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I would be happy to help. Paul On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:06:13 -0500 Julie Libarkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > All: > > A few of us have toyed with idea of a Gordon conference for >Geoscience Education and Geocognition Research. I thought >some of you might be interested in the series that physcis >education has been doing for a number of years. Here is the >latest on lab science. > > Take care > Julie > > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Singh, Chandralekha" <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: February 2, 2010 12:36:10 AM GMT-05:00 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Announcement: Gordon Conference on Physics Research >>and Education: Experimental Research and Labs in Physics >>Education >> Reply-To: "RPE: Researchers in Physics Education" >><[log in to unmask]> >> >> The 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Physics Research and >>Education, the sixth in this series of conferences, will >>focus on the expanding and deepening role of and connection >>between experimental research and laboratories in physics >>instruction, with particular emphasis on undergraduate >>education. The purpose of this conference is to have a >>serious discussion about cutting-edge experimental research >>in physics and physics education and laboratories in physics >>education. We will discuss how students' learning experiences >>can be leveraged by incorporating contemporary research in >>physics and physics education. The format of the >>conference-which will include invited plenary sessions, >>contributed poster presentations, and generous amounts of >>unscheduled time for informal discussions-is specially >>designed to promote dialogue and cross-fertilization of ideas >>between educators and researchers at the forefront of their >>fields, including researchers in physics education. >> College and university faculty, research associates >>(postdocs), laboratory-based physics textbook authors, >>curriculum and educational material developers, and graduate >>and undergraduate students are invited to participate. >> >> Please advertise the conference to your colleagues. This is >>an important venue for revisiting important issues concerning >>physics education. Its success will be determined by the >>level of participation from our community. >> >> Applications for this conference must be submitted by May >>16, 2010. >> http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=physedu >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Chairs: >> Chandralekha Singh & Enrique J. Galvez >> >> Vice Chair: >> Peter Shaffer >> > Paul K Grogger