Spring 2004 Syllabus

General Expectations

• Attend all weekly team meetings.

• Lead your team activity on at least six different days. Some examples include visiting a middle school for a day or doing a teacher training workshop.

  Please obtain teacher contact information from Wendy.

  • Contact teacher, introduce yourself, and your activity and the relevant science principles and science standards; request possible visit dates. Sometimes teacher may request you to lead activities from previous years. In that case plan to visit the same classroom a second time to present your activity.

  • Once the date is set, plan logistics, how many classes/times you will present, gather materials/supplies. Email ipse@chem.wisc.edu your visit dates.

  • In-class videotaping when you present your team activity for the first time.

  • Teacher feedback formÑtake physical copy to the presentation and email another copy after the presentation

  • Online Presentation Survey; give an update during weekly team meetings.

• General outreach activities:

  • On the Road
  • Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (Mandatory)
  • Secret Saturday Labs at DW (February 21 on Nanotechnology - Mandatory)
  • Science Saturday
  • Science Exposition
  • RAP session at DW

• Take a leadership role in one additional activity.

  • Please set up an initial meeting with Aura to discuss details and responsibilities.
  • Draft a plan of action regarding your task and set up a time to meet with IPSE staff and discuss it.

• Write an article (2,000 words) for a general audience about your team topic. Due May 3, 2004

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