Enhancing Interactive Teaching and Learning in the Precollege Classroom

通过这一奖项，化学教育研究所(ICE)将继续其工作，通过促进持续的专业成长和开发和传播创造性的“动手”教学方法，来加强各级化学教育。在这个项目中，过去三年发展起来的研讨会将在五所不同的学院和大学举行：威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校、亚利桑那大学、加州大学伯克利分校、马里兰大学和北科罗拉多大学格里利分校。1987年夏季将在一个或多个大学地点举办下列活动：为背景最低的教师提供化学基础知识；为小学和中学/初中教师提供高中前班化学补充品，以学习如何向年幼的儿童介绍科学；使用化学仪器丰富合格教师的现代技术技术背景。共有360名教师将从这些不同的计划中受益。学员将在暑期体验结束后，为同龄人开展服务中的外展活动。在ICE项目的这一阶段，将对过去几年编写的资料进行编辑和出版，以便广泛传播。将继续对该项目的效果进行评价和评估。该项目值得支持，因为它是全国性的，几所大学在解决一个全国性问题方面进行了合作，ICE支持的先前活动取得了明显的成功，并试图建立一个全国大学预科和大学化学教师网络，以继续在各级培养优秀的化学教育。

Through this award, the Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) will continue its work to enhance chemical education at all levels by fostering continuing professional growth and developing and disseminating creative "hands-on" teaching methodology. In this project, workshops, evolved over the past three years will be given at five different colleges and universities: University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Arizona; University of California, Berkeley; University of Maryland; and University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. The following activities will occur at one or more of the collegiate sites during the summer of 1987: Chemistry Fundamentals for teachers with minimal background; Chemistry Supplements for Pre-High School Classes for primary and middle/junior high school teachers to learn how to introduce science to younger children; Chemical Instrumentation to enrich the well qualified teacher's background in modern technological techniques. A total of 360 teachers will benefit from these varied programs. Participants will conduct inservice out-reach activities for peers after the summer experience. During this phase of the ICE project, resource materials developed during the past several years will be edited and published for wide dissemination. Evaluation and assessment of the effects of the project will continue. This project is worthy of support because of its national scope, the collaboration of several universities in addressing a national problem, the apparent success of prior activities supported by ICE, and the attempt to build a national network of precollege and college chemistry teachers to continue fostering excellent chemical education at all levels.