Physics Education
Teaching and Learning PhysicsAPS is a leading voice for physics education and supports physics educators at all levels through its programs, publications, and resources.
Why Study Physics?
Why Physics Poster
Undergraduate Physics
Improving Physics Teacher Education
PhysTEC is a joint APS-American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) project to improve and promote the education of future physics and physical science teachers.
PhysTEC Videos
PhysTEC Website
The PhysTEC project includes the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC), a network of more than 175 institutions dedicated to improving physics teacher education.
PTEC Website
High School Physics
2010 U.S. Physics Team
High school student finalists scooped 5 medals in Croatia at the 41st International Physics Olympiad.
2010 U.S. Physics Team Winners
High School Teachers Days
APS produces High School Physics Teachers Days at several APS meetings. Teachers Days offer local teachers presentations on physics and education research, hands-on workshops on teaching, and lunch with physicists—all free to teachers.
2010 Teachers Days Information and Registration
Over 1,500 Students from 40 Nations Attend ISEF
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Physical Society (APS) sponsor prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Intel ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college celebration of science.
2010 Special AAPT/APS Award Winners
Minority Scholarships
Minority Undergraduate Scholarships are available for minority high school seniors and college freshmen and sophomores who plan to obtain a degree in physics.
Graduate Education in Physics
This conference was held by APS and AAPT to address the status and future of graduate education in physics.
Conference Agenda with Session Notes
Graduate Education in Physics Report 
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Professional Development for New Faculty Members
APS, AAPT, and the American Astronomical Society (AAS), offer biannual NSF-funded New Faculty Workshops, to introduce new faculty members to research-based teaching, grant opportunities in research and education, time-management and other professional development issues.
ComPADRE Digital Library
APS has partnered with AAPT, the American Institute of Physics, and AAS to create the ComPADRE digital library, a collection of electronic educational materials in physics and astronomy. APS produces the content for the ComPADRE outreach website Physics to Go and the Physics Careers Resource. ComPADRE also hosts the PTEC website.
