Re: Teaching Masters

["Richard A. Lindgren" <ral5q@VIRGINIA.EDU>]

Colleagues

I am bringing this to your attention because you may know
high school teachers who have an interest in such a degree
program.

At the University of Virginia, the College of Arts and
Science has been offering a Masters of Arts in Physics
Education (MAPE) degree. The degree program is designed
mostly for people who already have a teaching certificate
and who want to learn more physics in order to be a better
high school physics teacher. About 2/3 have had little or
no physics and about 1/3 have had physics equivalent to a
BA in Physics. Some of the latter have graduated over 15
years ago and need refresher courses. Also some are taken
the program because they are required to have a Masters
degree after teaching phyiscs for so many years.They take
16 credits through distance learning courses and 14
credits in residence in two summers totaling 30 credits.
The courses are basically undergraduate physics courses
with one course in physics pedagogy.

Presently, there are about 33 people in the program. The
program started about 5 years ago and we have been
graduating about 5 people per year on average. More
information can be found on our website:
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/outreach/MAPE/

or you may contact me for more information.

Regards,
Richard Lindgren










On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:29:57 -0400
 danmacisaac <Dan.MacIsaac@NAU.EDU> wrote:
> Jim:
>
> There are a number of programs offering such here on the
> East Coast; we
> have an MSEd (Physics with Alternative Certification)
> program here at
> BSC; Rutgers (Eugenia Etkina) has something similar.  The
> assistantships are the most competitive part, though
> special student
> loans (E.g. Noyce) are available for these candidates,
> who are sought
> by specialty programs as career changers to science
> teaching.  see
> <http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/programs/> and
> <http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/programs/MSEDPgms.html>
>
> Dan M
>
> On Oct 13, 2004, at 1:05 PM, Jim Peters wrote:
>
> > Is there a place where a student with a BS in physics,
> > top GRE physics
> > field test scores, and a talent for teaching can get an
> > MS in Physics,
> > a teaching certificate, and also get support for his
> > studies through
> > an assistantship or fellowship?
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Peters
> > jim.peters@hillsdale.edu
> > Hillsdale College
> > 33 E. College St.
> > Hillsdale, MI 49242
> Dan MacIsaac, Assistant Professor, Physics, SUNY Buffalo
> State College
> 222 SCIE BSC 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY 14222
> 716-878-3802
> <macisadl@buffalostate.edu>
> <http://PhysicsEd.BuffaloState.edu>

Dr. Richard A. Lindgren
Research Professor of Physics and
Director of Masters of Arts in Physics Education Program
Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Department of Physics
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400714
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4714
Office 434-982-2691
Fax    434-924-4576
email  ral5q@virginia.edu