Experiencing Light, Heat, and Motion

该项目的主要目标是为费城地区的中学教师开发一个为期三年的在职计划，该计划将学校环境中的几个学科整合在一起。为46名中学教师（每年）提供连续三个暑假的强化课程，以增加他们对科学和数学的深入了解。有一系列的学年研讨会为参与者加强和继续研究性学习的目标。有一个领导力的组成部分，它借鉴了以前项目参与者的经验，与新参与者一起工作。该计划还包括在第三年期间举办的讲习班，在讲习班中，参与者学习成为他们所在学校和地区科学和数学教师顾问骨干的一员。参与者学习与研究人员一起工作，将认知科学应用于城市环境。工作人员的目的是促进学院和大学之间的制度变革，以确保在职教师从此类项目的结果中受益。工作人员正在制定评估有效科学教学的指标。该项目的成果将通过国家出版物、教育改革会议、评价和教师网络传播。东道国机构中有一个非常活跃的机构联合体，这反映在项目的多层次参与以及项目活动的费用分摊上。费用分担金额为449,766美元，即449,766美元/ 698,274美元，占美国国家科学基金会申请资金的65%以上。

The main goal of the project is to develop a three-year inservice program for middle school teachers in the Philadelphia area which integrates several academic subjects in the school setting. There are intensive courses offered for three consecutive summers to 46 middle school teachers (each year) to increase their in-depth knowledge of science and mathematics. There is a series of academic year seminars for the participants to reinforce and continue the goal of inquiry-based learning. There is a leadership component which draws on the experiences of participants from previous projects to work with new participants. The program also includes workshops, during the third year, in which the participants learn to be part of a cadre of Teacher-Consultants for science and mathematics in their school and District. The participants learn to work with researchers applying cognitive science to applications in an urban setting. The staff's intent is to promote institutional change among colleges and universities which insure that inservice teachers benefit from the results of programs such as this one. The staff is developing indicators for assessing effective science instruction. The results of the project are to be disseminated through national publications, conferences on educational reform, assessment, and teacher networking. There is a very active consortium of agencies involved in the host institution and this is reflected in the multi- layered participation in the project as well as cost sharing the project activities. The cost sharing amount is $449,766, which is $449,766/$698,274, or over 65% of the funds requested from National Science Foundation.