Environmental Issues in the Science Classroom Management of Hazardous Substances

该补充奖金将资助一个为期一年的项目，名为“科学课堂中的环境问题：有害物质的管理”，由NJIT有害物质管理研究中心（HSMRC）资助，该中心是NSF I/UCRC的下属机构。该项目旨在通过对教师的专业发展活动的整合来改善初中/中学（6-8年级）的科学教学。16名初中/初中教师将参加为期6周的暑期（1992）项目，其中包括为期3周的内容强化讲习班，随后在HSMRC附属工业实验室进行为期3周的实习。在接下来的1992-1993学年，教师将在参与这些年级课程改进活动的新泽西理工学院教师的协助下，将他们的经验融入到他们的科学课程中。这个项目是1991年夏天新泽西理工大学进行的一个非常成功的项目的延续。该项目为期一年，经费为104 165美元。教育和人力资源理事会的教师提升计划将为该项目提供总资金的一半。项目主任建议向新泽西理工大学颁发一年共计104,165美元的奖学金。其中，I/UCRC项目将提供5208美元，工程基础设施发展部将提供48874美元，教育和人力资源理事会的教师提升项目将提供52082美元。

This supplemental award will fund a one year program titled, "Environmental Issues in the Science Classroom: Management of Hazardous Substances", at the NJIT Hazardous Substance Management Research Center (HSMRC), an NSF I/UCRC. This project is designed to improve the teaching of science at the junior high/middle school level (grades 6-8) through an integration of professional development activities for teachers. Sixteen (16) junior high/middle school teachers will participate in a 6-week summer (1992) program which will consist of a 3-week intensive, content based workshop followed by a 3-week internship in a HSMRC affiliated industrial laboratory. During the following 1992-1993 academic year, teachers will integrate their experiences into their science curriculum, with the assistance of NJIT faculty involved in curriculum improvement activities at these grade levels. This project is a continuation of a highly successful program undertaken by NJIT in the summer of 1991. This project will be funded for one year at $104,165. The Education and Human Resources Directorate, Teacher Enhancement Program will provide one-half of the total funding for this project. The Program Director recommends that NJIT be awarded a total of $104,165 for one year. Of this amount the I/UCRC program will provide $5,208, the Engineering Infrastructure Development Division will provide $48,874, and the Teacher Enhancement Program in the Education and Human Resources Directorate will provide $52,082.