Letter to Obama Cites PhysTEC
A letter delivered to President Barack Obama by University of Kentucky President Lee Todd on behalf of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' Science and Math Teacher Imperative cites PhysTEC as an exemplary program. Read the letter
PhysTEC News, Fall 2009 edition
The Fall 2009 edition of the PhysTEC newsletter contains the latest project news and results; profiles and interviews with PhysTEC teachers, Noyce scholars, and Teachers-in-Residence; and perspectives on the broader issues surrounding physics teacher preparation.
Request for new sites
The 2009 request for new PhysTEC sites has closed. The project received over 50 letters of interest, and will announce final selections in early 2010. PhysTEC anticipates offering additional rounds of funding in Fall 2010 and 2011.
Download the Request for Sites
PhysTEC receives $6.5 million award
The American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers recently received a five-year, $6.5 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue work on PhysTEC. More...
The project supports PTEC, a coalition of institutions dedicated to improving physics and physical science teacher preparation. PTEC sponsors an annual conference and a variety of workshops. How to Join PTEC