AAPT: American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association of Physics Teachers
AAPT is a professional membership association of scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.
2024 AAPT Summer Meeting
July 6 - 10, Boston, MA
Poster Submission Deadline: May 23.
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AAPT Members: Join our upcoming Coffee Hour events happening in COMMUNITIES!
AAPT 2022 Strategic Plan
A future where the understanding of physics, driven by a vibrant, diverse, and empowered community of educators, researchers, and learners, increasingly benefits the world.
Books from AIP Publishing and AAPT
Visit pubs.aip.org to purchase co-published titles at 25% off digital versions. For $30 black-and-white print copies choose myBook.
Join The U.S. Physics Team
Represent the United States at the International Physics Olympiad Competition with other high school students.
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Meet Erik
My journey to becoming a community college physics instructor began with a positive experience as a teaching assistant for Kenneth Krane at Oregon State University. Krane was influenced by the work of Lillian McDermott; we used her Tutorials in Introductory Physics for our recitations. I learned that the still common "sage on the stage" model of instruction was ineffective. And he emphasized the importance of the AAPT, whose publications and meetings (both national and local) I have found incredibly useful. My reading of Mazur's Peer Instruction and Arons' Teaching Introductory Physics early in my career also influenced my teaching.
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