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• Happy Hour: Monthly Mechanics Revisioning Meetup

  • Start
    2026-08-20
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  • End
    2027-05-20
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Join hosts Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz and Geoff Nunes for the Monthly Mechanics Revisioning Happy Hour!

  This is an informal gathering for AMTA Members to discuss updates, share suggestions, and help improve AMTA's Mechanics curriculum materials.

  Sessions meet the 3rd Thursday of each month throughout the Fall, beginning August 20th at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.

  Questions? email colleen@modelinginstruction.org or gnunes@modelinginstruction.org

  

  
  

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• Happy Hour: AI+ Modeling

  • Start
    2026-08-27
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  • End
    2027-04-22
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Join Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz for the AI + Modeling Happy Hour, an informal monthly discussion exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and Modeling Instruction.

  Where: Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent) 

  Date and Time: Sessions meet the 4th Thursday of every month at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET. First session begins August 27th.

  Cost: Free for AMTA members. $5 for non-members

  Questions? email colleen@modelinginstruction.org

  

  
  

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• Happy Hour: Retired AMTA Modelers Meetup

  • Start
    2026-09-03
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  • End
    2027-05-06
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  The modeling community lives on! Join Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz for a casual happy hour dedicated to retired AMTA Modelers. Come laugh, reminisce, and stay connected with the people who helped shape Modeling Instruction.

  Where: Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent) 

  Date and Time: Happy Hour meets 1st Thursday of every month at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET. First session begins September 3rd.

  Cost: Free for AMTA members. $5 for non-members

  Questions? email colleen@modelinginstruction.org

  
  

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• Coffee Hour: Monthly Saturday Morning Meetup

  • Start
    2026-09-12
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  • End
    2027-04-10
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Looking to refresh your Modeling practice? Grab your coffee and join hosts Anne Goldkamp and Janelle Hollingshead every 2nd Saturday for our Monthly Coffee Hour. This is a space to share classroom tips, chat all things Modeling, and connect with your teaching community.

  Where: Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent) 

  Date and Time: Coffee Hour is every 2nd Saturday of the month at 11:00 AM ET 

  Cost: Free for AMTA members. $5 for non-members

  Questions? email: agoldkamp@kcacademy.org

  
  

  
  

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• Webinar: A Taste of Modeling Physics for Out-of-Field Modelers

  • When
    2026-09-16
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom (register for the link)

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  Join hosts Scott Pflaumer and Earl Legleiter for "A Taste of Modeling Physics for Out-of-Field Modelers," a webinar designed to introduce Modeling Instruction to educators teaching physics outside their primary field of expertise.

  The session will take place on September 16th at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.

  Cost: Free

  

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• Webinar: STEP UP! Careers in Physics

  • When
    2026-09-21
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  STEP UP! Webinar: Careers in Physics

  Presenters: Jeremy Secaur & Bree Barnett Dreyfuss 

  This session focuses on the Careers in Physics lesson, part of STEP UP!'s national campaign (a collaboration between the American Physical Society, Florida International University, Texas A&M, and AAPT) to help physics teachers inspire more students, especially young women, to pursue physics in college and beyond. Join Jeremy and Bree as they walk through how to bring this lesson into your own Modeling classroom.

  Careers in Physics lesson is a great way to excite students about where physics can take them. It helps connect them to the content you will teach throughout the year, offering a tangible answer to the question, “why do I need to learn this?”
  

  Date: September 21, 2026
  Time: 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific
  Format: Live Zoom webinar

  Free for AMTA members! $5 for non-members

  
  

  
  

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• Webinar: Publish! Learn about The Modeling Teacher and how to get involved

  • When
    2026-09-23
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    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom (register for the link)

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  Have you written about action research, classroom strategies, a DIY apparatus, or a novel activity, or have you, perhaps, read a good book that you would like to write a review about?  Learn how to submit your work to AMTA's new eJournal, The Modeling Teacher, and how to get involved as a reviewer.

  Wednesday, September 23, 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT

  Reach out to colleen@modelinginstruction.org if you have any questions.

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• Webinar: Video Analysis using "Sigmund"

  • When
    2026-10-05
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  With the discontinuation of Logger Pro, options for video analysis are either costly, complex, or both. Sigmund is a free, web-based video analysis program. It has a simple interface designed with students in mind. They can easily load and analyze their own videos of dropped and tossed balls. Their data can be easily copied and pasted into a graphing and analysis tool for a complete laboratory experiment.

  Presenter: Geoff Nunes

  When: October 5, 2026 @ 7 PM Eastern / 4 PM Pacific

  Free for AMTA members!

  
  

  
  

  

  
  

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• Webinar: Introduction to Modeling Strategies

  • When
    2026-10-27
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Introduction to Modeling Strategies

  Tuesday, October 27th | 7:00 PM Eastern on Zoom.

  New to Modeling Instruction or curious what all the buzz is about? Join us for an introductory webinar designed to give you a first look at Modeling strategies and how they can transform the way students engage with science.

  You'll get a hands-on sense of what Modeling looks like in practice, why it's such a powerful approach for building deep conceptual understanding, and how you can start bringing these strategies into your own classroom, regardless of subject area or experience level.

  Whether you're a classroom teacher exploring new pedagogy or just want to see what Modeling is all about, this session is a great starting point.

  Save your spot and come see what Modeling can do for you and your students!

  Presenters: Frank Lock

  Date: October 27, 2026
  Time: 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific
  Format: Live Zoom webinar

  Free for AMTA members!

  
  

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• Webinar: Your Phone Is a Lab - Data Collection Made Mobile

  • When
    2026-12-08
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This interactive session will introduce participants to the Physics with Phones curriculum using several hands-on lab activities. The activities will focus on measuring acceleration using the phone’s 3-axis accelerometer. Experiments will include the investigation of gravity, seismic activity, and accelerated motion. The activities are appropriate for high school and introductory college physics classes.

  Please download the free Phyphox app onto your phone prior to the workshop:

  Phyphox on Apple Store  |  Phyphox on Google Play Store

  
  

  Presenters: Dan Burns 

  Date: Dec 8, 2026
  Time: 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific
  Format: Live Zoom webinar

  Free for AMTA members!

  
  

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