THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS (AAPT) TEAM IS COMPOSED OF EXPERTS IN PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY EDUCATION RESEARCH LED BY A SPACE PHYSICIST WHO ALSO WORKS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION. THE AAPT TEAM DEVELOPS AND TESTS SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR POST.SECONDARY PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY EDUCATION USING SPACE SCIENCE THEMES AS REPRESENTED BY THE NASA HEAT. THE TEAM CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS ON THESE MATERIALS AT THE NATIONAL AAPT MEETINGS. SOME OF THE MATERIALS COULD ALSO BE USED IN SECONDARY SCIENCE CLASSROOMS. THE TEAM HAS ALSO INITIATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE MATERIALS TO 2.YEAR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS IN A TRAIN.THE.TRAINERS MODEL. THE SPACE GRANT PARTNERS WILL THEN EMPLOY THESE INSTRUCTORS IN REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR 2.YEAR FACULTY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A BROADER DISSEMINATION OF THE MATERIALS.

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