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Physics Theorynet meeting, 22 August 2020 Virtual place on Zoom Attending Participating Teachers: Nivedi Das, Sharon Michael Hirsh, Needham Mike Wadness, Medford Scott Goelzer, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (NH)
John Samperisi, Monadnock Regional HS (NH) Participating Theorists: Tomasz Taylor, Northeastern In this meeting, we shared our experiences with the preparations for a very unusual school year. Most high schools (as well as Notheastern University) are adopting "hybrid" models with students part-time in
classrooms and part-time online. This obviously created many IT challenges, starting from broadband, through software, virtual blackboards, tablets, laptops to cameras etc. The equipment used for virtual teaching is the same as used for virtual Theorynet visits,
so it is a good idea to invest our equipment funds into helping Theorynet teachers, of course to the extent permitted by school regulations. This equipment will be used in classrooms as well as in future outreach activities. It is clear that different things
are needed in different schools. Tom T. asked teachers to send him their "wishlists" as soon as possible, so we can start planning visits in September. For example, following previous discussions, ipads look like the best tablet choice. The next meeting will
take place at the end of September when schools are running fully in the new format. |