American Association of Physics Teachers

The internship may be over but the Memories never will be

Monday, August 10, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

And so, it ends…. or does it? This summer internship has been such a fantastic experience. We closed it off Friday with our final presentations and I’m so impressed how much we all learned even having done this virtually.

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Next Project

Monday, August 3, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

After week 9 of the internship we’re cracking down on the AAPT Summer Grand Challenge. This was promoted during the meeting to entice teachers to share their distance learning labs.

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The Meeting is Over and the Podcast is Out!

Monday, July 27, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

 

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The AAPT Summer Meeting is here!

Monday, July 20, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

And the event has finally arrived, the AAPT summer meeting will run Sunday the 19th – Tuesday the 21st. I will personally be hosting a panel on Tuesday as one of the last events of the K-12 teacher lounge.

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First Podcast Down

Monday, July 13, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

And so, the Podcast begins, the first official episode was recorded Friday night and I will be posting it sometime next week. I’m very happy with how much I learned from the setting up the Podcast and look forward to making every episode better than the last.

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Our Days are Numbered but they will be Memorable

Monday, July 6, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

Wow already reflecting on week 5, time is really flying now and the summer AAPT meeting is coming up fast! The panel I’m hosting is coming along well, I reached out to one of my mentors and they connected me with 4 of their students.

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STEP UP and Student Panel

Monday, June 29, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

Oh, how time flies, week 4 has now come to a close and I’m having a good a time as ever. We have the teacher lounge schedule finalized and I am now reaching out to HS and college students to be on my panel in the lounge.

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Week 3: getting projects done

Monday, June 22, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

I have to say I’m sad I won’t be meeting my peers this summer because we have so much fun at our online hangouts. It’s amazing how much a fun game can bring people together even when they’re miles apart.

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Smooth Sailing

Monday, June 15, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

Week 2 on the virtual platform and things are still running smoothly. My mentor Mark and I are remaining in great contact even though we are a few hundred miles away.

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First Week going Virtual

Monday, June 8, 2020

Benjamin Petkie

So, let’s address the elephant in the room, the entire internship has been moved online. This said, I can’t express how grateful I am to everyone who made the virtual internship possible and fought to give us an experience we will most definitely reflect positively upon.

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