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Friday, March 9<\/h3>\n

5:45-6:45 Plenary: The Universe in HD, Surround Sound, and Smell-o-vision, or Gravitational Waves and the Future of Astronomy<\/strong>
\nPaul Baker
\nCenter for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology, West Virginia University<\/em><\/p>\n

Demo Slam!<\/strong>
\nAn hour of back-to-back amazing demonstrations to take to your classroom.
\nJennifer and Ignacio Birriel
\nMorehead State University<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 10<\/h3>\n

Plenary: Introductory Physics\u2026With an Eye to Inclusion<\/strong>
\nRachel Henderson
\nWest Virginia University<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (half-day): Teaching Electrostatics and Potential Using Modeling Instruction<\/strong>
\nJoseph Mahler
\nSayre School<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (90 min): LIGO in the classroom: activities and demos to bring gravitational wave science to the introductory student<\/strong>
\nPaul Baker
\nCenter for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology, West Virginia University<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (90 min): Teaching and Assessing Problem-solving for the 21st Century<\/strong>
\nTom Foster
\nFoster Learning<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (half-day): Waves Lessons founded in NGSS Practices<\/strong>
\nWestern Kentucky Physics Teachers Alliance<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (90-min): Using Active Learning Strategies in Large or Small Classrooms to Increase Student Engagement and Content Retention<\/strong>
\nPaul Miller, Nancy Spillane, and Michael Tilley
\nWest Virginia University<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity Session (90-min): Establishing Criteria for State-wide Acceptance of Transfer Credit of Introductory Courses <\/strong>
\nGalen Hansen
\nFairmont State University<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Galen<\/a>

Galen Hansen led a conversation on criteria for mandatory transfer equivalency of introductory physics courses.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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