Strengthening high school chemistry education through teacher outreach programs : a workshop summary to the chemical sciences roundtable / Steve Olson, Rapporteur ; Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olson, Steve, 1956-

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Chemical Sciences Roundtable.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Study and teaching--United States--Congresses.

Chemistry.

Science--Study and teaching--United States--Congresses.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Workshop summary to the chemical sciences roundtable

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A strong chemical workforce in the United States will be essential to the ability to address many issues of societal concern in the future, including demand for renewable energy, more advanced materials, and more sophisticated pharmaceuticals. High school chemistry teachers have a critical role to play in engaging and supporting the chemical workforce of the future, but they must be sufficiently knowledgeable and skilled to produce the levels of scientific literacy that students need to succeed. To identify key leverage points for improving high school chemistry education, the National Academies' Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a public workshop, summarized in this volume, that brought together representatives from government, industry, academia, scientific societies, and foundations involved in outreach programs for high school chemistry teachers. Presentations at the workshop, which was held in August 2008, addressed the current status of high school chemistry education; provided examples of public and private outreach programs for high school chemistry teachers; and explored ways to evaluate the success of these outreach programs.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Science and Science Education in the United States""; ""3 The High School Chemistry Teacher: Status and Outlook""; ""4 Initiatives by Federal Agencies""; ""5 Exemplary Programs""; ""6 Activities by Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations""; ""7 Future Actions""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Biographies""; ""Appendix C: Poster Abstracts""; ""Appendix D: Workshop Attendees""; ""Appendix E: Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-14072-2

1-282-13038-2

9786612130380

0-309-12860-9

OCLC:

923280340