Chesapeake AAPT
@AaptChesapeake
This is the account of the Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Account maintained by Jason Sterlace on behalf of CSAAPT
Join us tomorrow for a Coffee Hour on "Paying it Forward, Helping New Physics Teachers find Success and Fun in the Classroom." with presenter Dan Burns, PTSOS, 7:30 pm ET. This event is open to the public. ow.ly/p6hy50Qki1w #AAPTCoffeeHour #PhysicsEducation #ITeachPhysics
Attention high school physics teachers! If you have at least two years of teaching experience and have never attended an AAPT national meeting, consider applying for the Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grant. Learn more at: ow.ly/ZWU950R4FAz Apply by June 1st. #ITeachPhysics
Kicking off our Spring 2024 meeting at Delaware State University! Thank you to everybody who has supported this meeting.
This meeting is one week from today! The deadline to register for in-person attendance is midnight TONIGHT, Saturday, March 9, 2024. The deadline to register for remote attendance is midnight next Friday, 3/15/24. There is no registration fee for virtual (online) attendance.

Physics eductators! Consider attending the Chesapeake Section of the AAPT Spring 2024 Semi-Virtual Meeting: - Saturday, March 16, 2024 - Delaware State University in Dover, DE #iteachphysics
I was thrilled to speak on decolonizing physics curricula at @AAPTHQ Winter Meeting 2023! This was my first in-person national meeting. Many thanks to everyone who supported.
This contest serves two wonderful purposes: 1) Get students interested in capturing/creating images to submit to the contest, 2) DISPLAY the astounding images others have taken! Get the poster or the calendar of the winners and hang it in your classroom!
Coming Soon: 2024 High School Physics Photo Contest! This is a great opportunity for students at all levels to combine what they have learned in #physics with their artistic side. Registration opens March 1 to May 15. ow.ly/W9iB50Qtwqq #ITeachPhysics #AAPTPhotoContest2024
K-12 Physics Teachers can apply for Lodging Support! Please see the Travel and Lodging Info page for details. indico.phys.vt.edu/event/56/page/… The deadline to apply for this support is midnight of Sunday, January 28, 2024. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY DEADLINE!
What a long, wonderful day! Thank you to everybody who came to the meeting. In the glory days of Twitter, we absolutely would have live-tweeted the events.
Now kicking off our Fall 2023 Meeting here at @UMDPhysics! Opening remarks by Simone-Gunde Kulin to welcome everybody to the meeting.
Help your students understand the science behind their televisions with our Nobel Prize lesson! The 2023 chemistry prize is all about quantum dots, which are now used in television and display screens. It's easy to get started. View the lesson here: bit.ly/3tbI7Wg