Fall 2011

Notes from each meeting are available by clicking on the meeting title.

Date

Title

Presenter

Aug. 26

No Meeting

N/A

Sept. 2

Welcome Session

N/A

Sept. 2

Happy Hour
Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

N/A

Sept. 9

Why teaching is important to your research

Tony Bendinelli

Sept. 16

Rethinking elementary science education in the 21st century
RLM 4.102 (Wheeler Lecture Hall), 3 pm

Dr. Sacha Kopp 

Sept. 23

Quest: Not just a homework service anymore

Dr. Nathan Erickson

Sept. 30

Improving Instruction in the Natural Sciences

Dr. Mark Daniels

Oct. 7

Texas APS/AAPT Fall Meeting
Oct. 6-8, Texas A&M University-Commerce

N/A

Oct. 14

A peek into the working life of a physics journalist --- and how to become one

Dr. Toni Feder

Oct. 21

Can you use improvisation in a Physics class? Yes, and...

Sarah Coleman

Oct. 28

Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Physics to Non-Majors

Dr. George Shubeita

Nov. 4

The Other Lessons: What students keep for life

Dr. Michael Starbird

Nov. 11

Exploring Gender Equity in Science from High School to College

Dr. Catherine Riegle-Crumb

Nov. 18

The Constructive Nature of Memory

Dr. Alison Preston

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving Break
No Meeting

N/A

Dec. 2

Happy Hour
Crown & Anchor, 5 pm

N/A

Topics and notes from previous semesters are available here