Designed to help teachers across the
state to gain physics content area knowledge, develop their teaching
strategies, integrate instructional technology, and attain "Highly
Qualified" status.
Modeled after the nationally-proven
successful program of the Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) developed
by the American Assocation of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
The project will support a cohort
of 24 Teacher Scholars for sustained professional development over three
years, using the curriculum developed by the AAPT.
Instruction will be given in an intensive
6-day summer institute at FSU, to be held July 7-12, 2008. This will
include daylong workshops, as well as evening educational and mentoring
activities. A summer workshop will also be held in 2009.
Two weekend follow-up meetings will
be held each year at the participating school districts. This allows
participants to share experiences of how they are implementing workshop
activities in the classroom.
Teacher Scholars receive room and
board for the summer institute, travel reimbursement, and your choice
of either a stipend ($100 for first-year teachers and $125 for the second
year) OR one-half tuition remission for up to nine FSU graduate credits.
