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Join the community of Physics teachers on Long Island to share your ideas, find support from fellow Physics teachers, and stay informed. To learn more about the many ways we support our physics teachers, go to ABOUT LIPTA.
Benefits of Membership
All Physics, by Physics people, for Physics teachers of Long Island, NY:
- Fall Conference – for Physics teachers, typically on a Saturday morning
- Spring Conference – for Physics teachers, typically on a Saturday morning
- Physics Olympics: 1-day event for student teams, typically in March
- Discussion of AP/IB exams – for Physics teachers, typically in May
- BBQ social: for Physics teachers, typically in June
- Newsletters: delivered to your email of choice
You can now renew your LIPTA membership! Go HERE.
Latest Posts
- Leave Replacement – Plainview
Plainview Old Bethpage has a 9 day leave in physics 9/2-9/12.
If interested please contact Dame Forbes, Sci Director at 516-434-3191, dforbes@pobschools.org.
- Harvard PoLS-T Network LIVE Talk Series in support of H.S. Physics Education
The public is invited to the Harvard PoLS-T Network LIVE Talk Series to support High School Physics Education.
Free Virtual Event. CHECK OUT THEIR FLYER
Register now at this URL: forms.gle/fo3GjoMWqbdQ6GxL6DETAILS on Harvard’s PoLS-T Network Talk and Q&A Discussion
TITLE: Modeling Instruction in High School Physics
DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8 am to 9 am Arizona time/PDT (i.e., 11 am-12 pm EDT)
SPEAKER: Melissa Girmscheid, PhysTEC award-winning physics teacher at West Point HS in Goodyear, Arizona
SYNOPSIS: an overview, including 11th-12th grade (semester block schedule) and grade 9 (with computational modeling)
RELATED COFFEE HOUR: THURSDAY, APRIL 17, at 3:30pm AZ time. PoLS-T holds an informal and virtual physics educator Coffee Hour, soon after each talk. Melissa will attend, to continue the Q&A. Teachers can bring questions on any area of physics education they’d like to discuss.
NOTE: Melissa’s talk & LIVE Q&A discussion via Zoom will be broadcast publicly via YouTube LIVE and posted publicly on the Harvard PoLS-T YouTube Channel.
PoLS-T LINKS
Website: sites.harvard.edu/pols-t/
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCRzn7nZ4f8JksXXUTrouSZg
Keep in touch: join the PoLS-T Network here: forms.gle/cj87TLRzJ6zcCEUL6 - Fall Conference
The 2024 Fall Conference will be held October 26, 2024 – 9 am – 12 noon at Sacred Heart Academy. Click this link for additional info.
