Enhancing Interactive Teaching and Learning: Expanding Resources and Teacher Preparation

这一被称为化学教育研究所(ICE)的多方面计划将继续努力，通过促进持续的专业成长，开发和传播创造性的动手教学方法，并帮助加强化学教师的内容背景，来加强各级化学教育。在美国各地的四个校区，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校、亚利桑那大学、马里兰大学帕克分校和北科罗拉多大学都在举办这一项目。化学仪器更新研讨会将在三个ICE中心、UWI、UA和UMD举行，第四个研讨会将单独在加州大学伯克利分校举行。这些工作坊旨在重新激发这些入选的教师的热情，并为他们提供现代乐器方法的背景知识。亚利桑那州工厂的仪器贷款计划将加强这一计划。为期两周的补充计划将分别在UWI、UMD和UNCO三个中心举行，第四个中心将在UCB举行。该计划将为中小学教师提供学习如何在课堂上使用演示和动手活动的机会。科学监督员将被纳入该计划的参与者，以加强这些活动在学校的实施。三名社区学院和大学同事将参与开发他们可能在自己所在地区传播的计划。化学基础课程是一个较长的课程(UWI为期六周，UMD和UCB两个暑假每年四周)，旨在向背景在内容和方法方面存在缺陷的教师提供内容背景、实验室活动和教学策略。ICE活动的每一个组成部分都可以各有所长，但各项活动的结合提供了一个富有成效的互动和合作气氛。

This multifaceted program known as the Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) will continue its work to enhance chemical education at all levels by fostering continuing professional growth, developing and disseminating creative hands-on teaching methods and helping to strengthen the content background of chemistry teachers. Programs are being held at four campuses throughout the country, University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Arizona, University of Maryland at College Park and University of Northern Colorado. Chemical Instrumentation Update Workshops will be given at three ICE Centers, UWI, UA and UMD together with a fourth separately proposed at University of California at Berkeley. These workshops are designed to renew the enthusiasm of these selected teachers and provide them with a backgroud in modern instrumental methods. An Instrumentation Loan program at the Arizona site will enhance this program. A two-week Supplements Program will be held at each of three of the Centers, UWI, UMD amd UNCO, with a fourth at UCB. This program will provide opportunities for elementary and secondary teachers to learn how to use demonstrations and hands-on activities in their classrooms. Science supervisors will be included as participants in this program to enhance the implementation of these activities in schools. Three community college and university colleagues will participate in order to develop programs which they may disseminate in their own locales. The Chemistry Fundamentals Program is a longer program (six weeks at UWI and four weeks for each of two summers at UMD and UCB) designed to provide content background, laboratory activities and teaching strategies to teachers whose background is deficient in content and methodology. Each component of the ICE activities can stand on its own merits, but the combination of activities provides a productive climate of interaction and collaboration.