Funding For the Workshop Operation Progress IV

小行星9625947 该项目延续了由美国化学学会化学教育部主办的两年一度的化学教育会议的传统。 由于两年一次的会议的地点每年都在变化，目标群体也在变化，包括那些在会议3-4小时车程内的化学教师。 即将举行的会议将在克莱姆森大学举行。 该项目将为55名参与者提供服务，特别是那些（1）在外地教学的教师;（2）在专业上或地理上孤立的教师;（3）教大量代表性不足的学生的教师。 该提案的主要目标是激励和鼓励这些教师加入专业团体，参加专门处理化学教育问题的区域网络，参与化学教育的主流，从而参与改善高中科学教育的全国运动。 参加该项目的教师将在两年期会议之前、期间和之后参加一系列密集的讲习班。 预计他们还将出席会议届会和两次间隔六个月的后续会议。 根据他们在教学和专业发展历史中表现出的卓越表现，从该地区选出10名首席教师，他们将领导运营进展研讨会，担任参与者的导师和信息来源，并管理该计划的网络部分。 匹配资金约占NSF赠款的315%。

9625947 Scharberg This project continues the tradition of the prior teacher in- service programs associated with the Biennial Conferences on Chemical Education sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Because the location of the Biennial Conference changes from year to year the target group also changes and consists of those teachers of chemistry within a 3-4 hour driving time of the conference. The up-coming conference will be held at Clemson University. The project will serve 55 participants and especially those teachers who are (1) teaching out of field; (2) professionally or geographically isolated; (3) and teaching large numbers of underrepresented students. The major goals of the proposal are to stimulate and encourage these teachers to join professional groups, to participate in a regional network dedicated to issues in chemical education, to become involved in the mainstream of chemical education and thus to participate in the national movement to improve science education at the high school level. The teachers in the project will be involved in an intensive series of workshops before during and after the Biennial Conference. They are also expected to attend the Conference Sessions and two follow-up sessions six months apart. Ten Lead Teachers from the region, selected on the basis of their demonstrated excellence in teaching and professional development history will lead the Operation Progress workshops, serve as mentors and information sources to the participants and manage the networking component of the program. Matching funds constitute about 315% of the NSF grant.