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2009 Physics Teacher Education Coalition Conference

Physics Teacher Education Coalition
March 13, 2009 - March 14, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA at the Doubletree Hotel & Suites

Institutional Transformation

The 2009 PTEC Conference explored institutional transformation as it pertains to physics teacher education. The conference featured parallel workshop tracks, plenary speakers, a poster session, and time set aside for informal discussion and network-building.

Workshop tracks

• Early Teaching Experiences
• Education Research
• Introductory Course Reform
• Partnerships for Transformation
• Professional Development
• Recruiting Teachers
• Resources for Transformation
• Teaching Methods

Plenary Speakers

• Don Langenberg Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland; President Emeritus, American Physical Society; Former Deputy Director, National Science Foundation
• Phil Sadler, Director, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Executive Producer of A Private Universe; Recipient of Journal of Research in Science Teaching Award; Former Middle School Math and Science Teacher
• Linda Slakey, Director of the Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation; Former Dean and Professor of Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Post-Conference Workshops

• Instructional strategies proven to increase students' learning in the lecture classroom
  Ed Prather, University of Arizona, Center for Astronomy Education
• Transforming your undergraduate physics course using Learning Assistants
  Valerie Otero and Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder