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<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Impact of a Physics By Inquiry Course on Preparing Qualified Physics Teachers</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">
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</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Donna Stokes</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(11, 83, 148); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Houston</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<font size="3"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Donna Stokes is an associate professor of physics at the University of Houston. Her scientific research focuses on understanding the structural, optical and electrical properties
of semiconductor materials for the development of novel detectors and lasers for infrared applications. She is also involved in physics education research focusing on improving student performance in introductory physics courses and on physics teacher education
preparation. She is currently serving as the Undergraduate Academic Advisor for the Department of Physics, faculty advisor for the University of Houston’s Society of Physics Students, Astronomy Society and Sigma Pi Sigma. She received her BS in Physics from
Southern University Baton Rouge (1988) and PhD in Physics from the University of Houston (1998). Prior to joining the faculty at UH, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Naval Research Laboratory (1998-2001). She is currently a fellow of the American Physical
Society Physic Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC), she is the recipient of the NSF Early Career Award (2002), the University of Houston Excellence in Group Teaching for Physics Award (2017) and the University of Houston Provost’s Faculty Advising Award
(2011). She is a member of the American Physical Society and is an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Physics: Study and Research. See the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.uh.edu_-7Edwstokes_&d=DwMF-g&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=hjwEO_XYlnwAQWUGeaCrW47w4mK-Al28-BKyRvaivBs&m=UUX3EtEQC2jkNZK10W1q_TLV44G2GXENfoU4kO-9nkc&s=fgtd5VrZWAvopw4YTR3pQlqXKWKtW1ZMmZWkBZCPabw&e=" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.uh.edu/~dwstokes/</span></a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; vertical-align: baseline;">
website for more information about Dr. Donna Stokes.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="3">Nationwide, approximately twenty-eight percent of the physics teachers at the 8-12 grade level are uncertified and/or unqualified, meaning they do not hold a major or minor
degree in physics; therefore, many out of field teachers are assigned to teach physics. It is critical that Physics programs make a commitment to expand the availability of teacher education programs for preparing qualified physics teachers to teach the future
generation of scientists. To address the need for recruiting and retaining high-quality physics teachers at the University of Houston, the Physics Department, in collaboration with the teachHOUSTON teacher education program and the College of Education, has
developed a Physics By Inquiry course and degree plans for promotion of students into the teaching profession. This presentation highlights the outcomes of our efforts in preparing qualified physics teachers who possess the knowledge base for teaching physics
and the self-efficacy needed to retain them in the classroom.</font></span></p>
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