Audience:
High School Physics Teachers

Course Narrative:
The overall purpose of this year long training is to prepare high school teachers for the Michigan High School Content Expectations and the Michigan Merit Curriculum.

Course Objectives:
Teachers will generally spend the morning of each session covering the material for one Unit of Study and the afternoon covering the material for a second Unit of study. Teachers should leave each session with some activities they can use with their students. A series designed for Physics teachers which will cover the following topics in 12 units of study:

• Review of the Physics HSCE’s to understand format, layout, and organization.
• Discussion of Physics education research briefly and the benefits of constructivism.
• Advantages of laboratory work and discussion in the classroom.
• Integration of websites and technology, simulations, and lab equipment.
• Address common misconceptions among students.
• Share lab activities/discuss ways to allow students to construct the ideas as they complete the labs.
• Develop new or modify lab activities using simulations or lab equipment.

Instructor: John West, Mathematical Science Professor at Saginaw Valley State University

Dates:
October 1, 2009
October 29, 2009
December 3, 2009
January 22, 2010
February 5, 2010
March 19, 2010
April 23, 2010

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location:
Bay-Arenac ISD Educational Service Center
Pinconning Lab
4228 Two Mile Road
Bay City, MI 48706

Cost:
In Consortium - $75
Non-consortium/Out-of-district - $200
All cost include a light breakfast, lunch, and materials.

Event fee waived if taking course for graduate credit through SVSU.

Credit:
3.0 SB-CEUs or 3 SVSU graduate credits, upon application approval.

Maximum Participants: 50

Minimum Participants: 10

Questions?
Jill Bialek • 989.667.3223 • bialekj@baisd.net