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Lori Andersen |
2006-Present: Advanced Placement Physics B & Physics Teacher, York County School District, Yorktown, VA
1998-2005: Advanced Placement Physics B & C Teacher, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, VA
1988-1996: U.S. Naval Officer, various positions including four years as instructor at U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School (1988 - 1992)
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Physics Graduate Work - 19 credits, 4.0 GPA (Jan 1998 - June 1998)
M.S.Ed. Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (Aug 1995 - Dec 1997). G.P.A.: 3.91, Concentration: Science & Mathematics Education
B.S. Physics, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY (June 1985 - May 1988. GPA: 3.93 overall, 4.0 in major, Summa Cum Laude, Minor: MathematicsAdvanced Placement Physics Exam Reader and Table Leader, 2005 - present
Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences Judge and Committee Member, 2005 - present
American Association of Physics Teachers, 1998 - present
National Science Teachers Association, 2003 - present
York County School District, Physics Curriculum Committee, 2008
November 11, 2008, Session Leader, "Using Quia"
March 2008, National Science Teachers Association Convention, Boston, MA.
March 2, 2005, Workshop Leader, Research-based Assessments for Introductory Physics, Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach, VA.
February 15 & 17, 2005, Workshop Leader, Using LoggerPro/LabPro in Computer Based Physics Laboratories, Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach, VA.
December 2004, National Science Teachers Association Convention, Richmond, VA.
June 2004, attended 5 day VaNTH Physics and Biology Teachers Biomedical Engineering Workshop, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
March 2004, Presider, Activity Based Physics Workshop, National Science Teachers Association National Convention, Atlanta, GA.
August 13, 2003, Workshop Leader, Physlets Workshop, Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach, VA.
July 24-26, 2003, attended Video and Video Analysis Workshop, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL.
June 15-28, 2003, attended second half of Activity Based Physics Institute, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
March 28-30, 2003, attended National Science Teacher's Association National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
June 16-29, 2002, attended first half of Activity Based Physics Institute, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
May 18, 2002, Workshop Leader, Workshop on Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs), Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach, VA
April 18-20, 2002, attended Microcomputer Based Laboratories Workshop, Vernier Software and Development, Beaverton, OR.
February 14-16, 2002, attended Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research (TIPERs) and Physlets Workshop, Lee College, Baytown, TX
October 15, 2001, Workshop Leader, Workshop on web-based homework, held at Ocean Lakes High School
June 28-29, 2001, attended WebAssign Users Group Meeting, University of North Carolina at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
March 2000, Workshop Leader, Inservice for science teachers at Kellam High School on using TI graphing calculator and CBL.
March 18, 2001, attended Advanced Placement Physics Workshop at Marriott Hotel in Norfolk, VA
July 14-19, 1999, attended Advanced Placement Physics Workshop at University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Awarded VSP Vision of Science Award by National Science Teacher's Association, March 2008
AFCEA Science Teaching Tools Grant, 2008, "Inquiry into Circuits"
York Foundation Grant, Fall 2007, "Physics is Math in Motion" with Kristen Zoby
Selected as Distinguished Teacher, one of five finalists for Teacher of the Year, Ocean Lakes High School, May 2004.
Selected as one of 110 nationwide recipients of the RadioShack National Teacher Award, March 2003.
Recognized as Oustanding Educator by the Governor's School,
June
1999.