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Preparing Future Physics Teachers: Files

Study Circle Notes

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Plenary Session 1: Multiple Perspectives on the Future of STEM Education

Robert Richardson, Professor of Physics, Vice-Provost for Research, Cornell University
Overview of the Findings of the Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century

Ed Reinfurt, Vice President, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Help Desperately Wanted: Qualified Physics Teachers

Stephen Hamilton, Associate Provost for Outreach, Cornell University
Teacher Education at Cornell: Preparing Educational Leaders

Plenary Session 2: Increasing Student Enrollment in Science Education

Carl J. Wenning, Coordinator, Physics Teacher Education Program, Illinois State University
Repairing the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline

Jill Marshall, Assistant Professor of Science and Mathematics Education, University of Texas at Austin
UTeach as a Model for Secondary Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation

Michael (Bodhi) Rogers, Assistant Professor Physics, Ithaca College
Ithaca College's Teacher Education Program

Dan MacIsaac, Associate Professor of Physics, State University of New York, Buffalo State College
SUNY–Buffalo State Programs for Physics Teacher Certification

Third Plenary Session: Beyond Traditional Certification Programs

Chris Olszewski, Physics Teacher – North Collins HS
Reflections on a Road Less Traveled: An Industrial Physicist Becomes a High-School Teacher

Monica Plisch, Research Associate, Director of CNS Institute for Physics Teacher, Cornell University
The Cornell Institute for Physics Teachers

John R. Truedson, Assistant Professor of Physics, Science Program Director, Bemidji State University
A Physics Licensure Program for Minnesota Science Teachers

Richard Lindgren, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia
MAPE program – Summer and Distance Learning Courses

Fourth Plenary Session: Things Your Department Needs to Know

Ted Hodapp, Director of Education and Outreach, American Physical Society
The Role of Colleges and Universities in the Preparation of Future Teachers

June 19, 2006 Presentation

Sunil Labroo, Associate Professor, SUNY Oneonta
PR2EPS: Preparation, Recruitment, Retention & Excellence in the Physical Sciences

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Chuck Stone, Adjunct Assistant Professor, North Carolina A&T State University
Identifying Long-Term Goals and the Role of the Universities within the UNC System