'Plasma Camp': A Different Approach to Professional Development for Physics Teachers
Description/Abstract
The Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Institute ('Plasma Camp') was inaugurated in 1998 as a way to address two areas of concern in the professional development of high-school physics teachers: involving teachers in the theory and methods of a current area of research in physics and connecting the research experience back into the classroom. The Institute, run jointly by a scientist and a teacher, immersed high-school teachers from across the country in laboratory investigations and in pedagogical projects for two weeks at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory. The goals, structure, and initial outcomes of the Institute are discussed.
| Creator/Author: | Andrew Post-Zwicker and Nicholas R. Guilbert |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1998 Dec 01 |
| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 2383; Legacy ID: DE00002383 |
| Report Number(s): | PPPL-3331 |
| DOE Contract Number: | AC02-76CH03073 |
| Other Number(s): | Other: ON: DE00002383 |
| Resource Type: | Technical Report |
| Coverage: | Topical |
| Research Org: | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ |
| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) |
| Subject: | 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; Plasma; Plasma; Thermonuclear Reactors; Thermonuclear Reactors; Thermonuclear Reactions; Thermonuclear Reactions; Educational Tools; Educational Tools; Educational Facilities; Educational Facilities; Education; Education |
| Country of Publication: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Availability: | To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 04 |
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