1. Teachers of All Levels Work Together to Make New Curriculum Jim Flakker, Suzanne Brahmia, Jeff Goett, Hector Lopez, Eva Thanheiser, Alan Van Heuvelen and Eugenia Etkina July 21, 2008 AAPT Summer Meeting Edmonton, Alberta

2. Pilot Modules High School Modules –Kinematics –Dynamics –Work & Energy –Electrostatics Middle School Modules –Kinematics –Dynamics –Work & Energy –Matter

3. Create Module First Draft – adopted from ALG & ISLE Make revisions based on recommendations Provide comments, suggestions and direction Use the Module in the Classroom Make revisions based on recommendations

4. Create Module First Draft – adopted from ALG & ISLE Make revisions based on recommendations Provide comments, suggestions and direction Use the Module in the Classroom Make revisions based on recommendations Teacher Blogging

5. Teacher Blogs Revise the Module Teacher Blogging

6. Teacher Blogs Comments responseEditEdit why are bringing up inertial and non-inertial reference frames here? I think it is a misunderstanding on your part, would you like to talk? 732 514 **** - any time. Please do not use these terms with the students, you are confusing inertial and non-inertial frames with moving and non-moving. EugeniaEugenia at 1/25/2008 11:17 AM Just when you think it's safe to teach physics...EditEdit yeah you are absolutely right. I just looked up the words and you are absolutely right. I don't know why I over generalized the words. I talk to the students monday. I completely understand the idea but connected the wrong terminology. I guess I was thinking inertia = motion.... etc. thanks for your note. more info to come. PAER\jamesfPAER\jamesf at 1/25/2008 1:37 PM Revise the Module Immediate adjustments to teaching Teacher Blogging

7. Revise the Module Immediate adjustments to teaching Teacher Blogging Classroom Observations Use the Module in the Classroom

8. Preliminary Results – RTOP 1 Scores 2 evaluators 7 instructors PUM Lessons –68 points –stdev 11 points Non-PUM Lessons –54 points –stdev 14 points T-Test – 0.010 1. Piburn, M., Sawada, D. Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol Manual (2000)

9. Revise the Module Immediate adjustments to teaching Classroom Observations Use the Module in the Classroom Teacher Blogging Post Module Assessment

10. Compare identified goals to individual test items 6b 1b 3a

11. Revise the Module Immediate adjustments to teaching Classroom Observations Use the Module in the Classroom Teacher Blogging Post Module Assessment Formative Summative

12. For more information –http://pum.rutgers.eduhttp://pum.rutgers.edu –http://www.islephysics.nethttp://www.islephysics.net –http://paer.rutgers.edu/scientificabilitieshttp://paer.rutgers.edu/scientificabilities References –Etkina, E., Van Heuvelen, A., (2006, 2001), Investigative Science Learning Environment –Piburn, M., Sawada, D., (2000) Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol Manual –Van Heuvelen, A., Etkina, E., (2006) Physics Active Learning Guide, San Francisco CA: Addison-Wesley