4/25/00.
Dan MacIsaac asked me to post this again, with his apologies for neglecting
to include a subject heading last week when he posted it. Teachers have
been asking him... I've received an update on the Knoxville TN workshop -
fabulous free 2-bdrm apts there.
Teachers: ask for school district Eisenhower funds to reimburse expenses if
you want to participate in an out-of-state workshop.
Faculty: encourage high school physics teachers in your community to apply.
You'll reap benefits long-term with better-prepared students in your
courses.
There's no assurance that modeling workshops will be held next year: the
Eisenhower program is ending this year. Congress hasn't decided what to put
in its place yet.
cheers,
Jane
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Below are details on the fourteen regional Modeling Workshops this summer
that still have openings. The workshops are for high school physics
teachers, and most are also for physical science teachers. Extensive
information about each workshop site is at http://modeling.la.asu.edu/modeling.html .
Modeling Instruction is a student-centered, structured inquiry approach
that organizes the course around a few models; this lends coherency to the
course.
For all modeling workshops except Wisconsin and South Dakota, a teacher can
receive financial support at the workshop only if he/she teaches in that
state. Out-of-state teachers are welcome at most sites.
REGIONAL MODELING WORKSHOPS THIS SUMMER:
The following sites have received Eisenhower or other funding to hold
regional modeling workshops. E-mail the contact person if you're
interested.
ARIZONA
Arizona State Univ, next to Phoenix (Sheila Ringhiser, Dawn Harman): July
12 - Aug. 4 (mechanics)
jane.jackson@asu.edu
A FEW OPENINGS exist.
$500 stipend, tuition waiver for up to 4 semester hours.
Out of state physics teachers can attend free for no credit, or earn 1-3
semester hours @$110/hr. Housing and food are inexpensive, but a car is
needed. The workshop is at Sheila's high school.
Sheila's students get normalized gains on the Force Concept Inventory that
are triple those of students under traditional instruction, each year. She
has led two previous 4-week Modeling Workshops.
Arizona State Univ, next to Phoenix (Jeff Hengesbach): June 7-30
jane.jackson@asu.edu
2nd semester content; applicants must have completed a modeling workshop in
mechanics.
A FEW OPENINGS exist.
$500 stipend, tuition waiver for up to 4 semester hours
Out of state teachers can get tuition waiver!
Housing and food are inexpensive, but a car is needed; the workshop is at
Jeff's high school.
Jeff's honors students' Force Concept Inventory gains are triple those of
students under traditional instruction. He has led several previous 4-week
Modeling Workshops.
Univ of Arizona, in Tucson (Ingrid Novodvorsky, Phil Gilbert) July 5-28
novod@physics.arizona.edu
2nd semester content; applicants must have completed a modeling workshop in
mechanics.
A FEW OPENINGS exist. $800 stipend, tuition waiver, etc.
Out of state physics teachers can attend free for no credit, or earn 1 to 3
semester hours @$110/hr.
Housing and food are inexpensive and convenient.
Northern AZ Univ in Flagstaff (David Thompson,Ted Lyons) (math & science):
May 29 -June 16
danmac@nau.edu (Prof. Dan MacIsaac)
For teams of high school math & science teachers. Learn part of the
modeling mechanics curriculum and then write lessons using the modeling
approach to teach these curves (log, exponential, trig, normal) using data
collected from biology, physics, chemistry and earth science.
MANY OPENINGS.
$600 stipend, travel, tuition waiver.
Out of state teachers can apply. Inexpensive tuition.
Convenient housing. In the mountains; cool climate.
Last year David Thompson was the NSTA "Teacher of the Year".
CALIFORNIA
California State Univ at Fresno (Brenda Royce, Jerry Bodily): June 26 - July 7.
FULL.
FLORIDA
Univ of Central Florida in Orlando (Art Woodruff, Jane Nelson): June 20-27
(6 days)
Madi Dogariu <dogariu@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers. Kinematics. Stipend.
MANY OPENINGS, for they just recently were funded.
Out of state physics teachers can attend for no credit or earn 1 or 2
semester hours @$460/hr (or possibly the in-state rate of $160).
Housing and food are inexpensive and convenient.
Art Woodruff has led two 4-week Leadership Modeling Workshops.
HAWAII
Univ of Hawaii, in Honolulu (Gheri Fouts & Consuelo Rogers): July 17 - 22
fok@hawaii.edu (Agnes Fok) or josumi@hawaii.edu (Jean Osumi)
For physics and physical science teachers. Housing, travel.
Administrative fee is only $77 for the course (2 sem hrs).
Gheri and Consuelo led a similar Modeling Workshop last summer.
On April 16, Agnes Fok said, "For PHYS 505, currrently we have 14 teachers
signing up and I think we are quite full. For out-of-state teachers, we
can send them housing forms to apply for dormitory housing, but we won't be
able to guarantee. Also we need to check whether the $77 administrative fee
will apply to non-resident or not."
