Upcoming Zone VII Local Physical Science Alliance Meeting
This year's second meeting in Zone VII of the Local Physical Science Alliance initiative by the Illinois Section of AAPT (ISAAPT) takes place on:
Thursday February 9, 6PM - 8PM
Office of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Room 201
The theme of the meeting is the teaching of forces and momentum in high school physics. Teachers will share ideas and materials, and a series of simple but illustrative experiments will be shown and discussed.
Contact Morten Lundsgaard for more details.
Volunteer Hour Opportunities in Education
For those interested in tutoring at the local schools (Champaign & Urbana), the College of Education now has a list that includes information on requirements for each school as well as information on the processes to become a tutor in the schools.
You can find this information on the College of Education's Volunteer Hour Opportunities website.
New Wind & Storage resources now available on TCIPG Education
Lessons for the Wind and Storage applet on TCPIG Education are now available. Find ideas for teachers, as well as a Quick-Start Guide to learn about the applet.
MSTE Friday Lunch Series, January 27- George Reese & Debra Woods
We will be kicking off our Friday lunch series for this semester this Friday with a presentation from George Reese and Debra Woods. Last November George and Debra traveled to New Zealand for the 8th Volcanic Delta Conference. This conference was about the teaching and learning of undergraduate math and statistics. Come to hear more about it!
More info about the conference can be found at the Volcanic Delta Conference Website
Spring 2012 Seminar Series - Teaching Online Math
Time: Noon (on Thursdays)
Location: Illinois Geometry Laboratory (IGL), 102 Altgeld Hall, 1409 West Green Street, Urbana
Pizza provided.
Currently scheduled talks:
- January 26, 2012: Debra Woods (founding director of NetMath, 1994-2012) - "The History and Vision of NetMath"
- February 2, 2012: Bruce Carpenter (NetMath Instructor and Mathematica Course Developer) - "The Pedagogy of NetMath"
- February 9, 2012: Pat Szuta (eLearning Specialist, Mathematics Department) - "IT Innovations in Online Math Development and Instruction"
- February 16, 2012: Gloriana Gonzalez (Department of Curriculum & Instruction, UIUC) - "Resources for Building a Collective Memory in the Online Geometry Course"
