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Physics 641: Physics Pedagogy
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THIS IS A WEBSITE FOR PHYS 641 THAT WAS USED PRIOR TO 2008. WE HAVED MOVED THE CLASS WEBSITE TO ANOTHER PASSWORD PROTECTED SITE. WE HAVE DONE THIS BECAUSE OF COPYRIGHT MATERIAL. NEVERTHELESS, THIS MATERIAL GIVES YOU A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE COURSE IS ABOUT.
This on-line course, available through the University of Virginia's Department of Physics, carries 3 graduate credits. While it is useful for certification/licensure, recertification, and can lead to a master's degree, it is not a typical physics content course. The course is meant to explore current results from physics education research and especially recent curriculum design and instructional strategies in physics teaching. It also will teach new skills in educational technology and introduce ideas about the Nature of Science (NOS).
This is not a course intended for a beginning high school physics teacher. The expectation is that only experienced teachers wishing to upgrade their teaching skills should be taking this course. The course is open to MAPE students (teachers) within 2-3 courses of graduation or experienced high school physics teachers. The previous requirement of 5 years experience in teaching high school physics has been decreased to 3 years. This course serves as a capstone course for teachers in our Master of Arts in Physics Education degree program, but other teachers are certainly welcome to take the course. Because of these various prerequisites, instructor permission is required of everyone who wishes to take the course. This requirement is not meant to keep teachers away, however, so please correspond with Professor Thornton if you have interest in taking the course.
Contact Ms. Joy Sabol at 434-243-4034 (email jds7p@virginia.edu) at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies for registration information. The course normally starts in mid-January and goes through the first week of May.