A Program of Coursework and Long-term Professional Support for Multiple Discipline Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers

本尼迪克特学院将为爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、密苏里州和内布拉斯加州的140名教师举办为期四周的研讨会。研讨会将强调物理、化学、生物和数学方面的教学。每位教师将参与项目的四个主要领域之一。该指导将侧重于内容和材料的发展，将在课堂上实施。所有教师都将参加一系列跨学科的研讨会。为想要学习或练习基本计算机概念的教师提供可选的计算机工作坊。师资队伍由中专教师和大专教师组成。参加者将于学年期间为所属学校系统的其他教师举办在职活动。在两年的时间里，学院的工作人员将对每位参与者所在的学校进行实地考察。教师将被鼓励参加专业会议并在这些会议上做报告。将为参加这些会议的教师提供一些经济支持。被选中的参与者所在的学区被鼓励为在职活动提供支持，并购买额外的设备和材料，以加强他们的数学和科学课程。各州的专业组织将合作协调并为该项目提供支持。许多小型学校和农村学校所关心的问题将得到解决。

Benedictine College will conduct a four week workshop for 140 teachers in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The workshop will emphasize instruction in: physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. Each teacher will participate in one of the four major areas of program. The instruction will focus on content and the development of materials that are to be implemented in the classroom. All teachers will participate in a series of interdisciplinary workshops. An optional computer workshop will be provided for teachers who want to learn or practice basic computer concepts. The staff is composed of master secondary teachers and college faculty. The participants will conduct inservice activities during the academic year for other teachers in their school system. Over a two year period the college staff will make site visits to each participant's school. Teachers will be encouraged to attend professional meetings and make presentations at these meetings. Some finiancial support will be provided for teachers who attend these meetings. The school districts, from whom participants are chosen, are being encouraged to provide support for inservice activites and to purchase additional equipment and materials that will enhance their mathematics and science programs. The professional organizations in the states will cooperate in coordinating and providing support for this project. The concerns of many small and rural schools will be addressed.