Spring 2026 Physics Mini-Meeting

NC A&T QuarkNet Spring 2026 Physics Mini-Meeting

Saturday, May 30, 2026 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Location: NC A&T Smith Hall Room 3001, 402 Laurel Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411

This workshop is specifically for high school Physics teachers interested in becoming members of a core of physics teacher members and leaders in the NC QuarkNet Center. We encourage everyone to volunteer to share briefly (5-10 min) in one of the two share-a-thon sessions: either some physics teaching practice or strategy that you have found helpful in your classroom, or some quantum or modern physics activity.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/e359MLks8jzEZFYB8

Link to this page: https://quarknet.org/NCAT-May-30

Draft Agenda:

Time (ET)	Activity
9:00 AM	QuarkNet National Program Sign-In (high school teachers only) & Light Breakfast
9:30 AM	Welcome & Introductions (Hallie Trauger & Joanna Atkin)
9:45 AM	Share-A-Thon Part 1: Physics Teaching Practices May Anne Ko - Making Physics Stick: Physics Routines and Gamified Review Michael Peterson - Gravity as a Bridge Between Mechanics and E&M
10:30 AM	BREAK
10:45 AM	Share-A-Thon Part 2: Contemporary (or Other) Physics Activities Mark Case - Sound to Sight Charlie Payne - Dark Matter Lab Faith Montgomery - 100 Squares Challenge Arthur Baum - Bloch Cube Chess
12:00 PM	NC A&T QuarkNet Center 2026-2027 Academic Year Planning Event and Workshops: Fall QuarkNet Workshop in October (opened to all, stipened for high school teachers) Fall Data Day in November (student-facing) Spring Masterclass in March-ish (student-facing) Spring PICUP Computation in Physcis Workshop Spring SHAPE - Partnership with UNC Physics Potential PLC: Targeting a specific standard to develop lessons, share different approaches and best practices, low-cost materials or how to work with available resources (or cheap resources). Meet monthly, physics and physical science. Start on Zoom, maybe alternate Zoom and in-person. Next steps: GCS teachers will share at their PD days, then we will have a Zoom first meeting. Other resources: QED - QuarkNet Education Discussions are monthly Wednesdays, Virtual QuarkNet Center (monthly Sundays), email Charlie Payne at paynec@ncssm.edu to join either of these.
12:30 PM	LUNCH & CHAT

Resources:

Registered Participants:

Arthur Baum, Myers Park High School (AP, IB, Honors Physics)
Mark Case, Southern Guilford High School (Physics, Physical Science, Earth Science)
Adam Benoit, North Carolina School of Science and Math (Physics)
Allie Boyd, Apex Friendship High School (AP Physics 1, 2, and C: Mechanics)
Michael Peterson, Triangle Math and Science Academy (AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C)
Charlie Payne, North Carolina School of Science and Math (Honors Physics, Computational Atmospheric Physics)
May Anne Ko, The Middle College at UNCG (Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science)
David Nichols, Sun Valley High School (Physics, Chemistry, Physical Science)
Faith Montgomery, Southwest Guilford High School (Honors Physics, Honors Astronomy, Physical Science)
Megan Alvord, North Carolina School of Science and Math (Mechanics, E&M, Computational Physics)
Hallie Trauger, North Carolina A&T State University Physics Department
Shelly Lesher, North Carolina A&T State University Physics Department Chair
Joanna Atkin, North Carolina A&T State University Physics Department