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CNS Institute for Physics Teachers

July 6 - 25, 2008

Designed specifically for high school physics teachers as an outreach program of the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) at Cornell, the CNS Institute for Physics Teachers (CIPT) is a unique opportunity for professional development. The Institute offers a two-week and a one-week program, both for graduate credit. Twenty high school physics teachers will be selected for each course and awarded tuition, fees, housing, a stipend, classroom laboratory materials, and access to the CIPT equipment lending library.

Courses

Each course includes lectures by Cornell faculty, hands-on laboratory activities, and research facility tours designed to update high school teachers on recent advances in physics. A major component of each course will be take-home activities that relate to the New York State Physics Core Curriculum and meet the time and budgetary constraints of a typical high school.

  • PHYS 6501: Contemporary Physics for Teachers (summer only)
  • PHYS 6502: Topics in Physics for Teachers (summer only)

    • Admission to the Institute is by application only. Teachers may apply for one or both courses. Applications are due at the CNS office by March 1, 2008. If you are unable to submit your application by the due date, please call the number below.

    Applications and additional information may be obtained from:

    CNS Institute for Physics Teachers
    Cornell University
    632 Clark Hall
    Ithaca, NY 14853-2501
    telephone: 607.255.9434
    e-mail: cipt_contact@cornell.edu
    Web site: www.cns.cornell.edu/cipt/