A Community College Enhancement Program for Teachers of Science. (ACCEPTS)

维拉·兹德拉科维奇博士是马里兰州拉戈市乔治王子社区学院的化学教授。她过去曾带头为小学教师举办暑期学院，现在她提议大幅扩大这些努力。Zdravkovich博士发起了马里兰州四所社区学院之间的合作，目的是形成一个对改善大学预科科学教育感兴趣的科学教师网络。来自塞西尔社区学院、安妮阿伦德尔社区学院和黑格斯敦初级学院的11名教师将一起参加研讨会，熟悉基础科学教育的示范教学材料和方法。这些理科教员将在乔治王子社区学院1992年暑期教师学院实习。1992- 1993学年举办的其他讲习班将使28名科学教员加入训练有素的科学家队伍，然后这些科学家将在其主办机构规划和执行教师加强研究所。社区学院在大学预科科学教育中具有重要的战略地位。他们的教育和科学学院之间的互动可以催化出研究型大学没有出现的重要机会。马里兰州社区学院之间拟议的合作有可能产生重大影响，并可以作为其他州的典范。该项目的费用分摊额为国家科学基金会捐款的132%。

Dr. Vera Zdravkovich is a professor of chemistry at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland. She has spearheaded summer institutes for elementary teachers in the past, and she now proposes to expand these efforts significantly. Dr. Zdravkovich has initiated collaborations among four of Maryland's community colleges, with the purpose of forming a network of science faculty members interested in improving pre-college science education. Eleven faculty members from Cecil Community College, Anne Arundel Community College, and Hagerstown Junior College will attend workshops together to become familiar with exemplary instructional materials and approaches to elementary science education. These science faculty members will serve an internship at the 1992 summer teachers institute at Prince George's Community College. Additional workshops held during the 1992-93 academic year will add 28 science faculty members to the cadre of trained scientists, who will then plan and implement teacher enhancement institutes at their host institutions. Community colleges are strategically positioned for significant impact on pre-college science education. Interactions among their education and science faculties can catalyze important opportunities that have not emerged from research universities. The proposed collaborations among Maryland's community colleges has the potential for substantial impact, and can serve as a model for other states. Cost sharing on this project amounts to 132% of the NSF contribution.