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U-HS workshop at AAPT Summer Meeting: $$ for teams



Colleagues:
In case you haven't heard, the National Science Foundation has a new "Math
and Science Partnerships" program, funded at $160,000,000. Come to our
University - High School Partnerships Workshop at the AAPT Summer meeting
in Boise, and get some pointers on this! Financial support is available for
teams.*

Our conclusion after 10 years of holding Modeling Workshops is that
permanent infrastructure is needed to sustain reform. Therefore our
efforts are now in that direction. Modeling Instruction is an exemplar of
the type of program that should be institutionalized so that reform will
endure. University - high school partnerships are units of structure that
are the right scale to give teachers the support that they need.

Register on-line at <http://www.aapt.org>.

cheers,
Jane Jackson

*Financial support is available, because the NSF Physics Division funded us
to promote, advise and assist the formation of University - High School
partnerships nationwide. To qualify for financial assistance, a high school
physics teacher and a faculty member at a nearby university or college are
asked to register as a team to explore the possibilities for setting up a
partnership. Support is up to $400 for each team member and can include
these: travel, 2 nights housing, 1 day meals, workshop fee, AAPT
registration. To apply, contact me <jane.jackson@asu.edu>. Our grant ends
this year, so this may be your last chance.

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Workshop W10:
UNIVERSITY - HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS FOR PHYSICS TEACHING REFORM
(Supported by NSF grant PHY-9819461).
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002. 8:30am-4:30pm.
David Hestenes and Jane Jackson

Abstract: To lead science education reform in the schools, high school
physics teachers must be integrated into the physics community and given
easy access to its resources. They must be empowered by programs for
sustained professional growth and support from peers and the physics
community. Learn how this can be achieved at the local level through
partnerships between university physics departments and local physics
alliances, and further enriched by graduate programs tailored for
teachers. ...
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