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, 2008AAPT Summer MeetingEdmonton, Alberta

Pilot Modules• High School

Modules– Kinematics– Dynamics– Work & Energy– Electrostatics

• Middle School Modules– Kinematics– Dynamics– Work & Energy– Matter

Create Module First Draft –

adopted from ALG & ISLE

Make revisions based on

recommendations

Provide comments, suggestions and direction

Provide comments, suggestions and direction

Use the Module in the

Classroom

Make revisions based on

recommendations

Create Module First Draft –

adopted from ALG & ISLE

Make revisions based on

recommendations

Provide comments, suggestions and direction

Provide comments, suggestions and direction

Use the Module in the

Classroom

Make revisions based on

recommendations

Teacher Blogging

Teacher Blogs

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Teacher Blogging

Teacher BlogsComments

response Edit

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.Eugenia at 1/25/2008 11:17 AM

Just when you think it's safe to teach physics... Edit

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\jamesf at 1/25/2008 1:37 PM

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Classroom Observations

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Classroom

Preliminary Results – RTOP1 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)

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Classroom Observations

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Teacher Blogging

Post Module Assessment

Post Module Assessment• Compare identified goals to individual

test items

6b1b 3a

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Formative

Summative

• For more information– http://pum.rutgers.edu– http://www.islephysics.net– http://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