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Select  physics  teachers  from  all  over  Texas

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MIPEP  2012-­2019

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Objectives

• Physics  concepts  and  problem-­‐solving  skills• Boost  teachers  confidence• Show  how  to  explain  concepts  to  students  and  engage  them  effectively

• Labs  and  hands-­‐on  learning  experiences• Tools,  ideas,  and  kits  for  physics  demonstrations  on  a  small  budget

• Facilitate  collaboration  of  physics  educators  in  Texas

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Instructors

Tatiana  Erukhimova• Presidential  Professor  for  Teaching  Excellence

• APS  Fellow,  4  AFS  awards• Fish  Camp  Namesake  2019• Teaches  half  of  the  curriculum,  all  labs  and  demos

Lewis  Ford• Expert  in  teaching  physics  to  non-­science  majors

• AFS  award  for  teaching

Dave  Toback• Teaching  awards• Author  of  the  popular  course  “Big  Bang,  Black  Holes,  No  Math” Jonathan  Perry

• Won  a  teaching  award  as  a  graduate  student• Did  physics  education  research  with  Tatiana• Now  an  instructional  professor  at  UT-­Austin

Master  teachers

Kris  Tesh• PhD  in  Chemistry

Janie  Head• PhD  in  Education  

Paula  Hiltibidal• MS  in  Education• Education  Specialist,  High  School  Science

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“I was trained in Biology, so my first year teachingphysics was overwhelming. After attending MIPEP, mysecond year teaching physics was a dramaticallydifferent experience for both myself and my students.The content knowledge, the demonstrations, and theteaching strategies that I learned at MIPEP were allextremely helpful. The most important thing that I gainedfrom MIPEP was the confidence that yes I can teachphysics and do it well. I am very grateful for yourwillingness to help high school educators and theirstudents.”

Feedback  from  teachers

“I am from an extremely rural area of the Texas Panhandle.… I have now attended well over 400 hours of continuingeducation in my 7 years of teaching, and this has been far-­and-­away the most beneficial professional developmentexperience I have ever had. … The MIPEP program is adiamond among continued education. It is rigorous,intense, it is time-­intensive… This unique program is theperfect balance to maximize learning for secondaryeducators.”

Feedback  from  teachers

“Enhancement is exactly the right word for this program. Ihave read about cyclotrons, nuclear reactors,observatories, superconductors, and Foucaultpendulums. I had never seen any of these things inperson. The Physics Show and classroom demonstrationsalso included many firsts.”

Feedback  from  teachers

Evaluation

• Pre-­ and  post-­tests  of  physics  knowledge• Pre-­‐ and  post-­perceptional  surveys• Post-­session  topic  surveys• Structured  observations  of  classrooms  and  labs

Education  Research  Center  at  TAMU  led  by  Dr.  Jackie  Stillisano

Evaluation

• ”Effectiveness  of  MIPEP  for  teacher  development”:  ongoing  research  project  led  by  Tatiana  Erukhimova

• Testing  and  survey  of  all  past  MIPEP  participants

• Results  reported  at  the  national  annual  conference  of  the  American  Association  of  Physics  Teachers

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Outlook• Currently  we  select  28  teachers  and  fully  cover  their  dorm  room  and  board

• We  can  expand  and  serve  more  teachers!• Live  broadcast,  recording  of  all  lectures  and  activities,  free  access  through  MIPEP  website

• Ideas  and  toolkits  for  low-­‐budget  physics  demonstrations

• RealPhysicsLive.com!• Keep  in  touch  after  MIPEP

– Invite  teachers  with  students  to  Physics  Shows  and  Physics  Festivals,  campus  tours

– Post-­‐MIPEP  evaluations– Site  visits

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Outlook• Currently  we  select  28  teachers  and  fully  cover  their  dorm  room  and  board

• We  can  expand  and  serve  more  teachers!• Live  broadcast,  recording  of  all  lectures  and  activities,  free  access  through  MIPEP  website

• Ideas  and  toolkits  for  low-­‐budget  physics  demonstrations

• RealPhysicsLive.com!• Keep  in  touch  after  MIPEP

– Invite  teachers  with  students  to  Physics  Shows  and  Physics  Festivals,  campus  tours

– Post-­‐MIPEP  evaluations– Site  visits