November 2018
Hello NJAAPT Members-
It finally feels like autumn and we are sure everyone is as busy in their physics classrooms as the squirrels are outside! We have a lot of very exciting events and opportunities for professional development available over the next few months, so be sure to check out what is going on and see if you can join us!
We are excited to be hosting the Regional AAPT Section Meeting at Bergen Community College in November! This meeting rotates location, and is held in New Jersey every few years, so this is our lucky year! We will kick things off at 6:00 pm on Friday November 16th with poster presentations, dinner, a speaker and observatory sky viewing (weather permitting). The fun continues on Saturday, November 17th with various presentations related to Physics and Physics education, a demo show, workshops, including a make-and-take and a workshop on Quantum Computing and Gravitational Waves. You can register for Friday and/or Saturday, so check out registration options here. This is a great opportunity to do professional development on a regional level, without the expense and travel of a larger national meeting. Hope to see a lot of you there!
It is also time to start preparing for the NJAAPT Physics Olympics Competition, which will be held on Saturday, January 19th, 2019 at two different locations so folks from North and South Jersey can participate with their students! North/Central Jersey teams will meet at Monmouth Regional High School and more southern NJ teams can compete at Washington Township High School (Gloucester County). If you have never attended one of these events, it is a blast! Students compete in teams of up to six students in six different events. This year's events, rules and team registration info is listed here.
As always, we are looking for workshop ideas and teachers who can host a workshop. NJAAPT can help with organizing and publicizing workshops -- we need YOU and your ideas to make them happen.
Please consider helping us in our mission to support and enrich Physics Education in New Jersey by being part of the Executive Board. You don't need to be Einstein, it is not a huge time commitment, and you will be helping other Physics teachers. Anyone is welcome!
