Page The Flipped Classroom Pt. 1 The Flipped Classroom Pt. 1 The Flipped Classroom Pt. 1 1. THE DIALOG Winte r /Spr i ng 2016 V ol um e 1, Issue 1 The Newsletter of the Southern Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers INSIDE THIS ISSUE Spring/Summer Meeting Announcements 1-2 Scholarships & Workshop Opportunities 2-11 Minutes from Fall 2016 Meeting 12 Officers and contact information 13 Spring 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS During the Spring 2016 meeting, officers for the following positions will be elected: President Elect VP for 4 year Colleges Secretary Each position is either a 3 year term or a 3 year commitment (President Elect serves subsequently as President and then Past President) If you are interested in serving in any of these capacities OR if you would like to nominate someone for a position, please contact Lenore Horner, Acting President of SOS-AAPT Lenore.Horner@7Hills.org SOS/AAPT SPRING 2016 Hosted by University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, Address: Science Center 111 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-2314 Joint Meeting with the Ohio Section of the APS (American Physical Society) Plenary Talks on Nanophotonics A memorial for our dearly departed friend, Jim Sullivan will be held at this meeting. Saturday, April 9, 2016 REGISTRATION DUE: MARCH 29, 2016 ABSTRACTS DUE: MARCH 18, 2016 NEW OFFICER ELECTIONS! NOMINATE YOURSELF OR A FRIEND! NOMINATE A FRIEND TODAY!! Come meet with your colleagues from Southern and Central Ohio! NEWS! Judges are needed!!! Every year the SOS- AAPT and SO-APS award prizes to young scientists (5 th 12 th grade) who have been promoted to the Ohio State Science Day. WE NEED JUDGES! It is easy and fun! Please join us on May 14, 2016. To judge for this special prize, please contact Gordon Aubrecht (aubrecht.1@osu.edu) OR Matthew Kennedy (mkennedy@torahacademy.org) REMINDER: The National AAPT Meeting will be hosted in Cincinnati in 2017! If you would like help, please contact one of the board members. Contact information on the last page. Pick up a few new ideas for your classroom and share a few of your own good ideas! There is still time to present a contributed 10 minute paper! SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BY GOING TO THE REGISTRATION WEBSITE BELOW! ABSTRACTS DUE MARCH 18, 2016 REGISTER NOW AT: http://sosaapt.weebly.com/spring-2016--- university-of-dayton-saturday-april-9-2016.html. BRING YOUR FRIENDS - PLAN TO COME!
Page 2 The Dialog What are *YOU* doing this Summer? Here are some options! July 16-20, 2016 AAPT Summer Meeting - Sacremento, CA Regular Abstract Submissions Closed Late Abstract Submissions Close: April 28, 2016 http://www.aapt.org/conferences/sm2016/
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Page 4 The Dialog Application for Physical Science by Inquiry APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2016 FOR FULL CONSIDERATION As of March 13, 2016 APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY Dates: Monday June 13 Thursday June 30, 2016 (Monday through Friday except for last week) Time: 8:30 AM 3:00 PM daily Location: University of Cincinnati (main campus) Sponsors: Improving Teacher Quality Program (Ohio Board of Regents) and University of Cincinnati Cost: There is a $75 fee which will be returned to the participant upon completion of the program. DO NOT SEND this fee now. It will be requested once accepted into program. FULL NAME PREFERRED E-MAIL SCHOOL NAME PHONE SCHOOL ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE HOME ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE HOME OR CELL PHONE BA/BS Major Year MA/MS Major Year TEACHING EXPERIENCE (List your last position first.) School and location from to Subjects taught
The Dialog Page 5 Please list the titles, levels, and number of sections for science courses you anticipate teaching next year: Course Level Sections Are you willing to attend a three-week summer course and participate in two Saturday follow-up sessions scheduled during the following school year? Will you be registering for 4 graduate education credits (tuition paid by the grant)? Course activities will include inquiry investigations, work in small groups, class discussions, collaboration, assignments, and some assessments. In the space below (half page or less) describe why you would like to participate in this course: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (If you apply by e-mail, please scan this page and include in your email) COMMITMENT FROM YOUR PRINCIPAL (or other appropriate administrator) Are you willing to support this teacher in implementing inquiry instruction in his/her classroom? Administrator s signature Title Date Administrator s printed name School Name Phone ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 6 The Dialog For full consideration, application must be received by Friday, March 11, 2016. Applications received after this deadline will be considered if spaces remain. Please return all application materials via email or US mail to: Dr. Kathy Koenig Department of Physics University of Cincinnati 400 Geology/Physics Bldg. PO Box 210011 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0011 OR kathy.koenig@uc.edu QUESTIONS: Contact Kathy Koenig (e-mail preferred or call (513) 556-0507) Note: As of March 13, 2016 there are still openings for this workshop. You are encouraged to apply! You may also download this information from: http://tspt.org/
