The Physical Setting / Physics
Teacher:
Ray Kaschalk, Haverling High School, Bath
Meet Mr. Kaschalk (a.k.a. Gunnery Sergeant Morpheus
Mentum). Mr. K is a graduate of Mansfield University, Mansfield,
PA. He holds a B.S.E. in secondary physics education and an M.S.E. with
an emphasis in computers in education. Mr. K is permanently certified to
teach in New York, and is a National Board Certified Teacher® in AYA
Science, in the specialty area of Physics. Mr. Kaschalk is a lab
developer for Cornell University’s Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute
for Physics Teachers and a multiple honoree of Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers ®. He was chosen to participate on the NYS Regents Physics Exam
Review Committee, and is a test item writer / field test rater for the
Regents Physical Setting/Physics exam.
Mr. K is a thirteen-year teaching veteran, who brings a
wealth of experience to the classroom. He received nuclear reactor
operator and electronics technician training in the US Navy, became a
commissioned officer in the US Army reserve and served as an M-1 Tank
Platoon Leader. During his summers, he served as a Park Ranger in the US
Army Corps of Engineers and has also worked as a lab technician in the
High Power Test Lab at Cutler-Hammer in Horseheads, NY. More recently,
Mr. K has participated in research experiences at Cornell University and
has developed workshops which tie modern material science to Regents level
modern physics curriculum.
Reference material
NYSED
Physics resource page
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/hsregents.html http://www.atomicarchive.com/sciencemenu.shtml
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/
http://www.cns.cornell.edu/cipt/
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
http://www.nbpts.org/
You can also check out Mr. Kaschalk’s Physics Page at
www.bathcsd.org/haverling-high.cfm.
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