North Louisiana Science Improvement Proposal: A Certification/Inservice Project

这个为期一年的项目将提供再培训机会 一些未经认证的中学/高中 化学老师 该项目将利用以下技能： 硕士教师，包括一个或多个国家科学 基金会总统奖获得者，从15所学校中选出 路易斯安那州北方的系统。 在1988-89学年， 与化学系的教师一起， 和科学教育，将计划，开发和实地测试一个 旨在帮助所有化学教师的资源手册。 在1989年夏天的化学课程工作将是 为15个系统的20名化学教师提供了经费。 被选中的参与者将与临时教师 证书或超出其认证范围。 的 化学课程将包括两个，四周的会议。 每一个为期四周的会议将包括每天的课堂会议， 每周上午和下午两次实验室会议。 参加者将获得化学背景，而在 同时积累材料、想法和经验 这将提高他们作为化学教师的技能。 在1989年秋季，硕士教师，与 路易斯安那理工大学化学家的协助下，将 担任系统级化学顾问。 使用 手册为基础，将提供三个在职课程 在路易斯安那州北部的五个地点 每位参加者将获得6小时的总学分， 讲座和2小时的实验室，加起来总共 八个学分的化学入门课程， 完成课程。 该项目提供了研究 集中接触化学教学， 无证教师 路易斯安那理工大学提供了相当于 国家科学基金会奖的41%。

This one-year project will offer re-training opportunities for a number of uncertified middle school/high school chemistry teachers. The project will utilize the skills of Master Teachers, including one or more National Science Foundation Presidential Awardees, selected from 15 school systems in Northern Louisiana. During the academic year 1988-89, the Master Teachers, in conjunction with faculty from the Departments of Chemistry, and Science Education, will plan, develop, and field-test a resource handbook designed to aid all teachers of chemistry. During the summer of 1989 chemistry course-work will be provided for 20 chemistry teachers in the fifteen systems. The selected participants will be teaching with temporary certificates or outside their area of certification. The chemistry course will consist of two, four week sessions. Each four week session will involve daily class-meetings in the morning and two afternoon laboratory meetings each week. Participants will obtain a background in chemistry while at the same time accumulating materials, ideas, and experience that will enhance their skills as chemistry teachers. During the fall of 1989 the Master Teachers, with the assistance of chemists from Louisiana Tech University, will serve as system level chemistry consultants. Using the handbook as a base, three in-service programs will be offered in five sites in North Louisiana. Each participant will earn a total credits of 6 hours for lecture and 2 hours for laboratory, adding up to a total of eight credit hours of introductory chemistry for successful completion of the course. This project offers the opportunity of studying the impact of a concentrated exposure to chemistry instruction on uncertified teachers Louisiana Tech University has contributed an amount equal to 41% of the National Science Foundation award.