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Our next meeting will be April 19th at the University of Virginia's physics building.
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MEETING DETAILS ...

VIP/VAST Spring Meeting Information
Who: Physical Science teachers and Physics teachers and professors
When: April 19th (time agenda below) 8:30 - 4:00
Where: the physics building, Jesse Beams Laboratory. There is a good web map at http://www.virginia.edu/webmap/. Click on “G” The physics building is #41. You may want to park behind #38 off of stadium road. Do not park at the physics building. This is 24/7 permit parking.
Why: 'Cause it's a fun way to become better at what you do!
Cost: Free!!!
Sponsor: This meeting is hosted by the Physics Department of the University of Virginia and afternoon activities and freebies are supported by funds from the Virginia Association of Science Teachers.

RSVP IF ATTENDING - FIRST 24 GUARANTEED MAKE AND TAKE EQUIPMENT - twayne[at symbol]k12albemarle.org
Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 Hellos and Juice, Coffee, and Danish
9:00 -10:00 Business and election of officers
10:00 - 11:30 Share Session - bring an idea and 35 copies the write up to share! (Bring ideas on what to do with a hand held Tesla coil.)
12:45 - 4:00 Make and Take on “Electrostatics and magnetism”
Bring a lesson, idea, piece of equipment- bring a friend! We will head to local restaurants for lunch together (but as far as cost - you're on your own)

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1st year physics teachers click here for some helpful hints.

Our fall meeting will be Nov 8-10 at the V.A.S.T. PDI in Williamsburg VA. Click here for information.

 
What/Who is "V.I.P.?"

"V-I-P" stands for the Virginia Instructors of Physics -and physical science. VIP is a less than non-profit organization sponsored by the University of Virginia. It is an organization for all levels of physics and physical science education in the state of Virginia. Its purpose is to end the isolation felt by so many high school physics and physical science teachers. (As many physics teachers are the only ones in their county.) This is done through sponsorship of bi-annual meetings, a newsgroup on Virginia's PEN and a printed newsletter that comes two or three times year. Membership is free to all educators teaching in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Educators can join VIP for free.

Click here to send e-mail to the web site curator, wayne@pen.k12.va.us, with

  1. your name,
  2. address of where you work,
  3. what you teach, and
  4. address of where you want the newsletter sent.

(Use the subject heading "Join VIP").

Any educator can join our e-mail discussion newsgroup. It too is free. Click on the link at the top of the page to learn more.

 

 

 
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