UPCOMING EVENTS
Schedule for the day:
Meeting in room KC248 of the Knowlton Center (See attached campus map).
Baldwin Wallace Campus Map
For parking, the address is 170 Front St., Berea, OH 44017. This is just northeast of the corner of Front St. and Bagley Rd. Look for the green observatory dome, which is visible from Front St. but set back a bit. Park in the lot next to the observatory. The entrance to Knowlton Center faces the observatory.
8:30 am - 8:55 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am Dr. Peter Hoekje, Baldwin Wallace University
Freshman Seminar and Advanced Physics Labs
Examples of Arduinos used in student projects for freshman seminar and advanced labs will be presented. A
tour of Balwin Wallace’s physics facilities will also be given.
10:05 am - 11:30 am Kathleen A. Harper, Case Western Reserve University, Mary Kay Osredkar, Hathaway Brown
School
Preparing for Next Year’s AP Physics Courses and Exams
Two changes to the AP physics program are coming in the 2024-25 school year. First, the curricular changes that began
in 2020 will be completed. This includes a more streamlined set of science practices, consistent across all four courses.
There is also a small shifting/refining of a few topics in Physics 1 and 2 to improve the alignment of the content with the
comparable college courses. The second major change is that all four AP physics courses will now have a common exam
format, with the same number and same general structure of questions, along with the same time allowed. The
workshop will highlight the content shifts, explore the new structure of the science practices, and examine samples of
the revised exam format. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss strategies for preparing themselves and
students for the upcoming changes, and additional resources will be shared.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Lunch
12:35 pm - 1:30 pm. Robert W. Brown, Charlotte Bimson, Case Western Reserve University
Career Readiness for Physics Students (and Faculty): A Présumé Program
There is a lack of preparation on the part of students for their future. In the past, we have been struck by how
little many of our students (and their parents and some faculty, too) know about the breadth and prevalence
of careers and how to look for a job. We have implemented early steps for students to actively learn about the
importance of non-academic careers, including an annual networking course with industrial visitors and
practice job-specific-resumes/cover letters/interviews. And we have invented a pre'sume' for the early
student to use on their way to their future.
1:35 pm – 2:00 pm How I do it and Door Prizes
“How I do it” is your chance to share teaching ideas with the group! Volunteers will each get approximately 5
minutes to give their presentation. Please consider sharing your valuable teaching experience with your
colleagues!
2:00 pm Business Meeting and Elections
Meeting in room KC248 of the Knowlton Center (See attached campus map).
Baldwin Wallace Campus Map
For parking, the address is 170 Front St., Berea, OH 44017. This is just northeast of the corner of Front St. and Bagley Rd. Look for the green observatory dome, which is visible from Front St. but set back a bit. Park in the lot next to the observatory. The entrance to Knowlton Center faces the observatory.
8:30 am - 8:55 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am Dr. Peter Hoekje, Baldwin Wallace University
Freshman Seminar and Advanced Physics Labs
Examples of Arduinos used in student projects for freshman seminar and advanced labs will be presented. A
tour of Balwin Wallace’s physics facilities will also be given.
10:05 am - 11:30 am Kathleen A. Harper, Case Western Reserve University, Mary Kay Osredkar, Hathaway Brown
School
Preparing for Next Year’s AP Physics Courses and Exams
Two changes to the AP physics program are coming in the 2024-25 school year. First, the curricular changes that began
in 2020 will be completed. This includes a more streamlined set of science practices, consistent across all four courses.
There is also a small shifting/refining of a few topics in Physics 1 and 2 to improve the alignment of the content with the
comparable college courses. The second major change is that all four AP physics courses will now have a common exam
format, with the same number and same general structure of questions, along with the same time allowed. The
workshop will highlight the content shifts, explore the new structure of the science practices, and examine samples of
the revised exam format. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss strategies for preparing themselves and
students for the upcoming changes, and additional resources will be shared.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Lunch
12:35 pm - 1:30 pm. Robert W. Brown, Charlotte Bimson, Case Western Reserve University
Career Readiness for Physics Students (and Faculty): A Présumé Program
There is a lack of preparation on the part of students for their future. In the past, we have been struck by how
little many of our students (and their parents and some faculty, too) know about the breadth and prevalence
of careers and how to look for a job. We have implemented early steps for students to actively learn about the
importance of non-academic careers, including an annual networking course with industrial visitors and
practice job-specific-resumes/cover letters/interviews. And we have invented a pre'sume' for the early
student to use on their way to their future.
1:35 pm – 2:00 pm How I do it and Door Prizes
“How I do it” is your chance to share teaching ideas with the group! Volunteers will each get approximately 5
minutes to give their presentation. Please consider sharing your valuable teaching experience with your
colleagues!
2:00 pm Business Meeting and Elections