(PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO POTENTIALLY INTERESTED
TEACHERS)
The following is an announcement regarding a summer professional
development program sponsored by UIC's Institute for Mathematics and
Science Education and College of Engineering's Department of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS USING
WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY
This interactive symposium focuses on the
teaching of electricity and electrical circuits in high school physics
courses. An important strand in the course will be discussion of
ways to use a Web-based tool, the Interactive Electronics Laboratory
(IEL) to help students understand qualitative concepts of electrical
circuits. The use of the IEL allows students to easily configure
experiments that explore relationships among different components of
electrical circuits, effectively expanding the laboratory capability
of schools and the investigative portion of physics courses.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore strategies for integrating this cutting-edge instructional technology into classroom and laboratory lessons. As part of the symposium, we will consider the benefits and limitations of the IEL and work collaboratively on developing lessons that combine this powerful, new technology with hands-on laboratory work. It is hoped that participants will then try the new lessons with their students during the upcoming school year. The foundations for the course were developed in Summer 2000 as part of a successful pilot program with Chicago-area physics teachers.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore strategies for integrating this cutting-edge instructional technology into classroom and laboratory lessons. As part of the symposium, we will consider the benefits and limitations of the IEL and work collaboratively on developing lessons that combine this powerful, new technology with hands-on laboratory work. It is hoped that participants will then try the new lessons with their students during the upcoming school year. The foundations for the course were developed in Summer 2000 as part of a successful pilot program with Chicago-area physics teachers.
Discussion topics in the symposium will be
determined to a large extent by the interests and experiences of the
participants. Likely topics include:
* Review of basic physics content,
including hands-on and web-based explorations
* Known student difficulties and
misconceptions in learning about electrical circuits
* Potential use of the IEL as a tool for
inquiry-driven instruction
* Using the IEL to introduce
technological design applications
SCHEDULE
Dates: August 6-11
Times:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
Location: UIC campus
INTENDED AUDIENCE
High school physics teachers
High school science teachers who are
seeking endorsement to teach physics
TUITION, CREDIT, AND REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
Participants in the symposium will enroll
for three semester hours of graduate credit in Physics 494, Special
Topics in Physics Teaching. The total cost of the course is $442,
which includes tuition of $134 per semester hour plus a nonrefundable
$40 administrative fee.
Registration materials are available
through UIC's Office of Continuing Education Website at
http://www.oce.uic.edu or by calling (312) 996-8025.
Course requirements include full attendance
at all six days of the symposium, plus either completion of a special
classroom-related project or successful performance on a final
examination.
Enrollment is limited to 25 participants.
Enrollment is limited to 25 participants.
Credit in this course can be applied
towards renewal of Illinois teacher certification if the course is
included in the teacher's individual plan for continuing
professional development.
SYMPOSIUM STAFF
Raymond Dagenais, Physics Teacher and
Department Head
Sheila McGrath Edstrom, Physics Teacher
Adlai Stevenson High School
Natalija Jovanovic, Teaching
Assistant
David Naylor, Associate Professor
Marty Gartzman, Director of Outreach Programs
ABOUT THE INTERACTIVE ELECTRONICS LABORATORY
The IEL is the only facility anywhere in the world that allows
public access to equipment for the design, configuration, and
performance of general-purpose measurement tasks. Originally
developed by UIC researchers to promote student understanding of
concepts studied in advanced electrical engineering courses, the
summer program targets use of the IEL in high school physics classes.
The IEL gives both teachers and students access to sophisticated
electronic test and measurement equipment via the Internet and allows
them to make real measurements on real electrical and electronic
devices. When a measurement or experiment is selected or
configured, signals are sent over a computer network to a UIC server
that connects the required physical instrumentation to real devices,
and real measurements are made. The results are returned to the
student and automatically displayed in tabular and graphical forms on
the users' computer display, allowing students to analyze their data
in the same ways that scientists do. The IEL eliminates any inherent
difficulties involved with repeating or modifying investigations.
One simply modifies the configuration on the screen and sends the new
experiment to the IEL computer, which quickly runs the experiment and
returns the data. This encourages students to make refinements
or adjustments to the experiment, providing an interactive platform
for student inquiry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Marty Gartzman (phone:
312-413-2971; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
or
David Naylor (phone: 312-996-6010; email:
[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Marty Gartzman
Institute for Mathematics and Science Education
University of Illinois at Chicago (m/c 250)
950 S. Halsted, Room 2075
Chicago, IL 60607-7019
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: (312) 413-2971
fax: (312) 413-7411
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Marty Gartzman
Institute for Mathematics and Science Education
University of Illinois at Chicago (m/c 250)
950 S. Halsted, Room 2075
Chicago, IL 60607-7019
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: (312) 413-2971
fax: (312) 413-7411
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