Re: Phys-l: Request for Experienced Physics Teacher Advice andContribution

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

Thanks for the compliment, Robert.
I just checked your WEB page and was VERY impressed!!

Herb

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:04:41 -0400 "Robert W. Harris"
<rwharris@CATH-MEM.ORG> writes:
> I was composing a reply - then I read Herb's - then I deleted mine.
> Herb,
> as usual, was  right on the mark.    You might also try (in your
> first year)
> to get AND READ  back copies of The Physics Teacher magazine
> (published by
> the AAPT).  There are always good teaching ideas and things which
> spark your
> own creativity.
>
>
> Br. Robert W. Harris
> Catholic Memorial High School
> rwharris@cath-mem.org
> http://www.cmphysics.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>
> To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Phys-l: Request for Experienced Physics Teacher Advice
> andContribution
>
>
> > > > 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)