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2016 APEX Cohort 3 PTI Fall Workshop #2 at AAMU

10/31/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Fall Workshop for Cohort 3 for 2016. The workshop was held October 28^th and 29^th at Alabama A&M University.

2016 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Fall Workshop at AAMU

10/10/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the Fall Workshop for Cohort 2 for 2016. The workshop was held October 7^th and 8^th at Alabama A&M University.

2016 APEX Cohort 3 PTI Fall Workshop #1 at AAMU

9/12/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Fall Workshop for Cohort 3 for 2016. The workshop was held September 9^th and 10^th at Alabama A&M University.

2016 APEX Cohort 3 PTI Summer Institute at AAMU

7/5/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Summer Workshop for Cohort 3. The workshop was held from June 19^th to July 1^st at Alabama A&M University.

2016 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Summer Institute at AAMU

6/20/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Summer Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from June 5^th to 17^th at Alabama A&M University.

APEX on NSF 2016 Video Showcase

5/31/2016

Watch "APEX: Four step active learning in Alabama High Schools" presented at the NSF 2016 Video Showcase "Advancing Stem Learning for All." It features the Four Step Method used in numerous APEX activities.

Watch the APEX video (full size) from the NSF 2016 Video Showcase.

2016 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Spring Workshop at AAMU

4/4/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the third Spring Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from April 1^st and 2^nd at Alabama A&M University. Cohort 1 has completed the APEX program!

2016 APEX Cohorts 2 and 3 PTI Spring Workshop at UAH

3/14/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Spring Workshop for Cohort 2 and the first Spring Workshop for Cohort 3. The workshops were jointly held March 11^th and 12^th at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

2016 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Winter Workshop at AAMU

2/15/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Winter Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held February 12^th and 13^th at Alabama A&M University.

2016 APEX Cohorts 1 and 3 PTI Winter Workshop at UAH

1/17/2016

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the third Winter Workshop for Cohort 1 and the first Winter Workshop for Cohort 3. The workshops were jointly held January 15^th and 16^th at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

2015 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Fall Workshop at AAMU

10/5/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Fall Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from October 2^nd and 3^rd at Alabama A&M University.

2015 APEX Cohorts 1 and 3 PTI Fall Workshop at UAH

9/21/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the third Fall Workshop for Cohort 1 and the first Fall Workshop for Cohort 3. The workshops were jointly held September 18^th and 19^th at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

2015 APEX Cohort 3 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

6/29/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Summer Workshop for Cohort 3. The workshop was held from July 13^th to 24^th at Alabama A&M University.

2015 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

6/29/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Summer Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from June 15^th to 26^th at Alabama A&M University.

2015 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

6/15/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the third Summer Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from June 1^st to 12^th at Alabama A&M University.

APEX on NSF 2015 Video Showcase

5/11/2015

Watch the APEX video (full size) from the NSF 2015 Video Showcase..

2015 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Spring Workshop at AAMU

4/11/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Spring Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held April 10^th and 11^th at Alabama A&M University.

2015 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Spring Workshop at AAMU

3/14/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Spring Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from March 13^th and 13^th at Alabama A&M University.

Pi Day!

2014 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Winter Workshop at AAMU

2/7/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Winter Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held February 6^th and 7^th at Alabama A&M University.

Capturing a collision for video analysis using Logger Pro.

2015 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Winter Workshop at AAMU

1/17/2015

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Winter Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held January 16^th and 17^th at Alabama A&M University.

2014 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Fall Workshop at AAMU

11/8/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Fall Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held November 7^th and 8^th at Alabama A&M University.

2014 APEX Cohort 2 PTI Fall Workshop at AAMU

1/20/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the second Fall Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from October 17^th and 18^th at Alabama A&M University.

Second APEX Cohort 1 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

10/18/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Fall Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from October 17^th and 18^th at Alabama A&M University.

First APEX Cohort 2 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

6/30/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Summer Workshop for Cohort 2. The workshop was held from June 16^th to June 27^th at Alabama A&M University. The emphasis this year was on Kinematics, Energy and Momentum.

