Spring 2017
Below is the meeting schedule for Spring 2017. All meetings are on Fridays from 3-4pm in RLM 6.112 unless otherwise noted.
Notes from some meetings are available by clicking on the meeting title.
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Jan. 23 | Joint Nonlinear Dynamics Seminar and Physics Education Forum Nonlinear PIE: Physics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Exploring Connections with Nonlinear Dynamics RLM 11.204, 1 pm | Professor Randy Tagg - Physics (University of Colorado Denver) |
Jan. 25 | Teaching and the Future of Physics RLM 4.102, 4 pm | |
Jan. 27 | Welcome Session Meeting | Matt Guthrie |
Jan. 27 | Welcome Session Happy Hour Crown & Anchor, 5 pm |
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Feb. 1 | Teaching Physics RLM 4.102, 4 pm | (University of Minnesota) |
Feb. 9 | Darwin Day Tea RSVP Here Scholars Commons, PCL 2.400, 2 pm |
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Feb. 10 | Are Charter Schools Good for Public Education? Francis Auditorium, 12 - 1:30 pm | |
Feb. 17 | A Graduate Student's Thoughts On Conferences | Professor Erin Scanlon - Physics (Texas Lutheran University) |
Feb. 24 | Equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM | |
Mar. 3 | Teaching Never Ends | Dr. Frank Male - Physics and Geology (Bureau of Economic Geology - Pickle Research Campus) |
Mar. 10 | Pre-Spring Break Meetup AAPT Texas Section - San Antonio |
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Mar. 17 | No Meeting - Spring Break |
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Mar. 31 | The Value of Community College Education in Texas | (E3 Alliance) |
Apr. 7 | Epistemological Tension in Project Based Learning | Ben David |
Apr. 12 | Science and National Security (Luncheon) | (Institute for Defense Analyses) |
Apr. 14 | The Meaning Beyond the Words How Language, Race, & Culture Impact Science Teaching & LearningSZB 324, 10am | (Stanford University) |
Apr. 21 | Longitudinal Visualizations of Student Testing Data | Sarah Stephens |
Apr. 28 | Teaching without a "How to" manual | Dr. Amit Bhasin - Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering |
Topics and notes from previous semesters are available here