middle school science teachers and high school physics teachers
Course Description:
This course is contextualized to the FOSS
“Force & Motion” and to the Active Physics “Sports” curriculum
modules. Using hands-on inquiry experiences, many similar
to those used in these curriculum modules, this course will
provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the
following concepts and principles: position, distance, displacement,
speed, velocity and acceleration (Motion: Kinematics), forces,
Newton’s Laws of Motion and their application to one- and
two-dimensional motion (Motion: Dynamics), work, mechanical
energy (kinetic & potential), momentum and energy conservation.
In
addition to providing high-level content and modeling modern
pedagogical techniques, this course aspires to immerse teachers
in the process of inquiry, build teachers’ awareness of their
role as facilitators in a student¬centered environment and
help them address effectively students’, as well as their
own, common pre- and misconceptions specific to the curriculum
materials. (Appropriate mathematical rigor will be used to
prepare those who are interested in taking the MTEL licensure
exam in Physics).
Course Number:
PHY 6501
Session:
Summer
I Session 2010
Dates:
July
6-9, July 12-16, 2010 (NOTE: class will not meet on Monday,
July 5th)
Times:
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location:
Northeastern
University
Building/Room:
Churchill
Hall - Room 321
Course Tuition Payment/Graduate Credit:
Northeastern
University will grant 4 quarter hours of graduate credit for
satisfactory completion of this course (equivalent to 3 semester
hours). Tuition for the course will be $600 for teachers from
all school districts (with $18.25 in mandatory university fees). The total cost of the course will be $618.25. Teachers will be billed directly for the total cost of the course (the bill will be issued by Northeastern close to the end of the course). As such, teachers will not need to
make a tuition payment on the first day of class. Teachers
wishing to receive a stipend for the course MUST take the
course for graduate credit.
Stipend Information:
Teachers
from partner school districts are eligible to earn stipends
of $600 which will directly cover the cost of tuition (not university fees). Stipends will be issued to teachers once all required work has been submitted and a passing letter grade has been issued. NOTE:
All students MUST take the course for graduate credit (teachers
will receive up to 60 PDP’s as well, pro-rated based upon
attendance).
Attendance Policy:
In
order to receive graduate credit for this course, participants
may not miss in excess of 8 instructional hours
over the duration of the course. Any hours missed up until
this point must be cleared with the instructional team, and
alternative arrangements must be made to make up the work
if necessary.
Syllabus:
TBA
Instructional Team:
Christos
Zahopoulos (NEU), Michael Maloney (SPS), Elizabeth Baker (BPS).
Notes:
-Parking passes will be provided.
-Lunch vouchers will not be provided due to funding restrictions. Teachers are welcome to bring their own food and will be given time to visit the cafeterias on campus.
-A light breakfast will be provided on the first and last days of class, starting at 8:00 AM.
A
$50 non-refundable course registration fee is required to
secure your position within the class. Please make the check
out to "Northeastern University" with the
name of the course and your e-mail address in the memo line.
Please send the check to:
Nick Smetana
Center for STEM Education
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue, 520 INV
Boston, MA 02115
