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Download full textWolanin, Natalie; Wade, Julie – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
The goal of the Howard Hughes Science Institute (HHMI) supported science program is to train one staff member to become a science lead within each of the elementary schools in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) district. The specific objectives of the first year of HHMI grant project were to: (1) provide approximately 20…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Grants, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
ZIOL, FRANK J. – 1966
AN INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGES AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL COURSES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE 16 TEACHERS IN THE TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL AREA OF INSTRUMENTATION. THE ACTIVITY INCLUDED LECTURE AND DISCUSSION, DEMONSTRATION, LABORATORY WORK, AND FIELD TRIPS. THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Instructional Improvement, Instrumentation, Science Programs
Peer reviewedHendren, Julianne; And Others – American Biology Teacher, 1973
Reports the results of a study relating to the effectiveness of the 1972 National Science Foundation summer institute at Ball State University. Participating teachers were motivated to increase, in their own teaching, the level of emphasis given to 45 of 55 instructional topics stressed in the institute. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Garberson, Jeffrey B. – Manpower, 1972
Summer institutes for minority group science teachers and those teaching minority group science students provide opportunities for broadening horizons for both the teachers and their students. (MF)
Descriptors: Biophysics, Computer Science, Institutes (Training Programs), Minority Group Teachers
Peer reviewedWilliams, J. R. Parry; Barrass, Robert – Journal of Biological Education, 1973
Descriptors: Attitudes, Biology, Developing Nations, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedDyche, Steven E. – American Biology Teacher, 1974
Outlines the history of National Science Foundation (NSF) institutes for science teachers and reports the results of a study which investigated the impact of the NSF biology institute at the University of Montana upon its participants. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Programs, Educational Research, Institutes (Training Programs)
Knisley, David B.; And Others – 1974
This document presents a study related to teacher education programs in general, but with specific attention directed to, National Science Foundation (NSF) institute programs for in-service teachers. The study was designed to answer questions pertinent to an assessment instrument designed and used with the Ball State University NSF institute…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education
Passero, Richard N. – Geotimes, 1971
Reviews development of NSF (National Science Foundation) earth science summer, inservice, and academic year institutes. Includes statistics from 1957 to 1971 for number of participants, topic areas, number of institutes, number in each state, and other related information. Institutes are an important source of advanced degrees for secondary…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Geology, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Orr, David B.; And Others – 1962
By the end of the 1960-61 school year, the National Science Foundation had provided some 75,000 opportunities for secondary mathematics and science teachers to study in its Teacher Training Programs. A study was designed in July 1961, involving questionnaires and interviews, to obtain information on non-applicants for these programs and to compare…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
BERGER, RAYMOND M. – 1965
CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICANTS TO SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. APPLICATION FORMS OF ALL ACCEPTEES AND UP TO TWICE AS MANY REJECTEE FORMS, SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM EACH…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Earth Science
Peer reviewedKormondy, Edward J. – Science Education, 1979
Describes the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the development of college faculty in 1958, 1968, and 1978. The described activities are NSF institutes, faculty research participation, and fellowship programs. (HM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Educational Development, Federal Programs
BARTLETT, C.J.; EDGERTON, HAROLD A. – 1966
THE OUTCOMES OF THE 1960 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-SPONSORED SUMMER SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS (SSTP) FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXAMINED THROUGH A DETERMINATION OF PARTICIPANTS' CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE, AND THEIR ACTIVITIES AFTER, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAMS. THIS ANALYSIS PROVIDED A MEANS OF COMPARING PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Program Evaluation, Science Programs, Scientific Personnel
Kaplan, Eugene H. – Sea World, 1977
Describes institutes and field stations available for teaching tropical marine biology. (SL)
Descriptors: Field Trips, Institutes (Training Programs), Instruction, Marine Biology
