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Percent of High School Teachers with Physics Degrees

Percent of High School Teachers with Physics Degrees. MAPE Requirements. Summer residence courses (~4 weeks) PHYS 631, 632 Introductory calculus based (4,4) PHYS 635, 636 Associated labs (3,3) Distance learning courses PHYS 605, 606 How Things Work I, II (3,3)

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Percent of High School Teachers with Physics Degrees

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  1. Percent of High School Teachers with Physics Degrees

  2. MAPE Requirements Summer residence courses (~4 weeks) PHYS 631, 632 Introductory calculus based (4,4) PHYS 635, 636 Associated labs (3,3) Distance learning courses PHYS 605, 606 How Things Work I, II (3,3) PHYS 609 Galileo to Einstein (3) PHYS 633 Modern Physics (4) PHYS 641 Teaching Physics Pedagogy (3)

  3. List of Courses for MAPE • UVa Resident Physics Courses (Summer) • PHYS 631 Motion, Fluids, Heat (4 cr.) • PHYS 635 Lab (3 cr.) • PHYS 632 E/M, Waves, Optics (4 cr.) • PHYS 636 Lab (3 cr.)

  4. MAPE Distance Learning Courses • PHYS 605 How Things Work I (3 cr.) • PHYS 606 How Things Work II (3 cr.) • PHYS 609 Galileo and Einstein (3 cr.) • PHYS 633 Modern Physics (Relativity, Quantum Physics) (4 cr.) • PHYS 641 Physics Pedagogy (3 cr.)

  5. Possible Plan of Study • Summer 2005 (in residence) • PHYS 631 Classical & Modern Physics I ( 4 cr.) • PHYS 635 (3 cr.) • Fall 2005 • PHYS 605 How Things Work I (3 cr.) • Spring 2006 • PHYS 606 How Things Work II (3 cr.) • Summer 2006 (in residence) • PHYS 632 Classical & Modern Physics II (4 cr.) • PHYS 636 (3 cr.)

  6. Possible Plan of Study – 2nd year • Fall 2006 • PHYS 609 Galileo & Einstein (3cr.) • Spring 2007 • PHYS 641 Physics Pedagogy (3 cr.) • Summer 2007 • PHYS 633 Modern Physics III (4cr.) • Finish August 2007 • Complete degree program in 2 1/4 years

  7. Phys 631, 632; summer courses • Calculus - based course. • Textbook: Haliday, Resnick, and Walker • 19 - 2 hour physics lecture/demonstrations. • Use pedagogy that teachers can take into classroom. • Numerous illustrations, overheads, notes, cartoons. • Include JiTT with WebAssign and Physlets. • 16 - 1 1/2 hour recitations using best high school teachers. • Live in dorms and tutor. • Problem sets continue up to October using WebAssign. • Four weekly quizzes in summer. Final exam in October. • Make connections to other areas in science & real life.

  8. Physics 633 – modern physics • Distance learning course • Use own textbook (with Andy Rex, 3rd ed.) • Homework and tests via WebAssign • Average 3 mini-lectures per chapter • Problem solving for each chapter • Links to physlets, simulations • Students must be independent • Help through email list serve

  9. Physics 641 – physics pedagogy • Distance learning course • No lectures or exams • 14 weekly assignments – Use Open Portfolio program • nature of science • laboratories (Real Time Physics) • demonstrations (PTRA) • technology in classroom • Workshop Physics, Physics by Inquiry, Active • Physics, Simulations, Physlets, Modeling • Read Knight’s Five Easy Lessons, Arons’s Teaching Introductory Physics

  10. Courses that require Calculus • Phys 631 Mechanics, Motion, and Heat (4 cr.) • Phys 635 Curriculum Enhancement I / Lab( 3 cr. • Phys 632 E/M, Waves, Optics (4 cr.) • Phys 636 Curriculum Enhancement II / Lab (3 cr.) • Phys 633 Modern Physics ( 4 cr.)

  11. Other Courses for MAPE • PHYS 613 Instructional Materials Development (3 cr.) (4 week summer session at Jefferson Laboratory) • PHYS 640 Independent Study (3-6 cr)

  12. Master of Arts in Physics Education Current Status Active candidates 33 Admitted, but not enrolled 3 Denied admission (last year) 2 Dropped, not successful 3 Retake courses 3

  13. MAPE Graduates

  14. Reduce time for administrating the proctoring of exams and answering duplicative questions by email. • Make better use of chat room. Include audio/video. • Incorporate experiments done at home. • Double enrollment in distant learning courses. More cost effective. • Eventually replace CDs with DVDs. • Appeal to a broader group of teachers. Future Plans

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