By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 24, 2010
Foundations and Frontiers of Physics Education Research: Puget Sound Regional Conference (March 17-20, 2011) The regional conference Foundations and Frontiers of Physics Education Research: Puget Sound (FFPERPS) will be held March 17-20, 2011 (Thursday night through Sunday morning) on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The conference will provide a forum for examining and articulating […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 21, 2010
BC Physics Teachers will have a special treat in February of 2011. BC Association of Physics Teachers, UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy and SFU Department of Physics collaboratively organized a very special event: A three-day visit of the American Association of Physics Teachers President Elect, Prof. of Physics at the University of Oregon, Dr. […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 17, 2010
Greetings high school science and physics teachers! Please bring this to the attention of all Grade 12 science teachers, and the scholarship coordinator or counsellor at your school. TRIUMF is pleased to announce that applications for the 2011 TRIUMF High School Fellowship are now being accepted. Application deadline is Wed. March 31, 2011. Program guidelines, […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2010
BC Government proclaimed 2010-2011 academic year to be The Year of Science. Check the web site to find out what events are taking place in your community: http://yearofsciencebc.ca/ An Official Announcement by BC Premier Mr. Gordon Campbell: The Government of British Columbia is proud to proclaim The Year of Science. Through the Year of Science […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2010
Dear everyone, This is just to remind you about the CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics Award. Awards are given annually in each of five regions in Canada: BC/Yukon, Prairies/NWT, Ontario, Quebec/Nunavut, and Atlantic Canada. As you can see, BC is on the list, and our BCAPT President, Mr. Philip Freeman was […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2010
AAPT welcomes you to Jacksonville, Florida for the 2011 Winter Meeting from January 8th to the 12th. Whether you’re looking to learn, share, collaborate, network, or look for a job, we hope you can join us for two days of workshops and three days of sessions, plenaries, awards, and more. Please check back here and […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2010
As the year of 2010 is coming to an end we all reflect on what happened during the past year and are thinking of what is going to happen in 2011. BCAPT had a very busy and exciting year of 2010. We held a number of successful events: a May Meeting at Langara College, an […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2010
Perimeter Institute in Waterloo Ontario has just opened for applications from High School Teachers for the Einstein Plus Summer Camp for High School Teachers. Date: July 10-16, 2011. Perimeter outreach team also has a summer school for physics students http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/en/Outreach/Teachers/EinsteinPlus/ The FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS SENT ON BEHALF OF THE PERIMETER INSTITUTE – A PREMIER SCIENCE […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on November 17, 2010
It is hard to find a physics educator who has contributed more to physics teaching in North America and in the world as Prof. Emeritus from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Dr. Albert Bartlett. Prof. Bartlett has been a long-time member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and in 1978 he became the President […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on October 29, 2010
BCAPT Executive Board Members would like to thank all of the October 22 Pro-D day presenters and organizers and all of the physics teachers who attended the event for making it such a success. Once again BCAPT-TRIUMF collaboration has been proven to be successful and beneficial for both organizations! The quality of the presentations – […]
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