MAINE
University of New England, near Portland, Maine (Jamie Vesenka, Jeff
Steinert): Aug. 7-18
jvesenka@mailbox.une.edu (Jamie Vesenka)
For physics and physical science teachers, and some middle school teachers.
Kinematics.
MANY OPENINGS, for they were just recently funded.
$800 stipend, travel.
Out of state physics teachers can attend for no credit or earn 1 to 3
semester hours. Dorm.
MICHIGAN
University of Michigan at Dearborn (Mark Davids, Gene Easter): June 26 - July 21
Paul Zitzewitz <pwz@umich.edu>
Entire semester of mechanics.
Tuition waiver for 4 semester hours of credit; free lunch, travel.
Can apply at http://curie.umd.umich.edu/modeling
Not expected to have openings for out of state teachers.
MISSOURI
Univ of Missouri at St Louis (Rex Rice & Mark Schober): July 5 - 21
Hal Harris <hharris@umsl.edu>
TWO OPENINGS (out of 24 slots) as of April 17.
Entire semester of mechanics.
Tuition waiver for 3 semester hours; travel, housing.
Probably no out-of-state teachers are allowed.
Rex Rice's honors students' normalized gains on the Force Concept Inventory
are triple those of students under traditional instruction. Rex led two
4-week Leadership Modeling Workshops.
NORTH CAROLINA
Univ of No. Carolina at Greensboro (Patty Blanton, Mike Turner).
FULL
Patty Blanton has led three previous Modeling Workshops, and Mike Turner
has led one.
OHIO
Univ of Akron in Ohio (Lou Turner, Laura Sloma): July 10 - 22
Greg Townsend <gmt@nebula.physics.uakron.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers.
Out of state participants must pay tuition at $360/credit hour. Dorm.
Lou Turner has led 2 4-week Leadership Modeling Workshops.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Black Hills State University in western So. Dakota (Jerry Loomer, Harlan
Heitz): July 5-28
Rena Faye Norby <rnorby@mystic.bhsu.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers. Entire semester of mechanics.
MANY OPENINGS, as they just recently got funding.
$500 stipend, housing (family accommodations available, too).
Wyoming and So. Dakota teachers qualify for stipends.
Out of state teachers can attend for no credit or earn graduate credit if
they pay tuition.
TENNESSEE
Univ of Tennessee at Knoxville (Ellis Noll, Mark Anderson): June 12 - 30
Stu Elston <selston@utk.edu>
Kinematics, dynamics through collisions.
MANY OPENINGS.
"To apply online, go to http://www.phys.utk.edu/ then click on the Physics
Modeling Workshop link which is prominent. This URL + link leads to http://www.phys.utk.edu/Modeling/Main.html which is the main workshop page."
"Participants from beyond reasonable commuting distance will be provided
housing in university apartments on campus at workshop expense (i.e.,
FREE!). These apartments are air-conditioned and fully furnished and offer
two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, living room, and a study area. The kitchen
has a frost-free, full size refrigerator, stove and oven, and garbage
disposal. Linens will be provided."
Stipend, housing and meals, travel. Optional graduate credit.
Out of state teachers should ask Dr. Elston if they can participate without
paying tuition.
Ellis Noll's students' Force Concept Inventory gains are triple those of
students under traditional instruction.
VIRGINIA
Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia (Rich McNamara, Tim
McLeod, & Katie Wallet): July 10-28.
George King <gking@mwc.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers. Priority for teachers in
Spotsylvania County, Arlington County and Prince William County. No
out-of-state teachers.
Rich McNamara has led two 4-week Leadership Modeling Workshops.
WISCONSIN
Univ of Wisconsin at River Falls (Michael Crofton, Margaret Furdek): June
14 - 30
neal.h.prochnow@uwrf.edu
Most of the mechanics curriculum. A physics teacher can come with a math or
other science teacher from their school if they prefer.
Teachers from ALL STATES qualify for financial support, but Wisconsin and
Minnesota teachers have priority. Inexpensive meals, lovely rural area 40
miles from Minneapolis.
"Individuals from other parts of the US are welcome depending upon slots.
There will be 24 slots and we can stretch it a bit. ALL participants will
receive 3 grad credits tuition waiver (a $600 + value), housing costs
covered and a small stipend for meals and some travel and fees. We will
not be able to pay for airfares from across the US."
Michael Crofton's students' Force Concept Inventory normalized gains are
triple those of students under traditional instruction.
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Jane Jackson, Dir., Modeling Workshop Project
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-8438/fax:965-7331. http://modeling.la.asu.edu
"In the matter of physics, the first lessons should
contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting
to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more
valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds."
- Albert Einstein