Re: Phys-l: Request for Experienced Physics Teacher Advice and Contribution

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

> > 1. What advice would you give for professional development to a
> first year physics teacher?
> > 2. What are the best resources that you would recommend to a first
> year  physics teacher?
> > 3. What do you recommend to new teachers to prevent burnout?
> > 4. What professional teacher organizations do you belong to?
> > 6. What is the most important advice you would give to first year
> physics teachers who are women?
A simple, but effective response to the above five questions is:

      Join a professional organization such as the American Association
of Physics Teachers and participate actively in the local and national
meetings as soon as possible!
      Teachers of English, Math, and Social Studies usually have several
others nearby to share experiences and discuss topics in their field of
interest. However in most high schools, there is rarely more than one
physics teacher and he/she is too busy preparing lessons, labs, and demos
to discuss professional matters with anyone else in the school.

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where most high schools have one or less physics teachers now and the
number goes lower and lower each year)