A Community College Enhancement Program for Teachers of Science. (ACCEPTS)

维拉·兹德拉夫科维奇博士是普林斯大学的化学教授 马里兰州拉戈的乔治社区学院。 她有 * 率先为小学教师开办暑期班， 过去，她现在建议扩大这些努力， 显著 兹德拉夫科维奇博士发起了 在马里兰州的四所社区学院中， 形成科学教师网络的目的 致力于改善大学预科科学教育 11名来自安妮市塞西尔社区学院的教员 阿伦德尔社区学院和哈格斯敦初级学院 将一起参加研讨会， 示范性教学材料和方法， 基础科学教育 这些科学教师 将在1992年暑期教师实习 在乔治王子社区学院学习。 额外 在一九九二至九三学年举办的工作坊， 从科学教师到训练有素的科学家， 他将计划和实施教师培训 在他们的主办机构。 社区学院的战略定位是 对大学前科学教育产生重大影响。 它们的教育和科学部门之间的相互作用可以 催化尚未出现的重要机会 研究型大学。 拟议的合作 马里兰州的社区学院有潜力 影响巨大，并可作为其他 states. 该项目的成本分摊额为NSF的132%。 贡献

Dr. Vera Zdravkovich is a professor of chemistry at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland. She has spearheaded summer institutes for elementary teachers in the past, and she now proposes to expand these efforts significantly. Dr. Zdravkovich has initiated collaborations among four of Maryland's community colleges, with the purpose of forming a network of science faculty members interested in improving pre-college science education. Eleven faculty members from Cecil Community College, Anne Arundel Community College, and Hagerstown Junior College will attend workshops together to become familiar with exemplary instructional materials and approaches to elementary science education. These science faculty members will serve an internship at the 1992 summer teachers institute at Prince George's Community College. Additional workshops held during the 1992-93 academic year will add 28 science faculty members to the cadre of trained scientists, who will then plan and implement teacher enhancement institutes at their host institutions. Community colleges are strategically positioned for significant impact on pre-college science education. Interactions among their education and science faculties can catalyze important opportunities that have not emerged from research universities. The proposed collaborations among Maryland's community colleges has the potential for substantial impact, and can serve as a model for other states. Cost sharing on this project amounts to 132% of the NSF contribution.