July 13–17, 2013
11
1–5 p.m.
W45
PIRA Lecture Demonstrations II
SRTC 101
1–5 p.m.
W46
Exoplanets
SRTC 162
2–4 p.m.
Strategic Planning Workshop
Broadway I/II
4–5:30 p.m.
Programs Committee I
Broadway III/IV
4–5:30 p.m.
SI Units and Metric Education Committee
Forum Suite
5–8 p.m.
Section Representatives
Broadway I/II
6–8 p.m.
High School Share-a-Thon
Broadway III/IV
7:30–9 p.m.
REGISTRATION
Plaza Foyer
8–10 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Opening / Welcome Reception
Exhibit Hall
8–10 p.m.
SPS Undergraduate Research and Outreach Poster Session / Reception
Exhibit Hall
Monday, July 15
7 a.m.–5 p.m.
Registration
Plaza Foyer
7–8 a.m.
First Timers’ Gathering
Skyline III
7–8:30 a.m.
PTRA Oversight Committee
Council Suite
8–10 a.m.
Poster Session I Setup
Exhibit Hall
8–9:10 a.m.
AA
Apparatus for Beyond the First Year of Instruction
Parlor A/B
8–9:40 a.m.
AB
Broader Perspectives: Students’ Understanding
Nines Hotel
– Gallery 1
8–10 a.m.
AC
Implementing Competency-based Grading in a Variety of Physics Classroom Settings Broadway I/II
8–9:30 a.m.
AD
Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors
Salon Ballroom II/III
8–10 a.m.
AE
Panel – Seeking Employment In Academia
Broadway III/IV
8–9:40 a.m.
AF
Modern Physics in the High School Classroom
Galleria II
8–9:20 a.m.
AG
Teachers in Residence and Master Teachers in Teacher Preparation
Salon Ballroom I
8–9:50 a.m.
AH
PER: Classroom Strategies and Problem Solving Using Online Tools
Pavilion West
8–9 a.m.
AI
If They Make it, They Will Learn
Skyline IV
8–10 a.m.
AJ
Labs and Activities for Sustainability
Nines Hotel
– Gallery 2
8–10 a.m.
AK
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science
Pavilion East
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
High School Physics Photo Contest Viewing & Voting
Plaza Foyer
8 a.m–5 p.m.
TYC Resource Room
Grand Ballroom II
8 a.m–5 p.m.
PIRA Resource Room
Exhibit Hall
9–10 a.m.
CW01
Perimeter Institute: Beyond the Atom: Particle Physics, Comm. Workshop
Galleria III
9–10 a.m.
CW02
WebAssign: Using Online Homework to Achieve Pedagogical Goals, Workshop
Galleria I
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open (coffee break, 10–10:30 a.m.)
Exhibit Hall
10–11:30 a.m.
Spouses/Guest Big Pink Sightseeing
Offsite
10–10:30 a.m.
World’s Tallest Barometer Tour
PSU – Engineering Bldg.
10:15 a.m.
Monday Amazon Kindle Drawing
Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Awards Welcome, AAPT Excellence in Teaching Awards, DSCs
Grand Ballroom I
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
CW03
Perimeter Institute: Classroom Activities for Dark Matter, Comm. Workshop
Galleria III
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
International Attendee Luncheon
Offsite
12–1 p.m.
CW04
PASCO scientific: A New Era for Computerized Physics Labs, Comm. Workshop Pavilion West
12–1 p.m.
CW05
Pearson: Eugenia Etkina, Commercial Workshop
Pavilion East
12–1 p.m.
CW13
Electron Investigation with 3B Scientific Teltron
®
Tubes, Comm. Workshop
Parlor A/B
12–1:30 p.m.
Early Career Professional Speed Networking Event
Skyline IV
12–1:30 p.m.
Retired Physicists’ Luncheon
Parlor C
12–1:30 p.m.
High School Physics Teachers Day Luncheon
Skyline III
12–1:30 p.m.
CKRL01
Crackerbarrel: Physics and Society
Broadway I/II
12–1:30 p.m.
CKRL02
Crackerbarrel: Web Resources for Astronomy
Broadway III/IV
12–1:30 p.m.
Committee on Physics in Two-Year Colleges
Council Suite
12–1:30 p.m.
Committee on Physics in Pre-High School Education
Directors Suite
12–1:30 p.m.
Committee on Apparatus
Galleria I
12–1:30 p.m.
Committee on History & Philosophy in Physics
Studio Suite
12–1:30 p.m.
Committee on Research in Physics Education (RiPE)
Salon Ballroom II/III
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Membership and Benefits Committee
Forum Suite
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Special
Special Session to Honor Bob Fuller’s Contributions to Physics Education
Grand Ballroom I
3:30–4 p.m.
World’s Tallest Barometer Tour
PSU – Engineering Bldg.
3:30–4 p.m.
Exhibit Hall: Afternoon Break
Exhibit Hall
3:45 p.m.
Monday Gift Card Raffle Drawing
Exhibit Hall
4–6 p.m.
BA
Panel: Curriculum, Assessment, & Student Outcomes in Undergraduate Program Pavilion East
4–6 p.m.
BB
Demo and Lab Ideas for the H.S. Physics Classroom
Galleria II
4-5:40 p.m.
BC
Engineering in the Physics Classroom
Galleria I
4–6 p.m.
BD
Panel – Massively Open Online Courses
Broadway III/IV
