Name: CSAAPT Spring 2025 Semi-Virtual Meeting
Start: 2025-04-05T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-05T21:40:00-04:00
Location: George Mason University, Fairfax Campus

CSAAPT Spring 2025 Semi-Virtual Meeting

Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 8:00 AM

Monday, March 31, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
Saturday, April 5, 2025

8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM Ernest Barreto (George Mason University, Physics Department Chair)
Ernest Barreto (George Mason University, Physics Department Chair)
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM Morning Plenary Session (Chair: Jessica Rosenberg)
Morning Plenary Session (Chair: Jessica Rosenberg)
8:40 AM - 9:40 AM
Contributions

8:40 AM Star Hackers: How Educators Rewrite Destinies - Hakeem Oluseyi (George Mason University)
9:40 AM break
break
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Morning Session 1 (Chair: James Freericks)
Morning Session 1 (Chair: James Freericks)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Quantum Education Experiment: Active Physics for Level 1 English Learners - Russell Youmans (Annandale HS, Fairfax County Public Schools)

10:15 AM Quantum Resources for K-16 - Jessica Rosenberg (George Mason University) Nancy Holincheck (George Mason University)

10:30 AM Designing a K-12 Course in Quantum Information Science - Jessica Rosenberg (George Mason University) Nancy Holincheck (George Mason University)

10:45 AM A Simple Model to Explain The Photon - Maajida Murdock (Randallstown High School, BCPS, Morgan State University)
Morning Session 1 (Chair: Tatsu Takeuchi)
Morning Session 1 (Chair: Tatsu Takeuchi)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

10:00 AM Bernoulli Equation for Gases - Carl Mungan (U.S. Naval Academy)

10:15 AM Rocket Launches as a capstone project - Jeff Steele

10:30 AM A Picture is Worth 1000 Equations: The Art of Special Relativity - Gerald Feldman (George Washington University)

10:45 AM The Velocity Triangle and the Expanding Universe - Lewis McIntyre
11:00 AM break
break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Morning Session 2 (Chair: Gerald Feldman)
Morning Session 2 (Chair: Gerald Feldman)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

11:15 AM How to use quantum computing to illustrate important single quantum experiments for quantum instruction - James Freericks (Georgetown University)

11:30 AM Quantum Entanglement Pedagogy - Robert Hilborn (University of Maryland)

11:45 AM Balancing Mathematical Formalism and Experimentation Discussions in Quantum Mechanics: Student Perspectives on Learning and Quantum Measurement - Jason Tran (Georgetown University)

12:00 PM Bridging the Math-Physics Gap: Strengthening STEM Readiness with PUM and ISLE - Andres Akamine (Boyd J. Michael, III Technical High)
Morning Session 2 (Chair: Samantha Spytek)
Morning Session 2 (Chair: Samantha Spytek)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

11:15 AM Is it possible to improve your evaluations and still sleep well at night? - Maxim Bychkov (University of Virginia)

11:30 AM Free Resources on the OPTYCs Website - Kris Lui (AAPT - OPTYCs)

11:45 AM STEP UP: Peek Into Others' Classes to Develop Your Own - Elissa Levy (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)

12:00 PM Course management, administration and challenges in teaching large classrooms in active learning format - Jency Sundararajan (University of Virginia)
Morning Session 2 (Chair: Laura Akesson)
Morning Session 2 (Chair: Laura Akesson)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

11:15 AM Make-and-Take Demos - Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics teacher - Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)
12:15 PM Group Photo
Group Photo
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

12:20 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM Afternoon Plenary Session (Chair: James Freericks)
Afternoon Plenary Session (Chair: James Freericks)
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Contributions

1:20 PM Quantum Mechanics 2025: Incredible Past, Amazing Present, Magnificent Future - William Phillips (NIST & University of Maryland)
2:20 PM break
break
2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Afternoon Session (Chair: Kent Yagi)
Afternoon Session (Chair: Kent Yagi)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM Fun Ways to Present Diffraction Grating Patterns in the Classroom - William A. Tobias (University of Virginia)

3:15 PM Defying Gravity - Henry Hilgendorf (Virginia Tech) Tatsu Takeuchi (Virginia Tech)
Afternoon Session (Chair: Jency Sundararajan)
Afternoon Session (Chair: Jency Sundararajan)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM Aiding Student Learning through Recorded Solution Videos - Rebecca Grouchy (University of Virginia)

3:00 PM Masters of Arts in Physics Education Degree for In-Service High School Physics Teachers - Richard Lindgren (University of Virginia)

3:15 PM Building Physics Identity and Belonging for Women: Re-thinking the Teaching and Learning Environment in Physics - Laura Akesson (George Mason University)

3:30 PM Notetaking on Learning Undergraduate Introductory Physics Courses - Chandra Adhikari (Fayetteville State University)
3:45 PM move between rooms
move between rooms
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM

3:50 PM Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM CSAAPT Business Meeting
CSAAPT Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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