WAPT is a section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). The goal of the WAPT is to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics, especially as it pertains to the teaching of physics.

The 2009 WAPT meeting will be held October 30th and 31st (Friday and Saturday) at UW- Whitewater.

Our host will be Steve Sahyun (email)

Our own Jim Mallmann from MSOE won first prize at the AATP unlimited cost apparatus competition! He won with his Remote Breathing Status Monitor. Details can be found in this pdf.  Outside of the oscilloscope he said the cost was about $3! .

Also at the AAPT Summer Meeting Ruijun Wang, a student of Mike Lyman's at Madison West HS won an honorable mention in the photo contest! Congratulations! Click on the image for more information.

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TALKS and MINUTES FROM THE CHIPPEWA FALLS MEETING MEETING with LINKS

Wisconsin Section Report December 2008 (by Jim Mallmann)

Using Research-Based Curricula and Tools to Promote Active Learning in Introductory Courses

For our K-12 colleagues:

1. Please check the letter of intent to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery for a great opportunity for K-12 teachers; details are given at this WIERC site that contains a survey for K-12 teachers.

2. Please check this AAPT message to all high school teachers.

3. The AAPT Teacher Preparation Committee is looking for your input. Please contact Paul Hickman (Chair of the committee).

Also, check out A Stronger AAPT - From Teachers to Teaching: a call for action by the AAPT office.

ComPADRE is a website devoted to digital resources for all physics educators, and is worth a look. http://compadre.org/

We welcome to the WAPT anyone interested in physics and related disciplines, whether or not they teach courses in these disciplines.

If you would like to join the WAPT, please feel free to send a message to the WAPT webmaster.