Materials
Technology Institute
July 6-14, 2000
Presented by
University of Washington, Seattle,
WA
This eight-day institute for community college and high school
instructors in technology, science and engineering will be held
in the Olympia, WA area during July 2000. This NSF Advanced Technology
Education program is designed for experienced teachers who wish
to use materials technology in their classrooms, but who do not
have background in doing so. Typical participants will be those
who currently teach a science, engineering or technology course
where materials technology and science plays a natural part, and
where the addition of content in the materials area will add motivation
and enrichment to the course. Curricula will be presented also for
the development of a full introductory materials course at the community
college or high school level.
This institute program is designed to introduce appropriate curricula
to the participants through hands on laboratory exercises supplemented
by needed background and theory. Experienced master teachers of
materials science are used as course instructors to ensure transmission
of classroom-active knowledge to the participants in the institute.
Teachers are required in the institute to work in teams in the labs
and to develop specific curriculum modules that they will use with
their students. Those teachers registering in the institute for
credit are required to submit a report regarding the application
of their module in their classroom, along with an evaluation of
its effectiveness.
The materials science curricula used in the institute include the
"Materials World Modules" developed at Northwestern University,
and the "Materials Science and Technology" curriculum developed
at Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, along with additional
curricula developed in the institute. These curricula deal with
materials science and materials technology in a hands-on setting,
developed as an integrated physical science/materials technology
course or as modules for chemistry, physics, physical science or
technology courses. The program uses common, every day materials
that all students come in contact with: metals, glass, ceramics,
plastics, composites. These materials are imbedded in a curriculum
that includes laboratory work, problem solving, team and individual
projects, and field trips to illustrate the structure and properties
of materials as interrelated with processing and manufacturing.
Stipends are available to participants, along with an allowance
for room and board expenses. Travel costs to the Seattle area must
be borne by the participants or their institutions. Participants
wishing University of Washington Extension Credit will be required
to pay approximately $150 for 2 credits of work.
Details of this program will be posted on our web site at http://depts.washington.edu/mti/2000/program.html.
The application form is given below. Further information is available
from Dr. Thomas Stoebe, Institute Director, at stoebe@u.washington.edu
or by FAX at (206) 543-3100. Applicant screening will be undertaken
as applications are received. Deadline March 31, 2000.
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