AAPT Update 2001 Number 10 The following message is from the Executive Office of the American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, Maryland.
**************CONTENTS******************* 1. NOMINATIONS FOR AAPT OFFICES AND COMMITTEES 2. VOLUNTEER STUDENT COORDINATORS AT THE 124th AAPT NATIONAL MEETING 3. NEW GRANT TO IMPROVE THE PREPARATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS 4. NEW WEB SITE FOR STUDENTS PLANNING GRADUATE STUDY IN PHYSICS *************************************** 1. NOMINATIONS FOR AAPT OFFICES AND COMMITTEES The AAPT Nominations Committee is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for the AAPT offices of Vice-President, Secretary, Two-Year College Representative, and all AAPT Area Committees. The members elected will take office in January 2003. Nominations should be sent to Chair Karen Bouffard by December 4, 2001, to be considered at the 2002 Winter Meeting of the Nominations Committee. The nomination form is available in the Announcer and online at http://www.aapt.org/membership/membership.html. --------------------------------- 2. VOLUNTEER STUDENT COORDINATORS AT THE 124th AAPT NATIONAL MEETING The AAPT is looking for college students with an interest in physics to volunteer at the National Meeting in Philadelphia. In exchange for being a Volunteer Student Coordinator, students will receive: free one-year membership to AAPT, and free admission to the 124th National Meeting. Interested students can send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- 3. NEW GRANT TO IMPROVE THE PREPARATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS The American Physical Society (APS), the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) have received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) for a program to improve the preparation of K-12 physics and physical science teachers. For more information on the PhysTEC project visit http://www.aapt.org/programs/phystec/announce.html. --------------------------------- 4. NEW WEB SITE FOR STUDENTS PLANNING GRADUATE STUDY IN PHYSICS As a service to our members, AAPT would like you to be aware of a website designed to be a searchable online directory for researching graduate programs in the physical sciences, engineering and related fields. The site also provides other useful resources for students and academics. For more information go to www.gradschoolshopper.com. --------------------------------- The 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/>
