Spring 2011 Newsletter

Paul J. Dolan, Jr., Editor

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In this Issue

From the Chair, Larry Woolf.

New APS Fellows Nominated from the Forum on Education, Peter J. Collings

APS Excellence in Physics Education Award, Paula Heron

From the Editor, Paul Dolan

FEd Sessions at APS March 2011 and April 2011 Meetings

2011 Physics Teacher Education Coalition Conference

Using Astronomy to Teach Physics

Articles

• Forum on Engaging the Public, Dan Dahlberg and Philip W. Hammer
• Learn More About the Advanced Labs You Teach: ALPhA BUFFY Conference & Immersions, David Van Baak, Paul Dolan, Gabriel Spalding
• NanoDays 2011, Christine Akers
• NanoJapan: Connecting U.S. Undergraduates with the Best of Nanoscience Resarch in Japan, Cheryl Matherly and Junichiro Kono
• A LaserFest Teachers’ Day: Outreach to Local Science Teachers at the SESAPS Meeting, Amber L. Stuver
• Local Physical Science Alliances (LPSAS) for Illinois, Carl Wenning
• What Can We Learn From Physics Teachers In High Scoring Countries On The TIMSS And PISA International Assessments?, Cherrill Spencer
• Using Clickers in a University Physics Course to Improve Student Achievement, Judith C. Stull, David M. Majerich, Andria C. Smythe, Susan Jansen Varnum, Joseph P. Ducette and Tiffany Gilles
  
• Answer to Challenge to the Readership, Paul Dolan.

Teacher Preparation Section, John Stewart, Editor

• From the Editor of the Teacher Preparation Section, John Stewart
• PhysTEC Program at the University of California, Davis, David Webb
• Preparing urban students to teach in the urban classroom: Chicago State University’s PhysTEC Program, Mel Sabella and Andrea Gay Van Duzor

Browsing the Journals, Carl Mungan

Web Watch, Carl Mungan

Executive Committee of the Forum on Education.

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Disclaimer- The articles and opinion pieces found in this issue of the APS Forum on Education Newsletter are not peer refereed and represent solely the views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the APS.