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... , 44 Beginning teachers, 22-23 Benchmarks, 65 Business and industry, 8, 31 City Science Project, 56, 66 Class presentations, 3, 32 Classroom supplies and equipment, 60, 64, 78 funding for, 5, 8, 28-29, 42, 58, 60 laboratory kits, 38-39, 44 sharing of, 38, 58 Collaboration and cooperation, 2, 26, 27, 32, 33, 42-43 among university departments, 8, 54 in reform efforts, 62, 63, 65, 67-68, 72 Colleges, see Universities and colleges Collegial relationships, 2, 4, 17, 26, 27, 57 Computers and computer networks, 28, 41-42 Conceptual-change perspective, 20 Consortia, 58, 229 Content learning, 16, 17, 19-20, 37, 63, 68 Continuing-education credits, 4, 5, 6, 40, 57 Conventions, see Meetings and conventions * Because of the structure and content of the appendixes to this volume, they do not lend themselves to regular indexing; therefore, they are not represented here.
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... , 56 Exploratorium, The, 44, 47 Feedback mechanisms, 57, 69, 75, 77, 80 Followup activities, 4, 27-28, 29 Footlocker Program in Biotechnology, 48 Funding of programs, 2, 5, 8, 28-29, 43, 51, 57, 60, 80-81 Fund-raising, 58 Genetics Society of America, 52 Grant proposals, 38 Hands-on programs, 18, 43 INDEX Higher-education institutions, see Universities and colleges Honoraria, 57 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) , 51 Hutchinson, Fred, Cancer Research Center, 47, 58 Hypothesis-testing, 20, 41 Indiana University, 56 Individual-based development programs, 5-6, 24, 62, 67-68, 72 Industry, 8, 31 Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME)
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... approach, 20 Scientists' roles and participation and educational research, 25, 48 in education reform, 6-7, 25, 52, 66, 71, 72 · O In peer-review process, 0 in program evaluation, 66-67, 78-79 in teacher professional development, 3-5, 13, 30-48, 59, 61 as teachers, 3, 31-32, 48, 50 Secondary-school education, 18, 22, 71-72 Self-sustaining programs, 6, 69 Seminars, 4, 33, 39-40 Sharing of equipment, 38, 58 Smithsonian Institution, 44 Standards and standards-based reform, 15, 24, 64, 65-66, 72 State education agencies Eisenhower program funds, 8 reform activities, 65 support services, 56 Statewide Systemic Initiatives (SSI) , 45, 65 Stipends, 27, 43, 57, Student achievement, measurement, 8, 67, 73, 74,78 Student teaching, 18 Subject matter, see Content learning Summer institutes, 6, 41 financial support, 57 and reform efforts, 63-64 Summer research-laboratory programs, 3, 6, 43-44, 54, 56 Supervisors, 56 Supplies, see Classroom supplies and equipment; Instructional materials Support services, 15, 28 Support systems, 58-59, 60 Systemic reform, 5-7, 24-25, 62-72, 78 Teachers Education Network (TEN)
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... 238 Teaching methods and strategies, 16, 17- 18, 19-20, 57, 78 and reform efforts, 20, 24, 68 see also Content learning; Inquiry-based teaching; Process learning Tenure decisions, 51, 53 Textbooks, 37, 63, 64 UCI Summer Science Institute, 56 Undergraduate education, of teachers, 3, 14, 54 Universities and colleges, 5, 39, 40, 49-51, 5354 interdepartmental collaboration, 8, 54 research-laboratory participation, 33 teacher outreach programs, 6, 51 INDEX University of Arizona, 50-51 University of California, Irvine (UCI) , 50, 56 University of California, San Francisco, 56 University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 48, 58 University of Iowa, 47 University of Washington, 50 Urban Systemic Initiatives, 65 Video technology, 42, 78 Visits to schools, 3-4, 32-33 Wilson, Woodrow, National Fellowsh Foundation, 56 Workshops, 6, 40, 41, 52, 54, 61, 66 lp
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