Modeling workshops in July in Ohio and South Dakota have openings for high
school teachers. See descriptions below. School district Eisenhower funds
can be used to reimburse expenses; ask your principal how to do this.
QUOTES BY TEACHERS:
Here are quotes by teachers in the Phase 1 Leadership Modeling Workshops,
summers 1995-96.
I am continually amazed at how the modeling method manages to give students
1) the opportunity to confront their misconceptions about physics head on,
2) the ability to analyze their data in an in-depth, consistent way in
order to construct appropriate models, and
3) the skill and confidence needed to interpret their results (as well as
others') in a scientifically critical way. (Jim Stankevitz, Wheaton, IL)
An important objective of education is to move students along the road
towards self-sufficiency. I feel that the modeling method does this better
than anything else I have seen. (Louis Turner, Hudson, OH)
The project gives the teacher the knowledge and practice needed to develop
or adapt other materials to the modeling method. The teacher is not
restricted to particular topics or materials from the workshops because the
modeling method is a WAY to teach, not an independent topic to teach. (Art
Woodruff, Sanford, FL)
It is the finest example of constructivist teaching in the U.S. It has
changed my life and the way I teach. (Don Yost, near Sacramento)
Peer leaders are in parentheses. E-mail the contact person if you're interested.
OHIO
Univ of Akron (Lou Turner, Laura Sloma): July 10 - 22
Prof. Greg Townsend <gmt@nebula.physics.uakron.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers.
Tuition waiver, stipend for Ohio teachers.
Dorm housing.
Lou Turner has led 2 4-week Leadership Modeling Workshops.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Black Hills State University in western So. Dakota (Jerry Loomer, Harlan
Heitz): July 5-28
Prof. Rena Faye Norby <rnorby@mystic.bhsu.edu>
For physics and physical science teachers. Entire semester of mechanics.
$500 stipend, free housing (family accommodations available, too).
Wyoming and So. Dakota teachers qualify for stipends.
Out of state teachers can attend for no credit, or earn graduate credit if
they pay tuition.
Jane Jackson, Director, Modeling Workshop Project
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-8438/fax:965-7331. http://modeling.la.asu.edu
"the gift of fantasy [creative imagination] has meant more
to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."
Albert Einstein