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MODELING WORKSHOPS NATIONWIDE in summer 2003
(updated Jan. 21, 2003)
Modeling Workshops in summer 2003 are listed alphabetically below by
state. They range in duration from 1-week introductory workshops, usually
focusing on kinematics, to 4-week workshops that thoroughly treat the
pedagogy and content for the mechanics portion of a physics course. Content
is reorganized around basic models to increase its structural coherence.
Participants are supplied with a complete set of course materials and
work through activities alternately in the roles of student or teacher, as
they practice techniques of guided inquiry and cooperative learning.
In 2001, Modeling Instruction was recognized as an Exemplary K-12
science program and a Promising K-12 educational technology program by the
U.S. Dept. of Education.
Teachers receive stipends and/or tuition waivers at most workshops.
(State funded workshops provide these only for in-state teachers.)
For ongoing support, participants can subscribe to a modeling listserv.
A Modeling Workshop can be an excellent investment for your school
because you can become a valuable resource for teaching science effectively
with technology! For underprepared teachers, a Modeling Workshop is
excellent content remediation.
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ARIZONA
Arizona State University - Tempe (funded by the Nat'l Science Foundation)
June 16 - July 3 or July 7 - Aug 1
2 workshops in mechanics, 2 workshops in electricity or waves/sound/light.
July 7 - Aug. 7: late afternoon workshop in 9th grade physical science
Contact <Jane.Jackson@asu.edu>, 480-965-8438,
Visit <http://modeling.asu.edu> and click on ASU's graduate program ...
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FLORIDA (Teacher or school must pay)
University of Central Florida - Orlando
Two different workshops, preferably taken in sequence:
July 14 - 18: kinematics
July 21 - 25: dynamics
For info: <training@pasco.com> or 1-800-772-8700 (ask for prof. development
dept.)
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ILLINOIS (received state funding)
Illinois State University at Normal
June 16 - 27, 2003
Contact Carl Wenning, <wenning@phy.ilstu.edu>, (309) 438-2957.
<http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/workshops/>
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MASSACHUSETTS (received state funding)
Bridgewater State College
August 11 - 21, probably
for 40 teachers of physical science and physics (2 sections)
content: kinematics, intro to dynamics
Contact Jeff Williams <J7WILLIAMS@bridgew.edu>, 508-531-2081
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MISSISSIPPI (received state funding)
Mississippi State University
July 14 - August 1
Content: underpinnings (foundations of physical science) & mechanics
Contact Dr. Taha Mzoughi <mzoughi@ra.msstate.edu>, 662-325-2923
<http://physics.msstate.edu/ttips/>
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NEW YORK
1) SUNY-Buffalo State College in New York
July 7-18
content: Electricity & Magnetism
Contact Dan MacIsaac, 716-878-3802, <macisadl@buffalostate.edu>
<http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/programs/sprsum03plans.htm>
2) Cornell University, Ithaca (funded by the Nat'l Science Foundation)
July 27-August 1
New York state physics teachers have priority.
Contact Dr. Monica Plisch <mjp11@cornell.edu>
Application is at <http://www.cns.cornell.edu/cipt>
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NORTH CAROLINA (funded by the National Science Foundation)
June 10-27: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Boone
July 8 - 25: CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Morehead City
July 8 - 25: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA - GREENSBORO
Content for all: underpinnings (foundations of physical science), mechanics.
North Carolina teachers have priority.
Contact Nancy Murray <nmmurray@curie.uncg.edu>, (336) 377-9864
Application is at <http://epc.uncg.edu/epcapplication.html>
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PENNSYLVANIA (Teacher or school must pay)
Widener University, near Philadelphia
Two different workshops, preferably taken in sequence:
Aug. 4 - 8: kinematics
Aug. 11 - 15: dynamics
For info: <training@pasco.com> or 1-800-772-8700 (ask for prof. development
dept.)
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WISCONSIN (received state funding)
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
For high school and jr high physical science teachers
Contact Dr. Mark Lattery <lattery@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>
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[Pending funding, Modeling Workshops will be held in California, Missouri,
& Kansas also.]
TEACHERS SAY:
Jim Stankevitz, Wheaton IL:
I am continually amazed at how the modeling method manages to give students
(1) the opportunity to confront their misconceptions about physics head-on,
(2) the ability to analyze their data in an in-depth, consistent way in
order to construct appropriate models, and (3) the skill and confidence
needed to interpret their results (as well as others') in a scientifically
critical way.
Jay & Anna Zimmerman, Milwaukee WI:
Modeling has completely changed the way we teach, and we don't ever see
ourselves going back to a traditional approach. Students have come back
from college and thanked us for the approach because of the excellent
preparation they received.
Douglas Vallette, near Philadelphia PA:
I discovered the modeling method of instruction to be a rigorous approach
to physics instruction on the high school level, and one that is consistent
with the way physicists understand the universe.
For detailed information on Modeling Instruction, visit
<http://modeling.asu.edu>.
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Jane Jackson, Co-Director, Modeling Instruction Program
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics & Astronomy,ASU,Tempe,AZ 85287
480-965-8438/fax:965-7331 <http://modeling.asu.edu>