Group Photo of APEX PTI Cohort 2 Participants, Summer 2014 Workshop. Click on image for full size picture.

Dr. VanderPutten Visits APEX

6/16/2014

Dr. Elizabeth VanderPutten, MSF Program Director, visited AAMU on June 25^th 2014. She meet with almost the entire APEX team, AAMU Dean of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences, Dr. Chance Gleen, AAMU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Daniel Wims, and AAMU President Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr.. Dr. VanderPutten was also able to personally observe several APEX PTI workshop sessions, as her visit came during the second week of Cohort 2 2014 PTI activities.

Dr. VanderPutten visits APEX Cohort 2 Summer 2014 Workshop. Click on image for larger picture. More Photos from her visit.

6/16/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Summer Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from June 2^nd to June 13^th at Alabama A&M University. This year the focus was Electricity and Magnetism.

2014 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Spring Workshop at UA

1/19/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Spring Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from March 7^th and 8^th at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

2014 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Winter Workshop at AAMU

1/19/2014

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Winter Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from January 17^th and 18^th at Alabama A&M University.

2013 APEX Cohort 1 PTI Fall Workshop at AAMU

11/16/2013

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Fall Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from November 15^th and 16^th at Alabama A&M University. It included the annula Putcha Venkateswarlu Memorial Lecture given by Nobel Lareate Dr. Richard R. Schrock, entiteled "The Inside and the Outside of a Nobel Prize in 2005."

First APEX Cohort 1 PTI Summer Workshop at AAMU

6/25/2013

APEX Physics Teacher Institute (PTI) has convened the first Summer Workshop for Cohort 1. The workshop was held from June 3^rd to June 14^th at Alabama A&M University.

Scene from APEX PTI Cohort 1 Summer Workshop 2013 (taken June 7^th, 2013). Click on image for full size picture.

Group Photo of APEX PTI Cohort 1 Participants, Summer 2013 Workshop. Click on image for full size picture.

Picture Album

Alabama State Department of Education Press Release.

3/4/2013

Alabama State Department of Education Press Release: $8 Million Grant To Provide Specialized Training For Alabama High Schoolphysics Teachers.

University of Alabama Press Release.

10/25/2012

University of Alabama Press Release: UA Receives $1.6 Million Grant for Physics Education Improvements in High Schools.

APEX Leaders Meet Dr. Bice.

10/19/2012

Members of the APEX leadership team traveled to Montgomery to meet with the Alabama State Department of Education AMSTI/ASIM team. We also had a chance to meet Dr. Tommy Bice, the Alabama State Superintendent of Education.

The APEX Team in Montgomery (Left to right: J.W. Harrell (UA), Marius Schamschula (AAMU), Steve Ricks (AMSTI), Amanda Rylant (AMSTI), John Reutter (DSTC), Barbara Cady (AAMU), Donna P. Turner (UA), Tommy Bice (Alabama State Superintendent of Education), Dr. Mostafa Dokhanian (AAMU), Dennis Sunal (UA), Martha Anne Allison (AMSTI), Dianne Kirnes (AAMU), Sandy Ledwell (AMSTI), and Paul Norgaard (AMSTI))

WAAY TV Coverage.

9/28/2012

Local Huntsville, Alabama TV Station WAAY Story on APEX Grant.

APEX Grant Awarded.

9/26/2012

The National Science Foundation has given Alabama A&M University a five year Math Science Partnership - Targeted Award called Alliance for Physics EXcellence (APEX). The APEX Partner Organizations are the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Drake State Technical College, Huntsville City Schools the American Association of Physics Teachers/Physics Teaching Resource Agents, the Alabama State Department of Education/Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), and Evaluator American Institutes for Research.

The Award Abstract.

The AAMU APEX Team (Left to right: Dr. Mostafa Dokhanian (Principal Investigator), Dianne Kirnes (Program Manager), Dr. Vernessa Edwards (Co-Principal Investigator), Dr. Barbara Cady (Co-Principal Investigator, Education Director), and Dr. Marius Schamschula (Co-Principal Investigator, TPACK)

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