Physics, Chemistry, and the Environment: A Hands-On Workshop for Elementary School Teachers

塔尔萨大学提议举办一个为期五周的夏季研讨会，名为物理、化学和环境：小学教师动手研讨会，25名来自农村和有天赋/有天赋的教室的小学教师将在每年夏天重复举办，为期三年。研讨会将挑选不一定在科学方面做好充分准备的教师，尽管由于他们在教授有天赋和有才华的儿童或在农村课堂上授课，他们是熟练的教师，习惯于通过与不同能力和年级水平的学生合作来个性化课程。讲习班将通过介绍地球圈/生物圈中的概念来加强教师的基础物理和化学知识。它还将促进教师与儿童进行动手实验的能力，增强他们对科学的享受和教学的信心。讲习班由几个部分组成，即：(1)关于基本物理和化学原理的活动/讨论；(2)在大师老师的指导下与儿童进行动手实验的实践；(3)嘉宾讲师和实地考察；(4)讨论课堂实施问题；(5)拟定实施计划和初步教学单元。为了最大限度地扩大课堂影响的机会，研讨会将纳入管理人员的参与，由当地学校资助，为每位教师提供带回家的设备，以及积极的沟通、咨询和支持后续计划。塔尔萨大学和合作学区分担的费用相当于国家科学基金会申请的26%。

The University of Tulsa proposes a five-week summer workshop, Physics, Chemistry, and Environment: A Hands-On Workshop for Elementary School Teachers, for 25 elementary teachers from rural and gifted/talented classrooms to be repeated each summer for three years. The workshop will select teachers who are not necessarily well-prepared in science although, because they are teaching either gifted and talented children or in a rural classroom, they are skillful teachers accustomed to individualizing the curriculum through working with students of varying abilities and grade levels. The Workshop will strengthen teachers' knowledge of basic physics and chemistry by presenting concepts as they are manifested in the Geosphere/Biosphere. It will also promote teachers' ability to do hands-on experiments with children, and enhance their enjoyment of science and confidence in teaching it. The workshop has several components, namely, (1) activity/discussion sessions on basic physics and chemistry principles, (2) a practicum involving hands-on experiments done with children under the supervision of a master teacher, (3) guest presenters and field trips, (4) discussion of classroom implementation problems and (5) preparation of an implmentation plan and initial teaching units. To maximize the opportunities for classroom impact, the workshop will incorporate participation by administrators, provide equipment for each teacher to take back to his or her home classroom, funded by the local schools, and a vigorous follow-up program of communication, consultation and support. Cost-sharing by the University of Tulsa as well as the cooperating school districts is equal to 26% of the NSF request.