Physics Teacher SOS
NEW TEACHER WORKSHOP


Welcome to the PTSOS website. We focus on content useful for teachers new to
teaching physics at the high school and community college level.

Paul Robinson
Workshop Leader
San Mateo High School
(Retired)

Paul taught high school physics from 1974 to 2011. He is a long-time member of and contributor to NCNAAPT having served as Program Chair, Historian, and Section Representative for many years. He is the author of the Conceptual Physics lab manuals and the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 1987.

Dan Burns
Workshop Leader
Los Gatos High School


Dan has been teaching high school physics since 1992. He has been a member, officer, and contributor with NCNAAPT. He works with the SETI Institute, USGS, AAPT, SJSU, and serves as the Faculty Scholar at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

PTSOS is made possible by a
grant from
The Karl L. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund.
www.karlbrown.org/

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Get the latest announcements and updates on PTSOS! For more information email
Val Monticue:
vmonticue@pinewood.edu

The 2016 Summer Meeting, July 16-20, will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center with workshops at Sacramento State University.


PTSOS is brought to you by The Northern California and Nevada Section of The American Association of Physics Teachers.


New Physics Teacher Workshops
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The New Physics Teacher Workshops are a series of free, day-long, professional development workshops for teachers new to teaching physics in the Southern California area.

Photos of Past Workshops
PTSOS Workshop 1/31/09
PTSOS Workshop 1/22/11

PTSOS Founders

Paul Robinson
Workshop Leader
San Mateo High School
(Retired)

Paul taught high school physics from 1974 to 2011. He is a long-time member of and contributor to NCNAAPT having served as Program Chair, Historian, and Section Representative for many years. He is the author of the Conceptual Physics lab manuals and the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 1987.

Stephanie Finander
Outreach Coordinator
Woodside High School


Stephanie has taught high school physics since 1990. She is a long-time member of and contributor to NCNAAPT. She is a principal founder and organizer of the PTSOS New Teacher Workshop, and was moderator of the PTSOS discussion group.

PTSOS Homepage | Workshop 1(a) | Workshop 1(b) | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3


      

Workshop #3: TBA
Come See The Light
Files and Resources by Dan Burns

Workshop 3 CEU Forms
Please send a request for these forms to
Paul Robinson at
pablo@laserpablo.com

Come See The Light | PTSOS Homepage

 


To download files...

MAC: hold down the Option key and click on the file.
PC: right click on the file and select Save Target As...


  Top Folder
[workshop_4_files.zip (22.5 MB)]

bending-light_en.jnlp

DiffractionActivities.doc

InfraredDetectionLab.doc

InverseSquareLaw.pdf

IRDetectorCard .pdf

LaserManual2.pdf

LightEmittingDiodes.pdf

OOSpecActivities.doc

PhantasticPhoton.pdf

PTSOS_4.pptx

SolarScienceActivities.doc

UsingWebcamsforIRRadiationDetection.pdf

WasteRecyclingSystem_EddyCurrent_MagneticSeparator.mov
(
http://www.cogelme.com/)

Waveicle.pdf


Paul Robinson, pablo@laserpablo.com | Dan Burns, dburns@lgsuhsd.org