Hidden Treasure: PTRA

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) initiated the Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) Program in 1985---with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ---with the mission of improving the teaching and learning of physics and physical science for all teachers and students in the United States. AAPT/PTRA is the leading in-service physics professional development program and received the 2011 APS Excellence in Physics Education Award. This session will provide a brief overview of the program, the data supporting its long standing success, and information that may be useful to your university in preparing in-service or pre-service teachers.