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Physics Education

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APS is a leading voice for physics education and supports physics educators at all levels through its programs, publications, and resources.
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Undergraduate Physics

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Improving Physics Teacher Education
PhysTEC is a joint APS-American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) project to improve and promote the education of future physics and physical science teachers.
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Resources for Faculty and Students
Wide variety of resources for undergraduate physics faculty and students.
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High School Physics

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Physics and Instructional Resources
Physics and Instructional Resources (PAIR) is a pilot project in physics teacher professional development designed to support physics teachers in need of content and/or material resources.
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Physics Education Research (PER) Speakers List

APS provides a database of speakers who have offered to give talks on physics education research (PER).
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Graduate Education in Physics

This conference was held by APS and AAPT to address the status and future of graduate education in physics.
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Professional Development for New Faculty Members

APS, AAPT, and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) offer biannual NSF-funded New Faculty Workshops, to introduce new faculty members to research-based teaching, grant opportunities in research and education, time-management and other professional development issues.


ComPADRE Digital Library

ComPADREAPS has partnered with AAPT, the American Institute of Physics, and AAS to create the ComPADRE digital library, a collection of electronic educational materials in physics and astronomy. APS produces the content for the ComPADRE outreach website Physics to Go and the Physics Careers Resource. ComPADRE also hosts the PTEC website.


Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education

The APS Committee on Education awards physics departments and/or undergraduate-serving programs in physics that support best practices in education at the undergraduate level.
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Upcoming Meetings

  • 43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    June 4-8, 2012
  • Building a Thriving Undergraduate Physics Program Workshop
    June 10-12, 2012
  • Fall 2012 Meeting of the APS Ohio-Region Section
    October 5-6, 2012
  • 14th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS
    October 18-20, 2012
  • 2012 Fall Meeting of the New York Section of the APS
    October 19-20, 2012

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