Catharine H. Colwell
chcolwel@volusia.k12.fl.us

Professional Presentations:
Workshops and Speaker Sessions
PhysicsLAB and ActiveClassroom Speaker Sessions

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PhysicsLAB: 5-year Overview

 AAPT National Summer Meeting
Boise, Idaho		 August 2002

PhysicsLAB and ActiveClassroom
co-presenter with Douglas Jackson
and Marshall Ransom

 National School Board Association
Technology & Learning Conference
Denver, CO		 Oct 2000

PhysicsLAB
co-presenter with Douglas Jackson
and Joseph McClanahan

 USDOE Challenge Grant
Physics Teachers Workshop
Mainland High School		 Feb 2000

PhysicsLAB: An Interim Report
co-presenter with Joseph McClanahan
and Douglas Jackson

 AAPT National Winter Meeting
Orlando, FL		 Jan 2000

ActiveClassroom
co-presenter with Joseph McClanahan

 FACE State Meeting
Orlando, FL		 July 1999
July 1998

PhysicsLAB
co-presenter with Joseph McClanahan

 AAPT State Meeting
Seminole Community College
Lake Mary, FL		 Oct 1998

PhysicsLAB: First-year Review
co-presenter with Joseph McClanahan

 USDOE Challenge Grant
Spring Hub-site Meeting
Orlando, FL		 March 1998

PhysicsLAB: An Introduction
co-presenter with Joseph McClanahan

 AAPT National Winter Meeting
New Orleans, LA 		Jan 1997
ISTF (Meritorious Achievement Awards)  

co-presenter with Bruce Furino
and Dr. Robert Everett

 FETC 2004
Science Inquiry using IT Tools:
The ISTF Challenge		 Feb 2004
TurtleLights (ISTF 1999)

co-presenter with Marshall Ransom
and Carolyn Burhans

 Technology and Learning
School Technology Expo
Showcase of Model Schools
New York City, NY		 May 2000
WebPage Development, Unit Lesson Plan Development and ActiveClassroom Workshops

co-presenter with Douglas Jackson

 Elementary Teacher workshop
Mainland High School
Daytona Beach, FL		 Jan 2001
District AP Science Teachers
Mainland High School
Daytona Beach, FL		 June 2000

co-presenter with Steve Waterman
Douglas Jackson
Joseph McClanahan

 Faculty workshops
Mainland High School
Daytona Beach, FL		 Feb 1999 - present
Volusia County Schools, Inservice Education Workshops

ActiveClassroom
FrontPage

 Mainland High School
Daytona Beach, FL		 June 2001 - present

ActiveClassroom

 Elementary Curriculum Conference
Sweetwater Elementary School
invited speaker		 May 2001

AP planning and
teaching strategies

 Seabreeze - Science
Spruce Creek - Social Studies
invited speaker		 March 2000

FCAT Modern Physics Topics

Mainland High School
AP Biology Teachers
invited speaker		 Aug 1997
FCAT Math/Science Connection Atlantic High School
invited speaker		 Aug 1997
CBL Interfacting FCTM state meeting
Daytona Beach, FL
invited speaker		 Oct 1996
Physics Curriculum Realignment Mainland High School
co-chaired (2-week workshop)		 June 1996
Applications of Word97 for
Physics/Math 		Mainland High School
developer and facilitator
(3-day workshop)		 Aug 1994
Principles of Technology Mainland High School
facilitator (3-week workshop) 		June 1994
PSL
Integrated Physics/Algebra II		 Mainland High School
developer and presenter
(3 day workshop)		 Nov 1992
NCTM workshop Mainland High School
developer and presenter		 Oct 1992
Demonstration and Curriculum
Development workshops		 Volusia County Physics teachers 1987-1997

Demonstration Workshops
Students as Demonstrators AAPT National Summer Meeting
Boise, Idaho
invited speaker		 Aug 1993
Physics Demonstrations FAST State Convention
Orlando, FL
invited speaker		 Oct 1988
Physics Demonstrations Daytona Beach Community College
Middle/Junior High teachers
developer and invited speaker		 Oct 1986

GTE/GIFT grants

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co-presenter with Jack McCabe TEC Florida State Meeting
Daytona Beach, FL
invited speakers		 May 1984