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| Name: | Mechanics Modeling Workshop at ASU |
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| School/Institution: | Arizona State University |
| Department/Unit: | Physics |
| City: | Tempe |
| State: | AZ |
| Opportunity Type: | Modeling Workshop |
| Teacher Status: | Preservice Inservice post-secondary |
| Teacher Level: | High School |
| Description: | For high school physics teachers nationwide. Goals The Modeling Workshop in Mechanics is an intensive 3-week course with these goals: 1. educate teachers in use of a model-centered, guided inquiry method of teaching and at the same time improve their content knowledge, 2. help participants integrate computer courseware effectively into the science curriculum, 3. help teachers make better use of national resources for science education, 4. establish electronic network support and a learning community among participants, 5. strengthen local institutional support for participants as school leaders in disseminating standards-based reform in science education. Objectives The main objective of the 1st summer Modeling Workshop in mechanics is to acquaint teachers with all aspects of the modeling method and develop some skill in implementing it. To that end, teachers are provided with a fairly complete set of written course materials to support instruction organized into coherent modeling cycles. (The modeling cycle is described at http://modeling.asu.edu/modeling-HS.html.) The physical materials and experiments are simple and quite standard, already available in any reasonably equipped physics classroom. To develop familiarity with the materials necessary to fully implement them in the classroom, we find that teachers must work through the activities, discussions and worksheets, alternating between student and teacher modes. Each of the nine units in the mechanics course manual includes an extensive Teacher Notes section. Throughout the course, teachers are asked to reflect on their practice and how they might apply the techniques they have learned in the course to their own classes. Analogous goals and objectives apply for the 1st semester chemistry (July 1-19) workshop at ASU. Modeling Instruction is aligned with the eight science practices outlined in the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education (2011). Peer leader: Jeff Steinert Location: ASU Bateman Physical Sciences Center, Tempe 8am to 3:30pm MTWTh, 8am to noon F Course title is PHS 530: Methods of Teaching Physics I For questions, please e-mail Jane Jackson: jane.jackson@asu.edu Click here to learn more about the Modeling Instruction Program or visit http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html to find information on these workshops and to view possible strategies on how to gain funding to attend. Click here to learn more about the American Modeling Teachers Association and other Modeling Workshops nationwide. |
| Start Date: | 06/10/2013 |
| End Date: | 06/28/2013 |
| Duration: | 3 weeks (MTWThF) |
| Application Deadline: | 06/01/2013 |
| Opportunity Website: | http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html |
| Application Link: | http:modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html |
| Sponsor Link: | http://modelinginstruction.org |
Benefits and Requirements | |
| Cost: | In late Feb., ASU tuition will be posted at http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html |
| Benefits: | Professional Development/CEU College Transcript Credit |
| Benefit Explanation: | 3 graduate credits optional. The ASU application fee is $70. (ASU charges a late fee of $50 for ASU applications that are not paid by May 13, and another late fee of $50 for course registrations after June 2.) Students born after 1956 must have proof of MMR immunity on file at the ASU Student Health Center before registering for a course. Arizona teachers can apply for partial tuition scholarships. We hope to have partial tuition scholarships for out-of-state teachers, too. Contact Jane.Jackson@asu.edu . On-campus housing can be arranged (private room, shared bath in furnished apartment): expected ~$17/day. Contact Jane Jackson. |
| Other Prerequisites: | Prerequisite: 2 semesters of college physics. The workshop is for * high school physics teachers and * those who intend to teach high school physics next year, and * teachers in the ASU MNS degree program with concentration in physics. |
Professional Development Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Contact: |
Jane Jackson Department of Physics, Arizona State University Box 871504 Tempe, AZ 85287-1504 Phone: 480-965-8438 |
