National Chautauqua Workshop Program

该肖托夸计划提供了一个年度系列研讨会，其中学者在各种科学和工程的前沿密集会见了几天与本科大学科学教师。 这些研讨会提供了一个机会，邀请学者沟通新的知识，概念和技术直接向大学教师的方式，这是立即有利于他们的教学。 其主要目的是使理科本科教师能够保持最新和相关。 该计划是全国范围内，将立即受益于大量的大学教师（7,500名参与者在三年内）谁反过来又积极影响超过100万本科生。 该计划对两年制和四年制大学的本科课程质量产生影响，是吸引和保持科学，数学和工程毕业生充足供应的重要因素。 该计划遵循国家科学委员会的建议，即基金会使用高度杠杆化的计划支持来解决本科教育中严重的国家问题。 该项目由NSF支持的三分之一。

The Chautauqua program provides an annual series of workshops in which scholars at the frontiers of various sciences and engineering meet intensively for several days with undergraduate college science teachers. These workshops provide an opportunity for invited scholars to communicate new knowledge, concepts, and techniques directly to college teachers in ways which are immediately beneficial to their teaching. The primary aim is to enable undergraduate teachers in the sciences to keep current and relevant. This program is national in scope and will immediately benefit large numbers of college faculty (7,500 participants over three years) who in turn positively influence more than 1,000,000 undergraduates. This program which has impact on the quality of undergraduate programs in both two- and four-year institutions is an essential element in attracting and maintaining an adequate supply of graduates in science, mathematics and engineering. The program follows the recommendation of the National Science Board that the Foundation use highly leveraged program support to address the serious national problems in undergraduate education. The project is 1/3 supported by NSF.