Friday Flyer - May 8, 2015

Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Fellows: Been to Data Camp or one of its progenitors? If so, you've worked with the Teaching and Learning fellows, who manage and facilitate this central QuarkNet professional development workshop. Done a QuarkNet activity? It was vetted for educational best practices by, among others, those same Teaching and Learning fellows. This group includes Jodi Hansen (Minnesota center), Gerry Gagnon (Boston center), Adam LaMee (Florida State center), and Jeremy Smith (Johns Hopkins center) and was headed up by Tom Jordan until his tragic passing. Jeremy has agreed to fill in by taking the lead for Data Camp 2015 and for vetting new activities. Jeremy and the fellows are looking forward to Data Camp. He says, "The T&L fellows are very excited about Data Camp this summer, are working hard to make sure it's an enjoyable experience, and are looking forward to working with this year's group of teachers!" We are all looking forward to more great work from our Teaching and Learning fellows.

News from QuarkNet Central: Well, really from a few levels above—the U.S. and CERN have recently upgraded their relationship. The effect for the particle physics community, including those of us on the "education frontier," can only be a good one.

Physics Experiment Roundup: LHC is back in the saddle with low-energy collisions. Here is an article about a rather different Fermilab experiment, of which Fermilab QuarkNet mentor Chris Stoughton is a member.

Resources: Short, engaging LHC Season 2 videos

Just for Fun: Do you know all about antimatter? Here are 10 things you may not know. 

QuarkNet Staff Teachers:
Ken Cecire: kcecire@nd.edu
Bob Peterson: rspete@fnal.gov