Funding For the Workshop Operation Progress IV

9625947 Scharberg这个项目延续了由美国化学会化学教育部主办的化学教育双年会议相关的在职教师项目的传统。由于两年一次的会议地点每年都在变化，目标群体也在变化，包括那些距离会议3-4小时车程的化学教师。即将召开的会议将在克莱姆森大学举行。该项目将为55名参与者提供服务，特别是那些在野外教学的教师；（二）职业上或者地理上孤立的；(3)教授大量代表性不足的学生。这项建议的主要目标是激励和鼓励这些教师加入专业团体，参加专门讨论化学教育问题的区域网络，参与化学教育的主流，从而参加改善高中一级科学教育的全国运动。该项目的教师将在双年会议前后参加一系列密集的讲习班。他们还将出席会议届会和相隔六个月的两次后续会议。根据在教学和专业发展方面的卓越表现选出的十位来自该地区的领导教师将领导“行动进步”研讨会，作为参与者的导师和信息来源，并管理该计划的网络部分。配对基金约占NSF拨款的315%。

9625947 Scharberg This project continues the tradition of the prior teacher in- service programs associated with the Biennial Conferences on Chemical Education sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Because the location of the Biennial Conference changes from year to year the target group also changes and consists of those teachers of chemistry within a 3-4 hour driving time of the conference. The up-coming conference will be held at Clemson University. The project will serve 55 participants and especially those teachers who are (1) teaching out of field; (2) professionally or geographically isolated; (3) and teaching large numbers of underrepresented students. The major goals of the proposal are to stimulate and encourage these teachers to join professional groups, to participate in a regional network dedicated to issues in chemical education, to become involved in the mainstream of chemical education and thus to participate in the national movement to improve science education at the high school level. The teachers in the project will be involved in an intensive series of workshops before during and after the Biennial Conference. They are also expected to attend the Conference Sessions and two follow-up sessions six months apart. Ten Lead Teachers from the region, selected on the basis of their demonstrated excellence in teaching and professional development history will lead the Operation Progress workshops, serve as mentors and information sources to the participants and manage the networking component of the program. Matching funds constitute about 315% of the NSF grant.