Physical Science Workshops for Teachers of Grades 7, 8 & 9: Creating the Critical Mass for a Chain Reaction of Change

9619141该项目由芝加哥哥伦比亚大学赞助，将实施一项为期五年的项目，利用最新的教学技术和示范材料，向芝加哥50所公立学校的7年级、8年级和9年级的教师传授物理学基础知识。在该项目的每一年，将从50所参与学校的10所学校中挑选出40名新教师，他们将参加为期三周的密集暑期课程，然后是16次课后课程和两次周六课程。在接下来的几年中，将提供课堂和在校援助，以帮助课堂实施这些材料。在项目结束时，在大多数目标学校，在所选年级在特定学校教授科学的所有教师都将参与该计划。一个针对家长的平行项目，不是由NSF资助的，将支持课堂上正在做的事情。家长将了解他们的孩子所做的科学活动，并参与科学素养计划。配套资金占NSF奖金的182%。

9619141 Lerman This project, sponsored by Columbia College of Chicago, will carry out a five year project to teach teachers in grades 7, 8 and 9 in 50 of Chicago's public schools the basics of physical science using up-to-date pedagogical technoques with exemplary materials. Each year of the project 40 new teachers, selected from 10 of the 50 participating schools, will be selected and will take an intensive three-week summer program, followed by 16 after school sessions and two Saturday sessions during the schol year. In-class and in- school assistance will be provided in subsequent years to aid in the classroom implementation of the materials. At the end of the project, in most of the target schools, all teachers who teach science in a given school at the grades selected will have been involved in the program. A parallel program for parents, not funded by NSF, will support what is being done in the classroom. Parents will become knowledgeable of the science activities done by their children and be involved in a science literacy program. Matching funds constitute 182% of the NSF award.