Please submit you initial ideas here BEFORE our committee meetings:
it helps expedite the process.
(This link is only available for periods just BEFORE or DURING AAPT meetings. Alerts will be sent via e-mail.)
1) Read about types of sessions and workshops HERE (start on page 24).
2) Although not required, see if you can find a co-sponsoring committee for your proposed session/workshop. How to do that? One way is to visit possible co-sponsors during their committee meeting, or talk/send e-mail to a member or chair of a committee.
3) When you become an organizer, please be aware of the schedule and deadlines for sessions and workshops. There are several steps to be completed between the submission of your ideas, and the actual meeting one year later. Please pay attention to e-mails from the chair/vice-chair of our committee, as well as AAPT e-mails, and reply or follow their instructions as soon as possible.
Winter 2022, New Orleans, LA
January 8 - 11
WORKSHOPS
"Coding with Glowscript", organizers: Tom O'Kuma and Dwain Desbien, type: half-day
“Establishing an Interactive class culture: an introduction to Modeling Instruction.", organizers Jeff Saul, Kathy Harper and Jeff Hengesbach, type: full-day, co-sponsored with Professional Concerns Committee (lead)
SESSIONS
"Short Course Experiences: The good, the bad, and the ugly", organizer/presider: Thomas Herring, type: Contributed only
"Apps & Open Source Materials for Laboratories to be Incorporated in your Courses", organizer/presider: Frankie Wood-Black, type: Contributed only
Summer 2021, Washington DC
July 31 - August 4
WORKSHOPS
"Modifying Introductory Labs to Promote Scientific Reasoning and Decision-Making Abilities", Kathy Koenig & Krista Wood, Co-sponsor: Labs
"Learn Physics by Practicing Science: Introduction to ISLE", Eugenia Etkina, Co-sponsor: Labs
SESSIONS
"Share-a-thon: Our Greatest Successes in a Cheeky Year", organizer/presider: Raeghan Graessle & Theo Gotis, type: Contributed only
"Best Practices for Developing Scientific Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision-Making Abilities", organizer/presider: Krista Wood, type: Inv/Contr., Co-sponsor: Labs
"Back to the Moon, and off to Mars", organizer/presider: Toby Dittrich, type: Invited only, Co-sponsor: SS&A
"Spiral Physics and Parallel Pedagogy", organizer/presider: Kris Lui and Dean Stocker, type: Inv/Contr.
"Achievement gaps during online instructions: lessons learned", organizer/presider: Farouzan Faridian, type: Inv/Contr., Co-sponsor: Labs
"Implementing the TEAM-UP report "The Time Is Now"", organizer/presider: Anthony Escuadro, type: Inv/Contr.
Wish list:
"Science and Public Policy", organizer/presider: Toby Dittrich, type: Inv/Contr.
Winter 2021, VIRTUAL
January 9-12
WORKSHOPS
Drop Tower Physics, Tobby Dittrich - CANCELLED
Mastery grading, Gloria Ramos
SESSIONS
Teaching Science in an Age of Misinformation and Distrust?, Sherry Savrda
Open Source Tools for Teaching Physics, Michael Butros (cancelled)
Ideas for Promoting Student Retention, Glenda Denicolo
Building a STEM-Wide Culture of Change, Jeff Hengesbach
Climate Change Solutions: There is HOPE!, Tobby Dittrich
Student Understanding of Measurement and Uncertainty, Robert Hobbs (cancelled)
EP3: Effective Practices for Physics Programs, Ramon Lopez (Undergrad Ed)
Wish List:
Surviving Administrative Initiatives, Dwain Desbien (cancelled)
Built-In Assessements, Tom Herring (this session occurred - this is to see how wish list sessions can indeed materialize)
Summer 2020, VIRTUAL
July 19-22
WORKSHOPS
(cancelled) Low-stakes writing, Kris Lui
Integrating computation at TYCs with PICUP, Gloria Ramos, co-sponsor: Ed-Tech
Modifying introductory labs to target scientific and decision-making abilities, Krista Wood & Kathy Koenig, co-sponsor: Labs
SESSIONS
(cancelled) Share-A-Thon II, Raeghan Graessle & Theo Gotis, co-sponsor: Physics Education for the Public
(cancelled) Zero g classroom activities, Toby Dittrich, co-sponsor: Astronomy
Best practices for developing scientific thinking, reasoning, and decision-making abilities, Krista Wood & Kathy Koenig, co-sponsor: Labs
Communicating Sensitive Topics in the Classroom, Libby Schoene, co-sponsor: Women in Physics
Best practices in developing a supportive learning community, Libby Schoene
Favorite first day activity, Dwain Desbien
Art of teaching diverse learners, Shahida Dar
Winter 2020, Orlando, FL
January 18-21
WORKSHOPS
Ring Flinger (Make & Take), Sam Sampere, co-sponsor: Apparatus
Arduino Microcontrollers, Greg Mulder, co-sponsor: Science Ed for the Public
Computational Physics in Introductory Physics Courses, Tom O'Kuma, Dwain Desbien, Nate Quarderer
SESSIONS
Training Newcomers to Lab Instruction, Merita Haxhia, co-sponsor: Laboratories
Ethics & Teaching in the Digital Age, Kathleen Falconer, co-sponsor: Professional concerns
PTRA: Helping First Year and Pre-Service Teachers, Ann Robinson, co-sponsor: Physics in prep-high school education
Outreach Programs Connecting College and K-12, Shawn Reeves, co-sponsor: Physics in prep-high school education
Introducing Computation Physics Classes, Dwain Desbien
Summer 2019, Provo, UT
July 20-24
WORKSHOPS
Modifying Introductory Labs to Target Scientific Reasoning and Decision-Making Abilities, Krista Wood & Kathy Koenig, co-sponsor: Laboratories
Understanding the Mathematical Constructs that Boggle New Physics Students, Trina Cannon, Kathy Harper, Martha Lietz, co-spondor: Physics in Undergraduate Education
Curriculum Swap: Crearing, Sharing, and Improving Student-centered Physics Activities for Life Science Students, Chandra Turpen, Sam MacKagan, Adrian Madsen
Graph Out Loud, Cheryl Davis
STEP UP - Take action to engage women in physics, Robynne Lock, T. Blake Head; we co-sponsored.
SESSIONS
TPT Favorites, Mary Mogge; we co-sponsored.
"Share-a-thon" Active Learning for the 2-Year College, Raeghan Graessle & Theo Gotis, co-sponsor: Physics in high schools
Local Area Physics Groups - How Do You Make Them Work?, Karie Meyers
Physics of Digital Games, Glenda Denicolo