Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Summer Institute for High School Teachers

国家科学教师协会与国家卓越教育中心合作，将于1987年夏季为长岛大学的32名天才学生物理教师举办物理和计算机科学暑期课程，并于1988年夏季为另外48名教师举办为期三周的课程。在每个学院，教师将学习物理和计算机科学的高级概念，特别强调解决问题和探索替代教学策略，他们将获得长岛大学的两个研究生学分。他们将与包括两位诺贝尔奖获得者在内的八位著名科学家进行正式和非正式的互动，他们将参观该项目并在晚上发表演讲。教师将观察和参与120名有学术天赋的高中生的数学、科学和计算机科学项目，并协助设计和运行该项目中的数学和科学奥林匹克竞赛。在中心的技术支持下，学员将在所在学校或学区扩展或创办科学俱乐部，组织物理竞赛。此外，他们还将获得空闲时间，为同事们举办研讨会，利用讲座录像带分享研究所的信息和教学方法。NSTA将根据研究所的经验编写并发行一本专著，以帮助其他教师建立和运行数学俱乐部和竞赛。该项目的目标之一是建立一个模型，通过承认高中教师是包括杰出科学家在内的同龄人群体的合法成员，承认高中教师在教育和研究界的专业地位与他或她自己的工作满意度之间的重要关系，从而提高高中教师的专业形象。通过与领先的研究科学家互动，研究所参与者将扩大他们的科学知识和教学技能范围，并能够与学生和同事分享这一经验的好处。

The National Science Teachers Association in cooperation with the National Center for Excellence in Education will conduct a Physics and Computer Science Summer Institute for High School Teachers for 32 physics teachers of gifted students at Long Island University during two weeks in the summer of 1987 and another 48 teachers during three weeks in 1988. At each institute, conducted by NCEE, teachers will study advanced concepts in physics and computer science with special emphasis on solving problems and explore alternative teaching strategies for which they will receive two graduate credits from Long Island University. They will interact formally and informally with eight eminent scientists, including two Nobel laureates, who will visit the project and give evening lectures. Teachers will observe and participate in the NCEE math, science, and computer science program for 120 academically talented high school students and assist in designing and running the mathematics and science olympiads in that program. Following the institute, participants will expand or start science clubs and organize physics competitions in their schools or districts with the technical assistance of NCEE. Also, they will be given release time to conduct workshops for their colleagues to share information and teaching methodologies from the institute using videotapes of the lectures. NSTA will prepare and disseminate a monograph based on the institute experiences to assist other teachers in setting up and running math clubs and competitions. One goal of this project is to establish a model that improves the professional image of high school teachers by recognizing them as legitimate members of a peer group that includes distinguished scientists, acknowledging the important relationship between a high school teacher's professional status within the educational and research community and his or her own job satisfaction. By interacting with leading research scientists, institute participants will expand their knowledge of science and their range of teaching skills and be able to share the benefits of this experience with students and colleagues.