Call for Papers
2013 Summer Meeting — Portland, Oregon

Implementations of Modeling Instruction for Different Audiences

(Committee on Research in Physics Education)

This is a call for papers by those who have studied Modeling as used in either high school or undergraduate physics classes.

Physics & Society

(Committee on Space Science and Astronomy)

Contribute your ideas about incorporating such societal topics as energy, environment, nuclear weapons, pseudoscience, and the scientific process into physics courses, and communicating such information to the general public.

Interactive Lecture Demonstrations - Whats New? ILDs Using Clickers and Video Analysis

(Committee on Educational Technologies)

All papers documenting the use of Interactive Lecture Demonstrations are welcome.

Affective Issues and How They Impact Equity in the Classroom

(Committee on Minorities in Physics)

This session will focus on affective issues in the classroom and how attending to them can enhance equity. Researchers have shown affect plays a central role in decision-making, attention, problem-solving, persistence, and judgments, and close entwinement of affect to issues of identity, epistemology, agency, and belonging to a community. This session is designed to align with the PERC theme.

ALPhA Labs in the Classroom

(Committee on Laboratories)

Labs often have the goal of emphasizing scientific practice (e.g., experimental design, scientific argumentation, computational modeling), but it can be challenging to integrate those into the classroom. What practices does your lab class value, and how do you incorporate those into your upper-division lab classroom? Talks should give special emphasis to approaches that integrate scientific practices and assess students? proficiency.

Engineering in the Physics Classroom

Papers of interest will illustrate examples and applications of engineering concepts in the high school physics classroom. Ideas include but are not limited to use of special projects with physics sensors and probeware, connections to the "Project Lead The Way" curriculum, VEX projects, coordination with University outreach programs, and other methods of promoting engineering in the high school classroom.

Learning Assistants and Supplemental Instructors in TYCs

Learning Assistants (LA) programs have been shown to be catalysts for course transformation and teacher recruiting at four-year institutions. LA programs at Two-Year Colleges (TYC) are still in their infancy. This session will look at some successful programs at Two- Year Colleges, and successful partnerships between T YCs and Four-Year Institutions. We seek to dialogue about challenges and opportunities for the growth of LA programs at Two-year colleges.

Quantum & Condensed Matter Labs Beyond the First Year

(Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education)

A number of instructors have expressed interest in incorporating more instructional labs in Condensed Matter, Materials and/or Nano-Physics. Many-body and nano-scale physics contain paradigms of fundamental importance in physics, but are widely under-represented in instructional labs. Hands-on statistical mechanics & thermodynamics labs fit well within this umbrella, along with soft materials, self-assembly and pattern formation.

Teaching Physics to the Liberal Arts Major

This is an invited and contributed session on teaching conceptual physics to non-STEM majors. This population of students enters the physics classroom with dramatically different motivations, perspectives, and preparations compared to their STEM colleagues. We hope that this session can continue the dialog about what our goals should be for courses serving this population.

Teaching Physics Online

This session is for presentations of successful physics courses taught online, with a particular emphasis on laboratories and other hands-on activities as components of an online physics course.

Modern Physics in the High School Classroom

Bring modern physics into your classroom by engaging students through inquiry and investigation of data. Learn how your colleagues do this and try it at your school.

Introductory Course Laboratories and Hands-on Activities for Life Science Majors

(Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education)

This session will address hands-on activities for the introductory physics course. High-level reports (See SFFP Report) clearly state that premeds must be able to apply physics in a biological context. The medical schools have embraced this and the new MCAT will reflect it. Invited talks and submitted posters will describe new material for bio-focused physics laboratories and other hands-on activities.

Posters on Apparatus

Present a poster (along with apparatus, if you can) during the full poster sessions.

Demo and Lab Ideas for the H.S. Physics Classroom

(Committee on Physics in High Schools)

Do you have a favorite demonstration for the high school classroom? We seek demonstrations, especially from in-service high school teachers, to be conducted for the audience of fellow high school teachers. We also welcome demonstrators from all levels who have appropriate high school classroom demonstrations.

Apparatus for Beyond the First Year of Instruction

Do you have apparatus for demonstration or laboratory work at the level *beyond* the first year of instruction? ALPhA and PIRA particularly are interested in the development, categorization, and sharing of non-introductory laboratories and demonstrations, and seek presentations of such items in this special "Beyond the First Year" session.

PIRA Session: Managing Instructional Resources in an Era of Increasing Enrollments

In a time of decreasing budgets, many physics department instructional resource specialists deal with increasing enrollments in major and large service courses. This creates stress on staff, laboratories, demonstrations, and the whole range of instructional resources. PIRA welcomes its members to contribute a talk on a specific short issue in which they have a proven management technique to share, which would follow the invited speakers on the topic in general.