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Page 8 The Dialog Application for Physics Modeling: Mechanics Course APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2016 for priority consideration As of March 13, 2016 APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Dates: Monday June 13 Friday July 1, 2016 Time: Location: Sponsors: Cost: 8:00 AM 4:00 PM (Monday-Thursday); 8:00 AM Noon (Fridays) Indian Hill High School Improving Teacher Quality Program of the Ohio Board of Regents and the University of Cincinnati in collaboration with Indian Hill High School There is a $75 registration fee which will be returned to the participant upon program completion. DO NOT SEND fee now. It will be requested once application is accepted. FULL NAME PREFERRED E-MAIL SCHOOL NAME PHONE SCHOOL ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE HOME ADDRESS NUMBER AND STREET CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE HOME OR CELL PHONE BA/BS Major Year MA/MS Major Year TEACHING EXPERIENCE (List your last position first.) School and location from to Subjects taught
The Dialog Page 9 Please list the titles, levels, and number of sections for science courses you anticipate teaching next year: Course Level Sections Are you willing to attend the full three-week summer graduate course (4 credits in physics) and participate in two Saturday follow-up sessions scheduled during the following school year? Do you understand that this is a graduate level course and that homework will be assigned nightly during the three weeks? Are you willing to give your students a conceptual test provided by the course instructors next year as a pre-test and post-test? (you will have access to the analyzed data as well) Are you willing to participate in a local Modeling teachers e-mail listserv? Will you be registering for 4 graduate physics credits (tuition paid by the grant)? In the space below (half page or less) describe why you would like to participate in this course: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (If you apply by e-mail, please scan this page and include in your email) COMMITMENT FROM YOUR PRINCIPAL (or other appropriate administrator) Are you willing to support this teacher in implementing Modeling instruction in his/her classroom? Administrator s signature Title Date Administrator s printed name School Name Phone ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 10 The Dialog For full consideration, application must be received by Friday, March 11, 2016. Applications received after this deadline will be considered if spaces remain. Please return all application materials via email or US mail to: Dr. Kathy Koenig Department of Physics University of Cincinnati 400 Geology/Physics Bldg. PO Box 210011 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0011 OR kathy.koenig@uc.edu QUESTIONS: Contact Kathy Koenig (E-mail preferred or call (513) 556-0507) Note: As of March 13, 2016 there are still openings for this workshop. You are encouraged to apply! You may also download this information from: http://tspt.org/
The Dialog Page 11 Starting our 13th year!!! 2014 Ohio Physics and Chemistry Modeling Workshops A collaboration of The Ohio State University, Columbus City Schools, and New Albany Plain Local Schools All Ohio Science Teachers Welcome to Apply!!! Based on the national award-winning, highly successful Modeling program. Monday June 13 th Friday July 1 (weekdays only) and three follow-ups on Saturdays to be determined, all at New Albany High School Participants Receive 4 hours of graduate credit in physics/chemistry Curricular and classroom materials aimed at Ohio standards Lunch each workshop day, to talk shop with other teachers Past Participants Say Very worthwhile. I m glad I made this commitment The greatest teaching changing experience I have ever had. Opened my eyes to a new method of instruction The best professional development activity I ve been involved with in 20 years. It had the greatest impact on my teaching Helped me really see how students learn best. Contact Dr. Kathy Harper (harper.217@osu.edu) 614-688-7835 for details and application.
