Local and Regional Teacher Development Program: Retraining and Upgrading Precollege Physics and Physical Science Teachers

这一建议是对以前各研究所建议的修改 因为前几年对申请者和参与者的调查 表明它将满足加州南部教师的需求 学区正在重新分配受过其他科学培训的教师， 教物理或物理科学。 本项目的目标是（1） 提高教师的一般背景，提供可靠的 信息“经典”以及当前物理学的进展，（2） 通过以下方式改进特定主题的课堂演示： 重要的教学辅助工具，（3）准备参与者在教学方法， 以及课堂演示的使用，包括构建 必要的设备和材料的提供，（4）准备更多的 经验丰富的教师提供“在职”的同事在自己的 学校和（5）提供计算机使用的机会，包括 调查现有的计算机软件和接口能力。 这些目标将通过（1）更新系列讲座， 加州大学河滨分校提供的注释和图表 教师选择他们的能力，目前在一个适当的水平， 目标群体，（2）由个人参与者选择至少 30-40个教学示范将由来自 在300个演示中， 为期四周的研究所，（3）科学教学小组指导 方法使用经验丰富的大学工作人员以及经验丰富的 “导师”教师，以及（4）技术教育中心的使用 滨江县公立学校的校长 相当于NSF要求的23%的金额由以下各方分摊： 加州大学河滨分校将一半的工资用于教学时间， 所需的机械车间设施的所有费用， 参与示范材料的建设。

This proposal is a modification of proposals for previous institutes because a survey of applicants for and participants in previous years show that it wil meet the needs of teachers in southern California School districts are reassigning teachers trained in other sciences to teach physics or physical science. The goals of the project are (1) improve the general background of the teachers by providing reliable information "classical" as well as current advances in physics, (2) improve classroom presentations of specific topics by providing important teaching aids, (3) prepare participants in teaching methods in and the use of classroom demonstrations including the means to construct necessary equipment and provision of materials, (4) prepare the more experienced teachers to deliver "in-service" to colleagues in their own schools and (5) provide opportunity for computer useage including a survey of available computer software and interfacing capabilities. These goals will be accomplished (1) by an updated series of lectures, with notes and diagrams provided, by University of California-Riverside faculty chosen for their ability to present at a level appropriate for the targeted group, (2) by individual participant selection of at least 30-40 teaching demonstrations to be constructed by the participants from among 300 demonstrations presented and explained at the beginning of the four-week Institute, (3) by group instruction on science teaching methods using experienced University staff as well as experienced "mentor" teachers, and (4) by the use of the Technical Education Center of the Riverside County Public Schools. An amount equivalent to 23% of the NSF request is being cost-shared by the UCR in contributing half of the salaries for instructional time and all of the cost for the machine shop facilities required for the participant construction of the demonstration material.