[Catalist] Physics Education at the 23rd AIP Congress

[Mark Gargano (St Joseph's School)]

Thanks Roy,

A can of worms, stirring the hornet’s nest, messing with the snake pit and maybe even a bit of dog’s breakfast thrown in!!!

Interesting that the student opted for Physics to be the one to miss out, Religion and Life is a List A, I wonder if she considered skipping Geography or Modern History instead?

Without inducing the arrival of the Grand Inquisitor at my front door, REL is a ‘compulsory’ in Catholic schools for senior secondary, it is an ATAR, so the scores do count for university admission, but sometimes a little sneaky can occur where the student (who has to study REL) may elect REL General, even when they are doing four or five other ATAR courses, thus enabling a greater ‘focus’ on the other courses, especially if they are a List B focussed individual and English is a bit of a battle.

Not sure if I provided anything there for you Roy, but let’s see how far these worms wriggle hey!

Ciao.


Mark Gargano
Curriculum Coordinator (Teaching and Learning)
Years 7 to 12
St Joseph's School
Northam WA 6401


On 2 Jun 2018, at 10:19 am, Roy Skinner <rsskinner at optusnet.com.au<mailto:rsskinner at optusnet.com.au>> wrote:

Maybe I am opening another can of annelids here but on the subject of fewer students taking physics I would like to offer an anecdote.
One of the girls I teach after school who is studying chemistry and is very bright was asked why she wasn’t doing physics.
She replied that she went to a Catholic school and had to study RE as a compulsory extra subject on top of the others. The extra subject would put a strain on her she said.
Is this unfair pressure on students in Catholic schools?
What do the teachers in Catholic schools think?
Roy

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Hi All,
The AIP Conference is in Perth at the end of the year at UWA. There will be a couple of days for Physics teachers / educators. The Call for Papers is open for another few days. Details below.

John


Physics Education at the 23rd AIP Congress

A shout out to passionate Physics Teachers and Educators, we would love to hear from you at the Congress!​

The 23rd AIP Congress<https://aip.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d4d211b98df0adf8a3692fe2&id=bd03c08549&e=ed9a1b6c19> will take place in beautiful Perth on the leafy campus of the University of Western Australia, from 9-13 December, 2018. Call for Abstracts<https://aip.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d4d211b98df0adf8a3692fe2&id=3542fb4b60&e=ed9a1b6c19> are open now until 15 June 2018.

Join us for a High Tea event at the Congress with the Keynote speaker Prof Chandralekha Singh (University of Pittsburgh, USA), for a PEG keynote entitled “ How to strengthen physics by making it inclusive”  The High Tea will be held at the University Club, UWA<https://aip.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d4d211b98df0adf8a3692fe2&id=1f849d7d63&e=ed9a1b6c19> (date: TBD, but will be held during the PEG streams of the congress).
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We have kick-started planning for plenty of activities at the congress. Help us spread the word amongst Physics educators of all levels that this congress is for them!  We are also planning to run professional development sessions for school science teachers. And of course, make sure to submit your own abstract for a presentation! Abstract submission is open until 15 June 2018.

If you have any new ideas/suggestions please feel free to contact your PEG team. If you have a suggestion for a invited speaker, please let us know.





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