Spring 2011

Notes from each meeting are available by clicking on the meeting title.

Date	Title	Presenter

Date	Title	Presenter
Jan. 21	No Meeting	N/A
Jan. 28	Integrating student presentations into your class	N/A
Feb. 4	Snow Day - No Meeting	N/A
Feb. 11	A discussion on courses and other facets of graduate education	Tony Bendinelli
Feb. 18	Making lecture more effective using guided or partial notes	Josh Hebert
Feb. 25	Engaging students in productive scientific arguments	Leema Berland
Mar. 4	Roundtable discussion of successes and challenges in teaching	N/A
Mar. 11	Strategic confusion	Bob Duke
Mar. 18	Spring Break - No Meeting	N/A
Mar. 25	Teaching 21st century learners	Rachel Barrera
Apr. 1	The Freshmen Research Initiative	Rosa Cardenas
Apr. 6	Computational modeling in introductory physics 4:15PM, RLM 4.102 (Colloquium)	Ruth Chabay
Apr. 7	What should be the goals of introductory science labs? Noon, Quadrangle Room in Texas Union (Discovery Learning Lunch)	Ruth Chabay Bruce Sherwood
Apr. 7	Using VPython to model physical systems and to vivify concepts in 3D animations 4-6pm, ACES 2.302	Ruth Chabay Bruce Sherwood
Apr. 8	No Meeting	N/A
Apr. 15	New ways to promote science literacy and science communication	Sheril Kirshenbaum
Apr. 22	Development and insights from a literature searching method for undergraduates	Casey Miller
Apr. 29	Gender differences in the physics classroom	Katie Hinko
May. 6	Happy Hour Crown & Anchor, 5 pm	N/A