October 2001

 
         On October 11, 2001, the Ohio University and Marshall University Resource Collaborative Teacher Partners met at the RESA II facility in Huntington, West Virginia. This joint Teacher Partner meeting focused on a new professional development initiative developed by Dr. Joe Straley and Sally Shafer, of the University of Kentucky's Department of Physics and Astronomy, HOV Physics Project: Hands-On/Virtual Workshops. Sally Shafer and Cathy Hesseldenz conducted the workshop. The participants were engaged in a brief overview by working with activities utilizing mirrors. Additionally, Sally and Cathy presented via a CD-Rom that was developed for this project. The goal of the session was to ascertain if the Teacher Partners were interested in becoming facilitators for pilot groups of grade 4-8 teachers in their districts. The project directors hope to have 30 pilot sights from across ARSI districts by this spring.
     The unique professional development model is designed to deliver 30 hours of instruction by utilization of a CD-Rom, online interactions, and a support "kit" of materials to a group of rural teachers. The teachers, with the limited assistance of an ARSI facilitator, will explore a variety of hands-on activities at their local school and at the time they select. The goal is to increase the physics content knowledge of the teachers through a "in-place" professional development model.
 
    Susan McGlothen and Sally Shafer, Project Leader, exchange ideas about the utilization of mirrors to teach basic physics and math concepts.
    Loretta Davis and Sue Nichols from OU ponder, "I wonder what would happen to the corresponding angles if we stood here?"
    If we could just get the CD-Rom to work, we might understand the lesson!
    Danny, if you are the King, then I am the Queen!
    Al, that is not the correct opening to drink your coffee with!
    Danny, if Nancy and Jo need your help, they will ask!
    Two bright lights!!
    Barbara Maynard and Jo Hendricks are having a serious discussion.
    I wonder who is holding the other ends of the lines?
    It's time for pizza!