The first 2012 meeting of the Rochester Area Physics Teachers Out-Reach group (R.A.P.T.O.R.) will be held on Saturday morning, January 14, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be located in room 3335 of the Gosnell building, Building 8 on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology (http://maps.rit.edu/). Park in Lot U. There is NO restricted parking on weekends so park at north end, closest to buildings.
We start with refreshments, socializing, and introductions. There are many physics high school teachers new to R.A.P.T.O.R. the meeting provides opportunities for them, as well as for veterans, to communicate with each other.
Thomas Frys (Association for Bridge Construction and Design Board Member) will discuss the possibility of involving Rochester Area high school science students in the annual ABCD Model Bridge Competitions.
Preparing Teachers and Students to meet State Standards is our topic of the Day. Teachers will discuss their strategies in the following presentations:
Dan Fullerton (West Irondequoit High School) will give a brief presentation on the APlusPhysics.com web resource and how it can be coupled with a novel approach to Regents Physics review. Guided by the principle "The best review book is the one students will actually use," Fullerton gathered input from a range of teachers and students to write "The APlusPhysics Guide to Regents Physics Essentials." His presentation will focus on utilizing these resources to enhance instruction and support students in a hands-on, interactive, highly constructivist learning environment.
Brendan Noon (Williamson High School) will discuss using “Game Show Review” as a differentiated source of learning engagement. Students actively participate in collecting questions from past regents exams and preparing “Game Show” style Power Point reviews and video presentations for their peers to compete against each other as contestants. Lesson plan templates and sample Power Points will be demonstrated and distributed during this presentation.
Next, Brendan Noon (Williamson High School) will lead a discussion on the critical components involved in constructing physics units aligned to New York State’s Common Core Standards shifts and how these shifts will impact New York State assessments. He will show the framework used in developing a Unit on Modern Physics and discuss how this framework can be used in developing other units aligned with Common Core Standards Shifts.
The last scheduled item is Sharing. This is a half hour devoted to unscheduled presentations by any participant, of duration between, say, three to ten minutes. It could, for example, be a demonstration, a lab experiment, a way of presenting a topic, a thought on pedagogy, or humor.
Miscellaneous: Parking is available in Parking Lot U .
There are no costs or fees associated with any part of this meeting and it is not necessary to make a reservation in advance.
If you would like a letter of attendance for this meeting please inform me ahead of time so that it can be distributed at the meeting.
The agenda is repeated in capsule form at the end of this message.
Mr. Brendan Noon
Co-Organizer of R.A.P.T.O.R.
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Agenda
Rochester Area Physics Teachers Out-Reach
Saturday January 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Gosnell Building, Building 8, Rochester Institute of Technology
Room 3335
Parking in Lot U
- 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Refreshments, Socializing, Introductions and Announcements
- 9:15 – 9:20 a.m. Annual Bridge Building Competition for High School Students
- Thomas Frys Association for Bridge Construction and Design Board Member)
- 9:20 – 9:40 a.m. Physics Demos that make Students Think!
- Bring your favorite demonstration that introduces a topic in physics
- 9:40 -10:10 a.m. A “Novel” Approach to Regents Review with APlusPhysics.com
- Dan Fullerton (West Irondequoit High School)
- 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. Differentiated Instruction with “Game Show” Review in Physics
- (lessons and templates will be distributed) Brendan Noon (Williamson High School)
- 10:40 – 10:50 a.m. Refreshment Break
- 10:50 – 11:20 a.m. Critical Components of Unit Writing for New York State Common Core Standards Shifts in Physics
- (Lessons and templates will be distributed Brendan Noon (Williamson High School)
- 11:20 a.m. to noon Physics Share-A-Thon
Physics education enthusiasts all over the world can interact and participate in the meetings by registering for free at:
http://www.vokle.com/series/22103-rochester-area-physics-teachers-out-reach
A few other ways you can show your support for physics education and collaborate with other high school physics teachers are by liking the RAPTOR facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rochester-Area-Physics-Teachers-Out-Reach-RAPTOR/261529007244589
or signing up on the RAPTOR Listserve: