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



Colleagues:

The "No Child Left Behind" Act provides states with significantly MORE
funds for K-12 teacher professional development than the Eisenhower Higher
Education Math/Science Program that it replaces.

Even though all subject areas can be funded, MORE money will be available
for grants to hold K-12 math and SCIENCE teachers' summer workshops, the
Arizona Higher Ed Coordinator (SAHE coordinator) told me.

This is good news for university & college physics departments! And for
high school physics teachers who team with a faculty member in science
education or physics!

Register for our 1-day workshop on University - High School Partnerships at
the AAPT Summer Meeting in Boise, Idaho, and learn how you can build a
partnership that will provide you with better-prepared students, as well as
promote a citizenry who are more adept in thinking and better informed in
science.

Financial support is available for teams.*

In the words of David Hestenes:
"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>.
The deadline for the AAPT early-bird registration discount is this Monday,
June 10!

cheers,
Jane Jackson

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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
Arizona State University, Tempe

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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*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. (NSF regulations require U.S. citizenship or green card.) To
apply, contact me <jane.jackson@asu.edu>. Our grant ends this year, so this
may be your last chance.
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