Wright State University offers summer and academic year science professional development workshops for teachers of grades 4-12 to experience the integration of geology, chemistry and biology in an inquiry-based field, lab and distance learning setting.  The goal of the two week summer field experiences and a four-week internet course is to allow science and math educators the opportunity to build their knowledge on important environmental issues that impact their world.  These field experiences allow teachers to collect samples for their own classrooms and make connections with industry to utilize needed instrumentation skills (XRF, SEM, IR).  The need for learning the new technology and instrumentation is vital part to succeed in the STEM fields of study and teach their students the new techniques to develop their own inquiry-based classrooms. The challenges of working to build a strong science education program with little to no funding will be discussed in relation to departmental issues and conflicts with being a female in science.

Science teaching for the new economy

244th National Meeting (2012)

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