Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education: A Graduate Program for Secondary Physics Teachers

这是一个为期三年的国家教师提升项目，最终获得亚利桑那州立大学自然科学硕士学位。它可以在三个夏天完成。该学位课程的物理和化学物理综合课程是根据在职教师的需要量身定制的，主要有三大类：1)符合NSES的研究型物理教学法和同伴社区建设；2)跨学科课程，促进不同学科教师之间的合作；3)由研究人员讲授的20世纪物理学的主要进展。除了这些课程外，每周还有一天的领导力研讨会。所有课程将在夏季提供，使全国的教师都能参加该项目。从Hestenes的建模物理项目中抽取的助教将分享课程指导。在三年的时间里，该项目将招收75名住校教师和75名当地教师。

This is a three-year national Teacher Enhancement project that leads to a Master of Natural Science degree from Arizona State University. It can be completed within three summers. The physics and integrated chemistry-physics courses for the degree program are tailored to meet the needs of inservice teachers and have three main categories of: 1) Research-based physics pedagogy and peer community building in accord with the NSES; 2) Interdisciplinary courses to promote collaboration among teachers in different sciences; and 3) Major advances in 20th century physics taught by research faculty. The courses are complemented by a Leadership Workshop offered one day a week. All courses will be offered in the summer to make the program accessible to teachers nationwide. Teaching Associates drawn from the Hestenes' Modeling Physics project will share in the course instruction. During the three years the project will enroll 75 residential teachers and 75 local teachers.