Teachers in Residence and Master Teachers in Teacher Preparation

Teachers in Residence and Master Teachers play a critical role in recruiting, educating and mentoring new teachers. This session is for TIRs and Master Teachers to highlight the valuable contributions an expert physics teacher can make to a variety of preservice programs.

Labs and Activities for Sustainability

(Committee on Science Education for the Public)

Sustainability is a way to approach grand societal challenges such as resource management, peak energy, hydraulic fracturing and climate change. Do you have a lab or activity that creates active learners and helps people understand a sustainability issue? Share your lab or activity with your colleagues. All levels are welcome ? from elementary to college as well as informal public education.

Physics Preparation of Preservice Elementary Teachers

(Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education)

Physics preparation for pre-service elementary teachers varies by program. This session is designed to discuss how different universities and colleges have structured their elementary preparation programs as opposed to discussion of particular methods used within a course. Topics include the goals and challenges of designing and implementing programs as well as sharing details of local experiences.

Crackerbarrel: Next Generation Science Education Standards

(Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education)

Join this Crackerbarrel to participate in the discussion of the Next Generation Science Standards. Discussion includes development of the NGSS, two draft releases in 2012 and the final version to be released in spring of 2014. Participation is especially encouraged by those aware of efforts to inform teachers, administrators and students about how students will be tested and teachers evaluated.

Innovations in Teaching High School Astronomy

(Committee on Physics in High Schools)

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are out and they will impact how we teach astronomy and integrate astronomy into the Common Core. This session is your opportunity to share your classroom innovations in response to the NGSS.

SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach Poster Session

Undergraduates are asked to contribute poster presentations about research efforts. Undergraduate mentors are also invited to submit an abstract for a talk appropriate for an audience of undergraduates and other mentors. Undergraduates engaged in PER efforts are especially invited to submit an abstract.

Using Social Media in Your Classroom

Do you use twitter, blogs, facebook, or other social media tools in your teaching? Please come and share with us the lessons you've learned, pitfalls you've discovered, and successes you've achieved.

Pre-college PER

(Committee on Physics in High Schools)

If you study how K-12 students learn physics concepts, please submit an abstract for this session.

Using Simulations and Models for Pre-High School Teaching

There are many excellent models and simulations available for use in the pre-high school classroom. Please share information about how you use these simulations in your own pre high school classroom or with pre-service pre-high school teachers. This session will allow you to share how you use models and simulations with pre high school students in a variety of settings.

Evolving Practices of Teacher Preparation to Meet the Next Generation Science Standards

(Committee on Teacher Preparation)

The final version of the Next Generation Science Standards is on its way. How should we develop or change our current service physics content courses to prepare K-12 teachers to adapt to the new standards? How do you plan to incorporate the new standards into your physics classroom? We invite you to share your experience and thoughts on this matter.

Gender and Sexual Diversity Issues in Physics

Submissions are encouraged from papers on issues of diversity in physics with a specific focus on gender and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics. Such papers could include research looking at identity, the classroom gender gap, intersectionality of gender and race, LGBT inclusive policies, heteronormativivty and more.

Broader Perspectives: Students' Understanding

(Committee on Research in Physics Education)

This is an invited and contributed session designed for reports on investigation of students? understanding. We are interested on research approaches and methodologies, perspectives, challenges, and results of studies on students? understanding ? for high school or introductory university level. We are particularly interested on reports in which the context and/or cultural components are emphasized. We invite groups working on Physics Education Research in school systems in North America and abroad.

Best Practices in Educational Technology II

Best practices for teaching with technology including the use of the web, clickers, homework systems, social media, computer simulations, mbl curriculum, and beyond!

Teaching Physics Around the World

This session features classroom and curriculum interventions that improve the quality of teaching and learning. The interventions should have an international component.

If They Make it, They Will Learn

If They Make It, They Will Learn Gather your best low cost demo, activity or lab set up that has a high interest value for pre-college age students. We will share these ideas with other AAPT members and local teachers during this session at the Portland meeting. Please bring handouts explaining the physics concepts and how to make/use the item. This session will be set up so that attendees move throughout the room at their own pace making and taking these items. There will be tables available for you to set up your area?don't count on electrical outlets being nearby and please remember to think of safety issues. Come and help us reach out to the local teachers and the larger Portland community. Plan for 100 or more people to come by your table.

Physicists with Disabilities

The purpose of this session is to have an open discussion concerning how the physics community can make the field of physics more accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Two-Year College Poster Session

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