Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, April 19, 2008

This letter is to recognize and thank Dr. Tetyana Antimirova for generously contributing her scholarly expertise via an invited presentation on classroom response technology as part of a professional development session 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 April 19th meeting included presentations and activities devoted to:

-	announcements of interest to local area physics and physical science teachers
-	demonstrations contributed by all
- 	a presentation on nanoelectronics and atomic force microscopy by 
Dr. Vladimir Mitin, Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University at Buffalo
- 	a presentation on electronic classroom response systems (clickers) by 
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin and Dr. Tetyana Antimirova of the Department of Physics of Ryerson University, Toronto.
-	make-and-take activities building physics apparatus -- compressed air / water rockets soda pop bottle rockets lead by Dr Dave Henry of Buffalo State 
Depts of Physics and Elementary Eduction and Reading.  Materials were provided by Buffalo State Physics. 

Relevant handouts for this day are available at:
<http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/WNYPTA/meetings/>

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan MacIsaac
Associate Professor & Acting Chair
SUNY – Buffalo State College Physics	
(716) 878 3802 <macisadl@buffalostate.edu>