Partnerships and Local Physics Alliances

LPA Purpose: to serve as

• A learning community of peer teachers, providing mutual support and collaboration on improving curriculum and instruction.
• A professional community of experts to serve schools and school districts as leaders in science teaching with technology.

Click here to obtain information on David Hestenes and Jane Jackson's paper: Partnerships for Physics Teaching Reform - a crucial role for universities and colleges.

Click here for a one-page overview of David Hestenes' vision of the potential of LPAs.

Click here to read an account of one teacher's attempt to organize a Local Physics Alliance, or download a pdf version of this account.

The St. Louis Area Physics teachers (SLAPT) website is extensive, with theaching resources, events, job openings, Physics First documents organizational helps, links. http:/www.slapt.org/

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last updated on 8/5/07