CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - More than 50 educators from rural school districts across Illinois will gather at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois for a two-week summer institute, June 18-29.
The Institute for Chemistry Literacy and Computational Science (http://iclcs.uiuc.edu/), funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to strengthen teachers' understanding of chemistry, drawing on the latest research and practice, and to train teachers to use computational and visualization tools in the classroom. The ultimate goal is to improve chemistry education so students are excited about and prepared to pursue science and technology studies in college.
Participants include: (Editors: See list.)
Partners in the ICLCS project are NCSA, the College of Medicine and the department of chemistry at Illinois; A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 in Chandlerville; and the Regional Office of Education in Lincoln, Ill.
For more information, see http://iclcs.uiuc.edu/.
INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY LITERACY AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE PARTICIPANTS
ALEDO - James Shaidnagle, Aledo High School
ARCOLA - Jesse Durdel, Arcola Junior/Senior High School
ARMSTRONG - Crystal Allen, Armstrong Township High School
BEECHER - Jeanne Erfft, Beecher High School
BISMARCK - Jill Decman, Bismarck-Henning High School
BYRON - Patrick Egan, Byron High School
CLIFTON - David Ladehoff, Central High School
COLFAX - Rebecca Hahn, Ridgeview High School
DANVILLE - Rebecca Anderson, Danville High School
DIXON - Keri Dornbusch, Dixon High School
EARLVILLE - Kelly Johnson, Earlville Junior/Senior High School
EDINBURG - Michael Marchizza, Edinburg High School
FLANAGAN - Jill Francis, Flanagan High School
GALVA - Thomas Thompson, Galva Junior/Senior High School
GARDNER - Michelle Englert, Gardner South Wilmington High School
GENESEO - Jon Obrecht, Geneseo High School
HERSCHER - Brian Noffke, Herscher High School
HEYWORTH - Marie Gregory, Heyworth High School
HILLSBORO - Elizabeth Cady, Hillsboro High School
HOOPESTON - Barbara Garner, Hoopeston Area High School
HUME - Christina Beatty, Shiloh School
HUTSONVILLE - Max Reed, Hutsonville High School
JACKSONVILLE - Sheila Stephens, Illinois School for the Deaf; Debra Bailey and John Lawless, Jacksonville High School
LELAND - Nancy Dailey, Leland High School
LENA - Debra Monigold, Lena-Winslow High School
LINCOLN - Josh Rezba, Lincoln Community High School
MANITO - Nicole Flowers, Midwest Central High School
MANLIUS - Ann Ledergerber, Bureau Valley High School
MARION - Jacob Davis and Megin Rice, Marion High School
MARTINSVILLE, Greg Juriga, Martinsville Junior/Senior High School
MATTOON - James Sparks, Mattoon High School
MENDON - Paula Cory, Unity High School
MENDOTA - Susan House, Mendota Township High School
MINONK - Garilyn Wells, Fieldcrest High School
MOWEAQUA - Marcia Berg, Central A & M High School
PARIS - Brett Block, Paris High School
PAXTON - Ronald Morrison, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
PITTSFIELD - Susan Feezel, Pittsfield High School
PONTIAC- Linae Hahn, Pontiac High School
QUINCY - Gail Hermann and Jacquelyn Stewart, Quincy Senior High School
ROANOKE - Jerod Gross, Roanoke-Benson High School
ST. JOSEPH - Mindy Waters, St. Joseph-Ogden High School
STERLING - Christine Spera, Sterling High School
TOLEDO - Chalon Titsworth, Cumberland High School
ULLIN - Elaine Baker, Century Middle/High School
WASHINGTON - Jennifer Miller, Washington Community High School
WILMINGTON - Carolyn Heck, Wilmington High School