Page 12 The Dialog SOS/AAPT Executive and Buisiness Meeting Minutes Mason High School, Mason, OH - 10 October 2015 Board Members Present: John Rowe (president), Mark Plano Clark (past president), Lenore Horner (president elect), Kathy Harper (Section Rep), Bill Kuhlman (Treasurer), VP for High Schools (Matthew Kennedy), VP for 2-year Colleges (Sandra Doty), Terry Toepker (VP for 4-year colleges) The meeting was called to order by President John Rowe at 2:40pm. 1. Sandy moved and Kevin seconded to approve both sets of minutes from Spring. Motion passed. 2. Thanks to DeeDee Messer and Mason High School for hosting us 3. Treasurer s report from Bill Kuhlman must fill federal 990-N as non-profit with assets less than $25000 similar form is required to be filed with state of OH balance $3628.12 in checking, cd $2053.36 total 5681.48 as of 9/15/2015 4. Section Rep report from Kathy Harper AAPT national meeting July 23-27 in Cincinnati meetings committee now includes section rep of host section for 2 years prior to meeting ideas are needed outings: observatory, king s island (b) what could get locals to attend meeting (c) picnic? discount for local members? discount for first-time attendees 1-day HS teachers camp need to focus on keeping relevant to 9-12 suggestions to Kathy Harper suggest sessions for HS committee to sponsor 5. Spring SOSAAPT meeting April 9 at University of Dayton with OSAPS Lenore Horner will be SOSAAPT contact person for coordinating organization of the meeting We need a parallel section on Sat. morning and then something to extend beyond into the afternoon for us. theme is nano-photonics; a workshop on energy and session on Jim Sat. am? - ask Gordon we need a big draw Lenore will be contact for Perry (Terry and Kathy H have names, Dave Maloney would come, Jearl Walker) Matthew will see if JW is interested at a meeting next week 6. Elections 7. At the Spring meeting we will elect: Secretary, VP for 4 year colleges, and President elect. We also need a Treasurer in training as per request of Bill Kuhlman. Similarly, we need a judge organizer in training for the State Science Day award as per request of Gordon Aubrecht. Meeting adjourned 15:06
The Dialog SECTION REPRESENTATIVE Kathleen A. Harper (05/31/2018) The Ohio State University harper.217@osu.edu PRESIDENT Lenore Horner (05/31/2017) The Seven Hills School Lenore.Horner@7Hills.org PRESIDENT ELECT OFFICERS TREASURER William H. Kuhlman (05/31/2018) St Xavier HS wkuhlman42@gmail.com PAST PRESIDENT Mark Plano Clark (05/31/2016) University of Cincinnati mark.planoclark@uc.edu planocmk@ucmail.uc.edu Page 13 VICE PRES - UNIV/4 YR. COLL Terry Toepker (05/31/2016) Xavier University toepker@xavier.edu VICE PRESIDENT - 2 YEAR COLLEGES Sandra Doty (05/31/2018) Ohio University Lancaster dotys@ohio.edu AT LARGE Elizabeth George (appointed) Wittenberg Univ egeorge@wittenberg.edu Gordon J. Aubrecht II (appointed) The Ohio State Univ - Marion aubrecht.1@osu.edu VICE PRESIDENT - HIGH SCHOOLS, SCIENCE FAIR JUDGE RECRUITER IN TRAINING, TREASURER IN TRAINING Matthew Kennedy (05/31/2017) Columbus Torah Academy mkennedy@torahacademy.org; SECRETARY Krista E. Wood (05/31/2016) Univ of Cincinnati Blue Ash krista.wood@uc.edu ASSOCIATE SECRETARY James F. Sullivan (recently passed) For the latest SOS-AAPT information please visit our website at: http://sosaapt.weebly.com/index.html Suggestions? Questions? Got an idea on how to improve the section or ideas on how we can help you? PLEASE CONTACT ANY ONE OF THE SECTION OFFICERS! Contributions to The Dialog may be sent to the Editor at dotys@ohio.edu