Computational Science Leadership Program for High School Teachers

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Computational Science Leadership Program for
High School Teachers
National Computational Science Education
Consortium
Roadmap for
SC2000/2001 Education Program education_at_sc2000.or
g www.sc2000.org
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Participating Organizations

• Association for Computing Machinery
• IEEE Computer Society
• East Carolina University
• Krell Institute
• NCAR

• NCSA
• Ohio Supercomputer Center
• Shodor Education Foundation
• University of Alabama Huntsville

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Key Personnel

• Richard Bach
• Lisa Bievenue
• Ginger Caldwell
• Ken Flurchick
• Edna Gentry
• Robert Gotwals
• Barbara Helland

• Jeff Huskamp
• Anne Marie Kelly
• Scott Lathrop
• Ernest Marshburn
• Robert Panoff
• Helen Parke
• Ann Redelfs

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Advisory Committee

• Norma Boakes, Greater Egg Harbor Regional HS, NJ
• Jason Painter, Farmville Central HS, NC
• Eric Pitcher, SGI
• Kris Stewart, STEP, SDSC, CA
• Paul Tisdale, Project Coordinator, San Antonio
  Urban Systemic Initiative, TX

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Purpose for Submission

• Ensure lasting effect for SC education program
• Secure additional funding for program
• Obtain resources to broaden the base of
  participating teachers
• Obtain resources to broaden the types of
  participating school districts

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Proposal Goals

• Determine how computational science can be
  incorporated more effectively into the high
  school curriculum
• Explore effectiveness of the technology for high
  school teacher collaborations
• Create and make available standards-based
  curriculum modules
• Institutionalize computational science as part of
  the high school curriculum
• Modify pre-service teacher training based on
  project results

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Program Outline

• Two cadres 100 HS teachers each cadre, 4
  teachers per team
• 18 month program
• Kick-off at SC2000 or SC2001
• Monthly seminars/videoconferences
• Summer Institute (2 weeks)
• Assessment of impact in the classroom

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Teachers Will Learn

• Fundamentals of computational science
• Presentation of computational science topics in
  the framework of the national science and
  mathematics standards
• How to create computational science curriculum
  modules
• Remote usage of computational resources
• Best practices

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Computational Science Topics

• Computational biochemistry (Biology Workbench)
• Computational chemistry (atomic motion, chemical
  reactions,
• Computational physics (modeling of physical
  systems)
• Environmental science (air quality modeling)

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School District Requirements

• Laptop for each teacher to use during the project
• Access to an ISP
• Opportunities during teacher workshop days to
  present to peers
• One CEU for each 10 contact hours

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Teacher Benefits

• Teacher travel to SC conference and the Summer
  Institute
• Teacher stipends for Summer Institute
• Substitute teacher pay for SC conference
• National support through the Internet
• Up to 18 CEUs through 180 contact hours of
  instruction
• Grants available

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Teacher Selection Criteria

• Letter from school principal or administrator
  guaranteeing school support for the project
• Evaluation of a submitted portfolio of science
  and/or mathematics modules
• Teaching awards received
• Need a broad mix of school districts

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Assistance Needed For

• Grant program funding (laptop, software, ISP)
• Program publicity
• SC2000 Program - computational science examples
• SC2000 Research Exhibit Tours
• Best Practices
• Coordination with other programs

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Contact
Jeff Huskamp East Carolina University Tel
252-328-6401 education_at_sc2000.org www.sc2000.org