Akron Global Polymer Academy Outreaches to the Community: Teachers, Parents, Children

The Akron Global Polymer Academy in the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering in collaboration with the College of Education offers a summer teacher workshop that focuses on science content standards. This polymer-theme workshop includes inquiry-based activities, discussions on pedagogy...

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Published inPolymer Reviews Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 610 - 621
Main Authors Owens, Katharine D., Helfer, Carin A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 04.11.2008
Subjects
Children
Colleges
Communities
inservice teacher education
Leadership
Parents
polymer science family night
science professional development
science teacher workshop
teacher training
Teachers
Workshops
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Summary:The Akron Global Polymer Academy in the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering in collaboration with the College of Education offers a summer teacher workshop that focuses on science content standards. This polymer-theme workshop includes inquiry-based activities, discussions on pedagogy, field trips to local industries, tours of research laboratories, and time for planning classroom implementation. An important component of the workshop is a leadership program training past participants as teacher leaders for their peers. The 2007 Teacher Leaders' outreach activity was developing polymer science family nights. Grandparents, parents, and children discovered the fascination of polymers with hands-on activities together.
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ISSN:1558-3724
1558-3716
1532-9038
DOI:10.1080/15583720802445466