and colleges/universities, which include implementation leaders, and developers from buisness and industry will lead these workshops. They will deal with effective integration, technology implementation, and learning strategies in areas such as micromputer-based laboratories, digital video, computer simulations, conceptual tasks and tools, web and internet activities, group work, assessment of learning, and physics related technician education. Click here to read what particpants can hope to gain from attending a workshop/conference.

For information on a particular workshop select the workshop from the pull down menu below.

New workshop posted along with application that reflects updated schedule.

Workshop Schedule

Virtual Instruments and Control Systems (VCIS) Workshop, September 25-27, 2008, Southeast Community College (Lincoln NE) hosted by Kent Reinhard.

Tools for Introductory Physics (TIP) Workshop, November 13-15, 2008, Lee College, Baytown, TX (near Houston) hosted by Tom O'kuma

Application

Workshop Leaders

Project Staff

ATE and physics related links

Past Workshops

Major Projects (coming soon)

PWEN (project newsletter) Third issue coming soon.

Lee College

ATE Program For Physics Faculty

P.O. Box 818

Baytown, TX 77522

For more information please contact the Project Co-Directors