Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, December 2, 2006

This letter is to confirm that Carlene Schwartz completed three hours of Professional Development for NY Physics Teachers here at SUNY-Buffalo State College on this date as part of our monthly Western New York Physics Teachers' Alliance (WNYPTA) meeting.  The meeting was carried out at the invitation of and under the guidance of faculty of the SUNY- BSC Department of Physics.

The December 2nd meeting included presentations and activities devoted to:

-	announcements of interest to local area physics and physical science teachers
-	the construction of a make-and-take electronic magnetometer lead by Richard Gearns of Sachem High School East
-	a presentation on the MARIACHI particle physics projects for HS, lead by Dr. Helio Takai of Brookhaven National Laboratory, icluding a cosmic ray detector and cloud chamber
-	a presentation on WIKI electronic collaboration for HS physics teachers by Richard Gearns

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan MacIsaac
Associate Professor
SUNY – BSC Physics