Fall 2010 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT
"A+ Alternatives in Education Research, Energy and Technology"
October 8-9, 2010
Sherrard High School
Sherrard, Illinois 61281
Videos - homopolar motor - rotating LED Christmas lights - physics tablecloth trick
This meeting will showcase the 600 kW wind turbine that provides energy for the Sherrard School District.
Congratulations to Deborah Lojkutz who will receive the 2010 Distinguished Service Citation.
Invited Talks
"How a School District Can do a Large Turbine Project", Friday at 12:45 pm
Scott Engstrom, Account Executive, Ameresco
"Wind for Schools", Friday at 1:45
Matt Aldeman, Center for Renewable Energy, Illinois State University, Jolene Willis, Wind Energy Program Assistant, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University
Panel Discussion - "The New Local Physical Science Alliances", Friday at 3:15
Morten Lundsgaard, Tom Holbrook, Rob Mason, Carl Wenning, and Ken Wester, Moderator
"Technology Innovation to Increase the Productivity of Agricultural Systems", Friday at 7:00
John Reid, Director, Product Technology and Innovation, Deere and Company, Moline, Illinois
Workshop
"Learning Sequences as Instructional Resources", Friday, 10:30-12:00
Carl Wenning, Physics Department, Illinois State University
In this workshop, participants will discuss Levels of Inquiry theory for science teaching and then develop learning sequence resources. The teaching practices of Levels of Inquiry theory - discovery learning, interactive demonstrations, inquiry lessons, inquiry labs, and hypothetical inquiry - are suitable for use with any science topic at any level. This workshop is designed for teachers who want to see students develop the wide range of intellectual process skills linked with science literacy. Participants are requested to read Levels of inquiry: Hierarchies of pedagogical practices and inquiry processes prior to the start of the workshop. This workshop is suitable for science teachers at all levels, K-20. Reference: J. Phys. Tchr. Educ. Online 2(3), February 2005.
Host - Christopher LaRoche, Sherrard High School, larochec@sherrard.us