Evolution and Nature of Science Institutes for High School Biology Teachers

这个项目是一个为期18个月的项目，包括：1)1991年的暑期课程，32名高中生物教师参加，有两个学年的后续课程；2)1992年夏天的领导能力试点课程，包括5个为期两周的讲习班，由从以前的机构中挑选出来的领导教师团队讲授。该研究所和后续会议将在印第安纳大学校园举行，讲习班将在五个不同的地方举行，但尚未选定。讲习班将为另外100名教师提供服务。该计划的目的是建立在先前教师提升工作的成功基础上，开发一个领导力计划，可以作为在特定主题领域传播知识和教学技术的国家模式。该计划的目标是：1)提高科学与进化本质的教学质量；2)鼓励并使生物教师从这些问题开始，并将其融入整个生物课程；3)展示以人类作为生物例子如何提高学生的兴趣和学习能力；4)协助教师发展更有活力的教学方法。应用课程将强调实验室重点向探索活动的转变。此外，鼓励使用合作学习、概念图和教科书作为参考资料。相当于国家科学基金费用28%的金额将作为费用分摊提供。

This project is an 18 month program that includes 1) a 1991 summer institute for 32 high school biology teachers with two academic year follow-up sessions, and 2) a pilot leadership program consisting of five two-week workshops taught, during the summer of 1992, by teams of lead teachers selected from previous institutes. The institute and follow-up sessions will be held on the campus of Indiana University and the workshops will be held in five different local sites, yet to be selected. The workshops will serve an additional 100 teachers. The purpose of this program, which builds upon the success of a previous teacher enhancement effort, is to develop a leadership program that can serve as a national model for dissemination of knowledge and pedagogical techniques in a specific subject matter area. The objectives of this program are 1) to improve the quality of instruction of the nature of science and evolution; 2) to encourage and enable biology teachers to begin with these matters and to integrate them throughout the biology course; 3) to demonstrate how the use of humans as biological examples can enhance student interest and learning; 4) to assist teachers in developing a more dynamic teaching methodology. Applications sessions will emphasize a shift in laboratory focus toward exploratory activities. In addition the use of cooperative learning, concept mapping, and textbooks as reference sources will be encouraged. An amount equal to 28% of NSF costs will be provided as cost sharing.