Teacher Development Program for Underprepared High School Chemistry Teachers

这个项目的关键是为来自俄亥俄州东北部的24名高中化学教师举办为期三周的暑期研讨会。在这个密集的研讨会中，他们将学习化学结构和成键，化学的能量方面，以及生物化学。此外，他们还将参加科学教育课程的组成部分。该计划的特点包括讲座、实验室练习、录像科学演示说明，以及接触计算机应用程序。该计划将通过实验室和工业参观以及工业科学家的讲座来介绍应用化学的“真实世界”。在下一学年，教师将在课堂上测试习题集、计算机软件和录像资料，这些试点活动的结果将在后续的星期六工作坊中分享。二十四名参加者将从中学化学教学经验不足五年的人士及/或未为化学教学作好准备的人士中选出。将特别考虑来自克利夫兰学校系统的申请者、代表性不足群体的成员以及来自代表性不足群体的学生的教师。这些教师每周将获得200美元的津贴，他们在巴黎圣母院的生活费将由补助金支付。他们将有资格获得持续教育单位形式的学分。

Key to this project is a three-week summer workshop for 24 high school chemistry teachers, selected from northeastern Ohio. In this intensive workshop, they will study chemical structure and bonding, energetic aspects of chemistry, and biochemistry. In addition, they will participate in a course component in science education. Features of the program include lectures, laboratory exercises, instructions in video- taping science demonstrations, and exposure to computer applications. The program will provide an introduction to the "real world" of applied chemistry through laboratory and industrial tours and lectures by industrial scientists. Problem sets, computer software, and videotaped materials will be tested by the teachers in their classrooms during the following academic year, and the results of these piloting activities will be shared in follow-up Saturday workshops. The 24 participants will be selected from those with less than five years of chemistry teaching experience at the secondary level and/or those unprepared for chemistry teaching. Special consideration will be given to applicants from the Cleveland school system, to members of under-represented groups, and to teachers of students from under- represented groups. The teachers will receive stipends of $200 per week and their living expenses at Notre Dame will be covered by the grant. They will be eligible to receive academic credit in the form of continuing education units.