AAPT Update
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 04:07:09 -0700
AAPT Update 2001 Number 7 The following message is from the Executive Office of the American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, Maryland. **************CONTENTS******************* 1. ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 4 2. NEW FACULTY WORKSHOP 3. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PERC2001 CONFERENCE IN ROCHESTER 4. 2001-2002 PHYSICS PRODUCTS CATALOG RELEASED *************************************** 1. ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 4 The deadline for submission of all abstracts for the 124th AAPT National Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, is Tuesday, September 4. Please submit electronically through the web at www.aapt.org --------------------------------- 2. NEW FACULTY WORKSHOP AAPT will sponsor the New Physics & Astronomy Faculty Workshop November 8 - 11 at the American Center For Physics in College Park, MD. We are seeking NSF support for expenses and we are hopeful that such support will again be forthcoming. This year's program will be expanded to include content specially aimed at those teaching astronomy. Your department chair can nominate you if you are in the first few years of your initial tenure-track appointment. Nominations can be emailed to Kenneth Krane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or to Maria Elena Khoury ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by October 5. Call the AAPT Programs Department 301-209-3344 if you have any questions. --------------------------------- 3. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PERC2001 CONFERENCE IN ROCHESTER Proceedings of the 2001 Physics Education Research Conference: Research at the Interface held at the AAPT Summer Meeting are now available. Information on how to order the proceedings and the list of papers accepted for publication can be found at the conference website http://piggy.rit.edu/franklin/PERC2001_Proceedings.html. --------------------------------- 4. 2001-2002 PHYSICS PRODUCTS CATALOG RELEASED AAPT has issued the 2001-2002 Physics Products Catalog, which features many new additions, including The Mechanical Universe, books that show how to apply the National Science Standards, and books that give ideas for physics demonstrations. Visit http://www.aapt.org/catalog for more information and a complete listing of new products. --------------------------------- These AAPT Updates are archived on the AAPT web site at http://www.aapt.org/updates The American Association of Physics Teachers One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740-3845 Voice: 301-209-3300 Fax: 301-209-0845 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.aapt.org/ http://www.psrc-online.org/ --- You are currently subscribed to aapt-memb as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>