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

维拉·兹德拉夫科维奇博士是马里兰州拉戈乔治王子社区学院的化学教授。她过去曾带头为小学教师开设暑期班，现在她提议大幅扩大这些努力。兹德拉夫科维奇博士发起了马里兰州四所社区大学之间的合作，目的是形成一个对改善大学前科学教育感兴趣的理科教职员工网络。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名教职员工将一起参加研讨会，熟悉示范性的教学材料和基础教育方法。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。在一九九二至九三学年举办的额外工作坊，将为训练有素的科学家队伍增加28名理科教员，他们随后会在所在院校筹划和推行教师进修学院。社区大学处于战略地位，将对大学前的科学教育产生重大影响。它们的教育和科学学院之间的互动可以催生研究型大学没有出现的重要机会。马里兰州社区大学之间拟议的合作可能会产生重大影响，并可以作为其他州的典范。该项目的费用分摊占国家科学基金捐款的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.