Spring 2006 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT
"What Research Has to Say About Introductory Physics Teaching"
April 7-8, 2006
Illinois Central College
One College Drive, East Peoria, Illinois 61635
The 2005-2006 Outstanding High School Physics Teacher Award will be awarded at the banquet on Friday evening. Congratulations to this year's recipient - Troy Gobble who teaches physics at Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois.
Invited Speakers
"New Insights into Student Understanding of Electric Circuits", Friday at 2:00
MacKenzie R. Stetzer, Department of Physics, University of Washington
"Implementing Research Based Instructional Materials in the Physics Classroom: From the Introductory Physics Class to a Course for the Professional Development of Teachers", Friday at 7:00
Mel Sabella, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University
"The Road Less Traveled: Reflections of a Physics Teacher Educator", Saturday at 9:45
Carl J. Wenning, Coordinator Physics Teacher Education Program, Illinois State University
Workshops
W1 "Guiding Instruction and Learning with an STS Approach"
Larry Kellerman and Jeff Constable, Illinois Central College
W2. "Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs)"
Curtis Hieggelke, Joliet Junior College
W3. "Cracker Barrel Discussion - Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of High School Physics Teachers"
David Sykes, Lincoln Land Community College and Carl Wenning, Illinois State University
Host - Ken Mellendorf, Illinois Central College, kmellendorf@icc.edu