PHYSICS EDUCATION NEWS (PEN) January 1994, No. 2 An electronic newsletter of the AIP Educa

PHYSICS EDUCATION NEWS (PEN)
January 1994, No. 2

An electronic newsletter of the AIP Education Division

AAS TEACHER RESOURCE AGENT PROGRAM INVITES APPLICATIONS
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Teacher Resource Agent
Program invites teacher applications for four week summer
institutes to be held at Loyola University in Chicago, Northern
Arizona University in Flagstaff, and the University of Maryland at
College Park in summer of 1994.  Participant's room and board, up
to $300 in travel expenses, and a $1,200 stipend will be provided.
Upon completion, participants are required to present workshops on
Astronomy within their geographic regions.  
(For more information or an application, contact the American
Astronomical Society Education Office, University of Texas, Austin,
TX  78712-1083; 512-471-6503; E-mail:  aas@astro.as.utexas.edu)

INTERAMERICAN CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS EDUCATION SLATED FOR JULY
The Fifth InterAmerican Conference on Physics Education will be
held at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, July 17
through 22, 1994.  The conference will feature sessions in both
English and Spanish, centered around the theme "Building bridges
for cooperation in physics education."  The conference will also
include exhibits, special evening presentations, socials, physics
demonstrations, and physics olympics.
(For more information, contact Robert Beck Clark, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX  77843-4242; Phone:  409-845-3332;
Fax:  409-845-2590; E-mail:  rbc@pinet.aip.org)

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BIBLIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED
The Fall 1993 issue of the Journal of Engineering Technology,
published by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE),
contains a valuable resource for science and engineering educators:
"The 1992 Engineering Technology Education Bibliography."  The
bibliography lists articles and books published in 1992 that relate
to engineering technology education.  Entries are grouped under 20
different headings, including curriculum, computers, instructional
technology, liberal studies, minorities, research, teaching
methodology, and telecommunications.  The annual bibliography is a
special project of the ASEE Engineering Technology Council's
Publications Committee.
(Authors and readers interested in contributing to the 1993
bibliography should contact Marilyn A. Dyrud, Communications Dept.,
Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus Dr., Klamath Falls, OR 
97601-8801; 503-885-1504; E-mail:  DyrudM@oit.osshe.edu) 

NASA OFFERS VIDEOTAPE EXPLORING THE INTERNET SYSTEM
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has
produced a 12-minute videotape to show educators how they can
utilize the Internet, a global system of computer networks, to
improve their teaching.  "Global Quest:  The Internet in the
Classroom" shows students and teachers how to use Internet
resources to carry out classroom research assignments.  The
videotape will be broadcast several times on NASA Select
television, which is available on many local cable-television
systems, and can also be ordered from NASA.
(For more information, contact the NASA Central Operation of
Resources for Educators at the Lorain County Joint Vocational
School in Oberlin, OH, at 216-774-1051, ext. 293 or 294)

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