Science teachers are a shortage area in American public schooling today, and increasing the number of qualified science teachers in our high schools today is a very worthwhile aim. At Wabash, our science students have typically seen their science majors as foundations for other professional careers, not for secondary teaching. Several faculty in science and education will spend some focused time this discussing what we see as the two major barriers to the recruitment of more science education students in a demanding liberal arts institution: time to fit in the curricula of both science and education and the perception of teaching as a viable option for a Wabash science major.
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Monday, June 7th | |
| 9.00 - 12.00 | Work and discussion by us on the grant |
| 12.00 - 1.00 | Lunch with two consultants, Charlie Barham (Science Ed., IUPUI) and Jamie Stockton (DePauw) |
| 1.00 - 2.30 | Continue discussion with them in the p.m., assigning different parts to each of us at Wabash to work on. |
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| Work on our parts of the grant | |
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| 9.00 - 12.00 | Work and discussion by us in the a.m., sharing our ideas |
| 12.00 - 1.00 | Lunch with Consultants (as many as can return and if they can) |
| 1.00 - 2.30 | Discussion with them on our ideas now, and Wrap Up for us: writing up or developing the ideas |