JOURNAL OF PHYSICS TEACHER EDUCATION ONLINE Vol 4 No 4 www phy ilstu edu jpteo Spring 2008 THE LONG GOODBYE JPTEO INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 The Long Goodbye Editorial 3 Hooking physics up with physical education William H Koenecke and Joseph DeBella 7 Guidelines and methods for high school teachers for encouraging women in careers in science technology engineering and mathematics Rebecca E Wenning Vieyra 13 A post participation review of the North Carolina State University s online graduate credit physics course for teachers PY610C Special Topics Matter Interactions II for Secondary School Teachers Salvatore Tatto While the title of this column is reminiscent of Ronald Reagan s farewell address to the nation after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease this column is not to announce the demise of JPTEO or its editor in chief Rather it is to announce a signi cant milestone in my life On May 31st 2008 I formally retired from Illinois State University ISU following 30 years of uninterrupted work I now look forward to continuing part time work at ISU starting with the autumn semester Having been a 12 month employee for the past three decades I am now looking forward to the summer months as the beginning of a new chapter in my life Note that I did not say rest and relaxation I have been very busy during my professional life I was always working on a wide variety of projects not the least of which was the further development and improvement of the Physics Teacher Education program here at ISU What little vacation time I have had I almost always took it when I was involved in paid summer grant work providing professional development opportunities for in service physics teachers In retirement I expect to be fully engaged When asked why I was retiring at 55 years of age and supposedly at the top of my game I have often remarked I m not retiring to do less but to do more Now that I will be sharing work duties with my full time replacement I will have more time to work on special projects One will be JPTEO I hope to spend more time encouraging authors and promoting the publication I also plan to continue working in the areas of recruitment preparation and retention of high school physics teachers I hope to share with others the work of the Illinois Pipeline Project for the recruitment of the next generation of high school science teachers I plan to continue working with my daughter herself an in service high school physics teacher on the writing of a textbook tentatively titled Teaching High School Physics I also expect to continue offering workshops for professional development of high school physics teachers Lastly I want to continue working on the proposal for NIPTE the National Institute for Physics Teacher Educators These activities interspersed with travel for leisure and to make conference talks should then make up the bulk of my retirement activities for the next decade or more A long goodbye indeed Dr Carl J Wenning EDITOR IN CHIEF Department of Physics Illinois State University J Phys Tchr Educ Online 4 4 Spring 2008 Page 1 Campus Box 4560 Normal IL 61790 4560 wenning phy ilstu edu 2008 Illinois State University Physics Dept JOURNAL OF PHYSICS TEACHER EDUCATION ONLINE JPTEO is published by the Department of Physics at Illinois State University in Normal Illinois Editorial comments and comments of authors do not necessarily re ect the views of Illinois State University the Department of Physics or its Editor in Chief JPTEO is available through the World Wide Web at www phy ilstu edu jpteo To subscribe to this journal send an e mail to the editor indicating that you wish to be added to the noti cation list When issues are published online subscribers will receive electronic noti cation of availability JPTEO is published on an irregular basis but with an expectation of four issues per calendar year JPTEO is available free of charge through the JPTEO web site It is downloadable in portable document le PDF format All contents of this publication are copyrighted by the Illinois State University Department of Physics REVIEWERS The following individuals have graciously agreed to serve as reviewers for this publication This publication would not be possible without their assistance Keith Andrew Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY Paul Hickman Science Consultant Andover MA Dan MacIsaac SUNY Buffalo State College Buffalo NY Narendra Jaggi Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL Herbert H Gottlieb Martin Van Buren HS Queens Village NY Michael Jabot SUNY Fredonia Fredonia NY Muhsin Ogretme Sackville School Hildenborough Kent GB Albert Gras Marti University of Alacant Alacant Catalonia Spain Joseph A Taylor The SCI Center at BSCS Colorado Springs CO James Vesenka University of New England Biddeford ME Mel S Sabella Chicago State University Chicago IL JPTEO JPTEO is sponsored in part by whiteboardsUSA com J Phys Tchr Educ Online 4 4 Spring 2008 Ingrid Novodvorsky University of Arizona Tucson AZ Page 2 2008 Illinois State University Physics Dept Hooking physics up with physical education William H Koenecke Murray State University Department of Adolescent Career and Special Education 3200D Alexander Hall Murray Kentucky 42071 3340 william koenecke coe murraystate edu Joseph DeBella Murray State University Department of Adolescent Career and Special Education 3200D Alexander Hall Murray Kentucky 42071 3340 joe debella coe murraystate edu High stakes testing and school accountability are hot topics in education today School administrators teachers and students must do well in these areas in order to prove their teachers are teaching their students are learning and their schools are wisely using resources to prepare students to become good citizens and competent workers after completing their educational careers Educators have been searching for a magic pill that could be administered to students that would enable students to obtain high test scores and thus prove that schools are accountable and educating students to their highest potential possible The authors postulate that high school physics may be that magic pill and may be one of the best kept secrets in American Education In addition to reversing the traditional sequence of teaching science courses the authors suggest another way to teach and learn physics is to hook up physics with physical education This novel concept would be a collaborative effort between the physics teacher and the physical education teacher that would be a
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