Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, March 21, 2009

This letter is to confirm that Luanna Gomez 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- Buffalo State Department of Physics.

The March 21st 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 particle physics detectors by Mr. Don Dean using equipment loaned from the PARTICLE group from the University of Rochester Physics;
- a presentation on the conceptual testing of basic circuits understanding by 
Dr. David Henry of Buffalo State Elementary Education and Reading and Buffalo State Physics;

Materials were provided by Buffalo State Physics. A door prize was donated by PASCO Scientific Corp.

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

Sincerely,

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