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PTEC 2008 Conference Schedule
| Omni E |
| Omni F |
| Southpark A |
| Southpark B |
| UT-Austin Campus |
The PTEC Conference will be held on Friday, February 29, and Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark in Austin, TX.
The conference will feature four parallel tracks of 90-minute workshop sessions, and two lunchtime plenary talks. There will also be free pre- and post-conference workshops with limited enrollment.
Click on any of the session titles for workshop descriptions or presenter names for biographical information.
| Friday, February 29, 2008 |
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Master Teachers
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Building Partnerships
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Learning Assistants
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Curriculum & Instruction
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| 7:30am - 9:00am |
Conference Registration
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| 9:00am - 10:00am |
Opening Remarks, Oaks Room
Mary Ann Rankin
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Omni E
The development of UTeach by Master Teachers
Mary Walker, Lynn Kirby, Michael Marder
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Omni F
Faculty/ administration partnerships
Howard Gobstein, Mary Ann Rankin, John Frederick
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Southpark A
Learning Assistants: Re-imagining undergraduate TA's as future pre-college physics teachers
Hunter Close, Lane Seeley
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Southpark B
Are you really teaching if no one is learning? How interactive lecturing can be used to measure and improve student learning
Ed Prather
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| 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch and Plenary, Oaks Room
The National Mathematics and Science Initiative: Taking proven programs to scale
Tom Luce
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| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Omni E
How to maximize the impact of a Teacher-in- Residence
Duane Merrell, Drew Isola, Bob Poel
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Omni F
UTeach replication
Michael Marder
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Southpark A
Making use of a Master Teacher’s unique knowledge to prepare TAs and Learning Assistants
Gay Stewart, Tracy Bond
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Southpark B
Making a course (and learning gains) portable: the Day-by-day plan
Chance Hoellwarth
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Break
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Omni E
The multiple roles of Teachers-in- Residence at smaller institutions
Stamatis Vokos, Chance Hoellwarth, Lezlie DeWater, Sherm Williamson, David Buck-Moyer
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Omni F
Two-year colleges and future teachers: How can we help you, and vice versa
Dwain Desbien
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Southpark A
Strategies for implementing specific activities in a pedagogy course for LAs
Valerie Otero
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Southpark B
The Student Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project
Bob Beichner
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| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Poster session and reception, Omni D
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| Saturday, March 1, 2008 |
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Understanding assessment data
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Science Methods
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Program Elements
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Formative Assessment
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| 8:30am - 10:00am |
Omni E
Making the case: The role of data in supporting educational innovations
Steven Pollock, Noah Finkelstein
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Omni F
Providing feedback to improve instruction: A taste of RTOP
Paul Hickman
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Southpark A
Math for America: Creating and maintaining a community of mathematics teachers in New York City
Jon Schweig
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Southpark B
CANCELLED
Curriculum Topic Study (CTS) – A systematic approach to uncovering student thinking with CTS-developed tools and processes
Page Keeley
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Omni E
Assessing coherent student understanding in introductory physics courses
Priscilla Laws
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Omni F
A new instrument for measuring pedagogical knowledge of physics teachers
Bud Talbot, Derek Briggs
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Southpark A
Recruiting tomorrow's physics teachers: Challenges, opportunities and strategies
Moderator: Rob Thorne
Panel: Michael Marder, Valerie Otero, Lane Seeley, Gay Stewart
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Southpark B
Introduction to a Diagnostic Learning Environment
Pamela Kraus, Eleanor Close
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| 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch and Plenary, Oaks Room
Early career science teachers: Research that can help build a better foundation
Julie Luft
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| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Omni E
Assessing student understanding part 2: Attaching meaning to the results
Karen Cummings
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Omni F
Resource materials for teaching science inquiry
Laura Lising
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Southpark A
Physics and Everyday Thinking (PET) and Physical Science and Everyday Thinking (PSET)
Fred Goldberg
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Southpark B
Mentoring using RTOP
Julia Olsen
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Break
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Omni E
What is teacher effectiveness and how may it be assessed?
David Meltzer
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NO SESSION
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Southpark A
Early Field Experiences: Their role in shaping and developing skills, dispositions, and teacher identity
Marcia Fetters, Laura Lising
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Southpark B
How do you know if they’re getting it: Writing assessment items that reveal student understanding
Sean Smith
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| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Closing session, Omni D
The role of physics education researchers in improving teacher education: Faculty, pedagogy, context, and climate
Moderator: Ted Hodapp
Panel: Laird Kramer, Jill Marshall, Valerie Otero, Stamatis Vokos
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| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Poster session and reception, Omni E/F
The PTEC Digital Library
John Stewart
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