Illinois Section
 American Association of Physics Teachers
 Started in 1941



Paraxial beam of charged particles in a magnetic field

"A+ Alternatives in Education Research, Energy and Technology"
Fall meeting at Sherrard High School, Sherrard, Illinois
October 8-9, 2010
The meeting will showcase their 600 kW wind turbine.
The objectives of the Illinois Section of the AAPT are the advancement of the teaching
of physics and the furtherance of appreciation of the role of physics in our culture.
President's Messages  -  September 2010  •  Topics Outstanding High School Teacher Award
Membership Information Membership Form Meeting Attendance Dues Record
Physics Alliance Zone Leaders Section Officers Council Members National AAPT
The Illinois Physics Teacher Membership Listserv Council Listserv Tom Rossing Fund

Photographs taken at the 2010 Spring Meeting at Blackburn College

Benjamin Shields

Alicia Vonlanken

Michael Chastain
Student Research Symposium award winners.

James Stankevitz
HS Teacher Award

"Parametric Oscillator
and Ponderomotive Trap"

"Electromagnetic Fun"
John Lewis

Here are two excellent Web pages that will help
you answer the questions:  Should I consider a

A Career in Physics Teaching?
isaapt.org/teach

A Career in Science Teaching?
illinois-science-teaching.info

Here are two related ISAAPT documents that we have prepared to help solve the current crisis in high school science teaching.  Both are color, printable PDF files (click on the images below).  Thanks to generous financial contributions totaling $3,750 from four Illinois teacher organizations (ISAAPT, IACT, ISTA and CSAAPT), copies of the brochure and the booklet were printed and made available at meetings of these organizations.  Special thanks to Carl Wenning for the central role he played in creating these two carefully crafted, professional-looking documents.  He is also the author of the two Web pages cited above.


This tri-fold brochure is designed for
anyone who might wish to become
a high school science teacher.


As a concerned teacher, we need your help to inspire, identify, and recruit prospective science teacher candidates. This 8-page booklet explains why.

Repairing the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline (updated regularly)
High School Physics Teacher Recruitment, Preparation and Retention: The Illinois Model
  Future Illinois Section Meetings Future Chicago Section Meetings
Oct. 8-9, 2010
Apr. 1-2, 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012		 Sherrard High School, Sherrard
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
Joint ISTA/ISAAPT/CS AAPT/IACT, Tinley Park
University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
Joliet Junior College, Joliet		 Fall 2010 - Joliet West High School (tentative)

Fall 2012 - Tinley Park

Fall 2012 - Joliet Junior College, Joliet
 
Future National AAPT Meetings
No. Dates Event Location City
142 Jan. 8-12, 2011 Winter Meeting   Jacksonville, Florida
143 Jul. 30 - Aug. 3, 2011 Summer Meeting   Omaha, Nebraska
144 Feb. 4-8, 2012 Winter Meeting   Ontario, California
 
Constitution and bylaws
Continuing Professional Development Units - available for attending ISAAPT workshops
Council listserv - for sending e-mail to the officers and council members.  Only those on the list may use it.
Council minutes - Mar. 27, 2010
Distinguished Service Citation - The 2009 recipient was Brian Davies of Western Illinois University

Favorite links - AAPT, AIP, APS, AVS, SPS, nearby sections, publications, articulation initiative...
Guidebook program - for physics teacher education majors at Illinois schools
Hosts of section meetings | Planning Guide for Hosts | Dates for Easter
Illinois colleges and universities
Membership information - Who are we? How do you become a member?

History - list of officers
Leaders archive  - Council members, officers and appointed positions
Outstanding high school physics teacher - James Stankevitz was the recipient in 2009-2010
Past Meetings - information from the archives
Picture archive
 
 Repairing the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline - updated regularly
Saturday Physics at UIUC
Student Research Symposium
The Illinois Physics Teacher - latest edition: Spring 2010
Upcoming meetings
 
Top Five Physics Links - sent in by physics teachers in Illinois.

Quarknet

87 Flash Animations

Example:
 DC circuit and water analogy

 Ask a Scientist 97 Physics Sites
(Word document)

Sorted by type.
Each includes a
brief description
and a rating from one to five stars.
PhET - Interactive Physics Simulations
Fermilab David M. Harrison
University of Toronto		 Argonne National
Laboratory		 Rebecca Wenning
Illinois State Univ.
(special project)		 Students and Faculty
University of Colorado

Awesome Web tool:  Wolfram Alpha - making the world's knowledge computable | examples
   
David R. Renneke, Webmaster
 DavidRenneke@augustana.edu		 (309) 786-5247
 Last update:  September 1, 2010