SUNY- Buffalo State Graduate Courses for Physics Teachers
TENTATIVE 2005-6 offerings.  Other courses will be offered as sufficient demand occurs

 

See <http://PhysicsEd.BuffaloState.Edu/programs> or contact <macisadl@buffalostate.edu> or Dr. Dan MacIsaac at (716) 878-3802 for details; M.S.Ed. (Physics); M.S.Ed. (Physics with NYSED Alternative Certification) program entry, syllabi, scholarships etc.

 

 

Spring 2005

PHY500 (3cr): Intro to Physics Education Research                          ONLINE

PHY507+EDU671 (3+3cr): K-8 Physics + Sci Curr                         ARR SAT+TUES EVES

PHY520 (3cr): Modern Phys for Teachers                                         WEDS EVES

PHY690 (3cr): Masters' Project                                                          ONLINE

SCI685 (3cr): Eval in Sci Educ                                                           ONLINE

 

Summer 2005

PHY507+EDU671 (3+3cr): K-8 Physics + Sci Curr                         11JUL-22JUL

PHY510 (6cr): New Physics Teachers' Workshop                             24JUL-5AUG

PHY622 (6cr): Modeling E&M for Teachers                                     5JUL-22JUL

 

Fall 2005

PHY502 (3cr): Alt Cert Tchg Supervision                                         ARRANGED

PHY525 (3cr): Particle and Nuclear Physics for HS Tchrs                TUES EVES

PHY690 (3cr): Masters' Project                                                          ONLINE

 

 

Spring 2006

PHY500 (3cr): Intro to Physics Education Research                          ONLINE

PHY502 (3cr): Alt Cert Tchg Supervision                                         ARRANGED

PHY518 (3cr): Waves & Optics for HS Tchrs                                   TUES EVES

PHY690 (3cr): Masters' Project                                                          ONLINE

 

Summer 2006

PHY507+EDU671 (3+3cr): K-8 Physics + Sci Curr                         7AUG-18AUG

PHY510 (6cr): New Physics Teachers' Workshop                             9JUL-21JUL

PHY620 (6cr): Modeling Mechanics for Teachers                             30JUL-16AUG

 

Fall 2006

PHY502 (3cr): Alt Cert Tchg Supervision                                         ARRANGED

PHY520 (3cr): Modern Phys for Teachers                                         TUES EVES

PHY690 (3cr): Masters' Project                                                          ONLINE

 

 

 


Selected Graduate Physics for Teachers Course Descriptions:

 

PHY507+EDU671 (3+3cr) Physics for NYS K-8 Teachers +. 10 days: MTWRF Summers only (also some Springs by demand).  Taught by Kathleen Falconer, M.S., M.S.Ed. and colleagues. This course is specifically designed for elementary and middle school teachers interested in gaining confidence in their understanding of the nature of physical science. This course will focus on a few major understandings, including socially constructed definitions of force, gravity, balancing forces, buoyancy and flying, density, energy and simple machines. Taught via reformed teaching methods so as to teach both content and pedagogy.  Includes a graduate research project.

 

PHY620 (6cr) Powerful Ideas & Quantitative Modeling in Mechanics. 13 days; MTWRF Summers only.  Taught by Dr. Dan MacIsaac, Dr. Dewayne Beery and colleagues, designed for MS/HS physics teachers interested in teaching force, motion and energy using a modeling curriculum. Teachers in this course will work through the renowned Modeling Physics curriculum as modified to meet NYS Core Curriculum needs as both students and teachers, learning modeling pedagogy and the use of modeling methods such as white boarding, system schema and energy pie charts and more. Taught via reformed teaching methods.

 

PHY622 (6cr) Powerful Ideas & Quantitative Modeling in Electricity & Magnetism. 13 days; MTWRF Summers only.  Taught by Dr. Dan MacIsaac, Dr. Dewayne Beery and colleagues, designed for MS/HS physics teachers interested in teaching electricity and magnetism using a modeling curriculum. Teachers in this course will work through the renowned Modeling Physics curriculum as modified to meet NYS Core Curriculum needs as both students and teachers, learning modeling pedagogy and the use of modeling methods such as white boarding, system schema, energy pie charts and more. Taught via reformed teaching methods.

 

PHY510 (6cr) Process Skills in Physics Teaching for New Physics Teachers. 10days; MTWRF, Summers only. Taught by Dr. David Henry, Dr. Joe Zawicki and colleagues, content and pedagogy designed for new physics teachers. Previously known as the institute for new physics teachers, this acclaimed workshop presents an introduction to the physics, activities and curricular issues faced by newly assigned physics teachers.

 

PHY500 (3cr) Physics Education Research Seminar. ONLINE BSC Distance Educ System.  A practical introductory guide to PER scholarship for MS/HS physics teachers.

 

PHY690 (3cr) M.S.Ed. Masters Project. ONLINE BSC Distance Educ System.  Conducted by Dr. Dan MacIsaac, penultimate scholarly activity for the M.S.Ed. (Physics) degrees, culminating in web or paper-published manuscript.  By instructor's permission, for degree candidates.

 

PHY518 (3cr) Waves and Optics for HS Teachers. Tuesday evenings 5:00-8:00pm, BSC Campus. Content review for the NYSED physics CST exam with pedagogical methods for MS/HS physics teachers.   Taught by BSC physics faculty.

 

PHY525 (3cr) Nuclear & Particle Physics for HS Teachers. Tuesday eves 5:00-8:00pm, BSC Campus. Content review for the NYSED physics CST exam with pedagogical methods for MS/HS physics teachers. Taught by BSC physics faculty.

 

PHY525 (3cr) Nuclear & Particle Physics for HS Teachers. Tues or Weds eves 5:00-8:00pm, BSC Campus. Content review for the NYSED physics CST exam with pedagogical methods for MS/HS physics teachers. Taught by BSC physics faculty.