Illinois Section
 American Association of Physics Teachers
 Started in 1941


International Year
of Astronomy 2009

"Inquiry" - Fall meeting at Illinois Central College, East Peoria
 Oct. 16-17, 2009
This will be a joint meeting with the IACT (Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers).

Awesome Web tool:  Wolfram Alpha - making the world's knowledge computable | examples

Photographs taken at the 2009 Spring Meeting at Illinois Wesleyan University
 Click on the photos to enlarge them.

Alison Smith

Michael Chastain

David Wischhusen
Student Research Symposium award winners.

Diane Riendeau
HS Teacher Award

Applications of the
"Mysterious Glowing Ball".

 16" telescope in the observatory
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.
Membership Information Membership Form Meeting Attendance Dues Record
The Illinois Physics Teacher Section Officers Council Members National AAPT
Top Five Physics Links Membership Listserv Council Listserv Saturday Physics at UIUC

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 are being printed and will be available at the Fall 2007 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. 16-17, 2009
Mar. 26-27, 2010
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011		 Illinois Central College, East Peoria
Blackburn College, Carlinville
Sherrard High School, Sherrard
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
Joliet Junior College, Joliet		 Oct. 24, 2009 - Lewis University, Romeoville
Spring, 2010 - Chicago State University
 
Future National AAPT Meetings
No. Dates Event Location City
139 Jul. 25-29, 2009 Summer Meeting University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
140 Feb. 11-18, 2010 Winter Meeting
(Joint with APS)		 Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC
141 Jul. 17-21, 2010 Summer Meeting   Portland, Oregon
142 Jan. 8-12, 2011 Winter Meeting   Jacksonville, Florida
 
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 - Apr. 4, 2009
Distinguished Service Citation - The 2008 recipient was Dave Sykes of Lincoln Land Community College

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 - Diane Reindeau was the recipient in 2008-2009
Past Meetings - information from the archives
Picture archive
 
 Repairing the Illinois High School Physics Teacher Pipeline - updated regularly
Section representative reports
Student Research Symposium
The Illinois Physics Teacher - latest edition: Spring 2009
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
   
David R. Renneke, Webmaster
 DavidRenneke@augustana.edu		 (309) 786-5247
 Last update:  June 12, 2009