Statewide Chemistry and Physical Science Courses by Satellite TV

自由艺术中心与 弗吉尼亚大学化学系计划 全州范围内的电视直播课程， 学校化学教师在14个星期六从 1989年1月至5月，并为八年级开设类似课程 1990年的物理学教师。长期目标是 该项目旨在提高学生的科学素养， 弗吉尼亚州学校的学生通过增加科学 知识和提高教学和职业意识 他们的老师。 仿照一个成功的和创新的物理课程 在1987年的broadcoast，这些课程将解决的需求， 教师在学科方面的能力感， 在他们的领域更新信息，掌握演示 方法以及与其他从业者的沟通 纪律 地球上生命的化学网络 地球”，化学课程将提供三个小时的 研究生学分，适合重新认证的目的。 的 课程将强调地球生命对 基础化学 课程大纲将基于对需求的反应， 对参与教师的评价。活动将包括 讲座、演示、积极研究的视频图尔斯参观 实验室和讨论与领导人在他们的领域。 教师们将在他们家附近的七个教室之一开会， 在那里，他们将接受大学教师的指导， 并通过以下方式与讲师和其他参与者互动 打开桌上的麦克风 在每三个小时的会议期间， 一个小时将分配给当地教室的活动， 在那里，教师将合作解决与 讲座和计划将课程内容翻译成 自己的教室。 这将为以下方面提供机会： 将在地理上非常可行的地区建立教师网络， 以及提供进入大学的机会 工作人员该模型的交互模式已被证明是 在以前的物理课程中取得了成功。外部供资 大学、工业和学校占大约10%的比例， 申请的补助金。

The Center for the Liberal Arts, in cooperation with the department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia, plans a live statewide televised course for an estimated 300 high school teachers of chemistry on fourteen Saturdays from January to May l989, and a similar course for eigth grade physical science teachers in l990. The long range goal of this project is to increase the scientific literacy among students in Virginia schools through the increased science knowledge and heightened instructional and career awareness of their teachers. Modelled after a successful and innovative physics course broadcoast in l987, these courses will address the needs of the teachers for a sense of competence in subject matter, updated information in their field, mastery of demonstration methods and communication with other practitioners of their discipline. Entitled "The Chemical Web of Life on Planet Earth", the chemistry course will provide three hours of graduate credit, suitable for recertification purposes. The course will stress the dependence of terrestrial life on fundamental chemical processes, the syllabus will be based on responses to a needs assessment of the participating teachers. Activities will include lecture, demonstrations, video tours of active research laboratories and discussion with leaders in their fields. Teachers will meet in one of seven classrooms near their homes, where they will receive guidance from college-level instructors and interact with the lecturer and other participants through open microphones on their desks. During each three-hour session, one hour will be allotted to activities in the local classroom, where teacher will work cooperatively on problems related to the lectures and plan strategies for translating course content to their own classrooms. This should provide the opportunities for teacher networks to be established in very feasible geographical regions, as well as to provide access to the the university level staff. The interactive mode of this model has proven to be successful in the previous physics course. Outside funding from the University, industry and schools represents about a 10% ratio of the requested grant.