Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, May 21, 2005

This letter is to confirm that Lowell Sylwester 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 the chair and faculty of the SUNY- BSC Department of Physics.

The May 21st meeting included presentations and activities devoted to:

- physics demonstrations by various members of the WNYPTA
- discussion and analysis of the NYSED Regent's Physics Exams of last year by Joe Zawicki
- demonstration of the visualization of electric fields with grass seeds and mineral oil by Michael Magnuson
- discussion of Randall Knight's new physics text and workbook package by Craig Uhrich
- local physics and science teaching announcements and organization appropriate for the WNYPTA

Sincerely,

Dr. Joseph Zawicki Ph.D.		Kathleen Falconer, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Science		Lecturer, Elementary Education & Reading
Education
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