TOPS Leadership Teacher Enhancement Program

Meech 9731083这个项目由夏威夷大学赞助，将开展一个为期五年的项目，向150名高中教师教授天文学概念，每年30名教师和一些复读者。该计划的目的是使教师能够在教授学生天文学的同时进行实际的天文观测。因此，教师将通过自己实际进行观测来学习天文学概念，从而也参与到天文学研究中。文化天文也将是内容的一部分。这对来自太平洋沿岸九个地区的教师特别感兴趣，因为在这些地区，文化天文学是一个重要的当地问题。被选中的教师将参加两个研讨会前的研讨会，一个为期五天的暑期研讨会，与专业天文学家合作，以获得教学知识和对研究的洞察，以及一个13天的计划，与学生一起进行天文观测和为实践活动开发适当的教学方法。在接下来的几个学年里，该计划将通过互联网活动、研讨会和课堂研讨会得到支持。

Meech 9731083 This project, sponsored by the University of Hawaii, will carry out a five-year project teaching astronomy concepts to 150 high school teachers, 30 each year with some repeaters. The intent of the program is to enable the teachers to teach their students astronomy while at the same time doing actual astronomy observations. Thus the teachers will learn the astronomy concepts by actually doing the observations themselves thereby also becoming involved in astronomy research. Cultural astronomy will also be a part of the content. This is of special interest to teachers from the nine Pacific Rim territories where cultural astronomy is an important local issue. The teachers selected will participate in two pre-workshop seminars, a five-day summer workshop working with professional astronomers to gain content knowledge and acquire insight into research and a 13 day program working with students in astronomical observations and development of the appropriate pedagogy for hands-on activities. During the next, and following, academic years the program will be supported by internet activities, seminars and classroom workshops.