A Regional Teacher In-Service Project in Meterology

这项为期三年的教师提升计划将为来自40所初中和高中的80名教师提供在职科学内容和教育学指导。它将强调利用气象观测来促进与学生日常生活相关的科学概念和处理技能的发展。教师将学习使用和维护计算机连接的气象站网络来进行课堂教学。该项目包括学年在职课程、年度秋季和春季会议、每年为期三周的夏季讲习班和学年专业气象学家的课堂访问。该项目始于1990年夏天为30名教师举办的讲习班。学员可以在波特兰州立大学的暑期工作坊获得6个研究生学分，以及(1-4)个学年的工作学分。在职科学家是持续的参与者，公立和私立学校的资源与大学、商界和专业组织和机构的资源相结合。合作汇集来自学区、大学、企业界、专业组织和其他机构的人力和财政资源，是该项目的一个引人注目的特点。460,219美元的费用分摊相当于NSF奖励的122%。

This three-year teacher enhancement project will provide in- service science content and pedagogy instruction to 80 teachers from 40 middle and high schools. It will emphasize the use of meteorological observations to facilitate the development of scientific concepts and process skills which are relevant to students' everyday lives. Teachers will learn to use and maintain a network of computer linked weather stations for classroom instructions. The project includes academic year in-service courses, annual fall and spring conferences, annual three-week summer workshops and academic year classroom visits by professional meteorologists. The project begins with workshops for 30 teachers in the summer of 1990. Participants may earn six graduate credits from Portland State University for the summer workshops and (1-4) credits for the academic year work. Working scientists are ongoing participants and the resources of public and private schools are combined with those of the university, business community, and professional organizations and agencies. The cooperative pooling of human and fiscal resources from school districts, universities, the business community, professional organizations and other agencies, is a compelling feature of this project. Cost sharing in an amount of $460,219 equals 122% of the NSF award.