Workshop W1. "Repairing the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline", Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois (five miles from Bradley University). Although we have $500 of underwriting for this special session from the national office of AAPT, there are various incidental expenses that are not covered. To help with these expenses, there is a fee for this workshop - $10 for faculty and $5 for students.

Thursday, October 14, 2004 - Plenary Session (Academic Building - Room 212C)

1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Welcome, Orientation, Overview, Kenneth Mellendorf, Physics Department, Illinois Central College
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Status of the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline, Carl Wenning, Physics Teacher Educator, Illinois State University
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. High School Science Teacher Shortage from a Superintendent’s Perspective, Chuck Fabish, Superintendent of Peoria Public Schools
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Teacher Certification and University Program Accreditation, Lynn Steffen, ISU Office of Clinical Experiences and Certification Processes
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break (refreshments provided)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Teacher Candidate Perspectives (Ken Mellendorf)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. The Joys of High School Physics Teaching (Stephen Weber, Rockford East High School)
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. In-service Physics Teacher Survey (Kim Shaw, Department of Physics, SIUE)
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Alternative Certification Programs (Michael Lorber, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, ISU)
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break (refreshments provided) (reassemble in Room 218B)
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Group discussion – problem identification
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Supper on your own

Breakout Sessions: Academic Building - Rooms 215A, 218A, and 219B

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Work group sessions – problem resolution (leaders TBA)

Breakout session topics will be determined by the participants. They might include the following:
-- Recruitment of physics teacher candidates
-- Retention of new physics teachers
-- Implication of revised teacher certification law and possible ISAAPT involvement with the Illinois State Board of Education
-- Role of the ISAAPT in teacher recruitment, preparation, certification, and retention
-- Reforming Physics Teacher Education programs
-- University/community college/high school collaboratives

Friday, October 15, 2004

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (location TBA)
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Work group sessions continue with presentation preparation

(Academic Building - Rooms 215A, 218A, and 219B)

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session – work group interim reports - Moderator: Mark Boley, ISAAPT President, Department of Physics, Western Illinois University (Academic Building - Room 212C)