Physics Department
SUNY – Buffalo State College

Saturday, January 30, 2010

This letter is to confirm that Tim O’Mara 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 under the guidance of faculty of the SUNY- Buffalo State College Department of Physics.

This 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 NSF funded outreach to local high schools; Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by Prof. Athos Petrou of UB Physics; 
- a presentation on Teaching Electricity with CASTLE (Capacitor-Aided System for Teaching and Learning Electricity) by Mr. Phil Coburn of The Nichols School; 
- a presentation on Teaching Electrostatics by Mr. Michael Belling of Pembroke High School; and
- a presentation on Collecting Data for the Coulomb Electrostatic Force Law  by Dr. David Abbott of Buffalo State Physics.

Materials were provided by Buffalo State College Physics.

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>