Each year since 1993, the AAPT has shown its appreciation of excellence in teaching at the pre-college and college levels by selecting two teachers who have made outstanding contributions to physics teaching. The recipients, AAPT members whose primary responsibility is teaching, are chosen to give a lecture at the AAPT National Summer Meeting. In addition, the teachers receive an award of $2000, travel expenses to the meeting, and a certificate. The knowledge and experience of these teachers offer opportunities for beginning teachers to “learn from the masters.” Here are some brief introductions to the honorees from the last two years and some comments from them that you might find helpful.
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See EPAPS Document No. E-PHTEAH-41-024309 for “Some Thoughts on Teaching Introductory Physics” by Tom O'Kuma.
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See EPAPS Document No. E-PHTEAH-41-024309 for “Energy—A Basic Physics Concept and a Social Value” by John Roeder.
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See EPAPS Document No. E-PHTEAH-41-024309 for “Assessment as the ‘Hidden Variable’ in Achievement” by Michael Zeilik.
These documents may be retrieved via the EPAPS homepage (http://www.aip. org/pubservs/ epaps.html) or from ftp.aip.org in the directory/epaps/ in the phys_teach folder. See the EPAPS homepage for more information.
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