CPS High School Physics Endorsement Program

We have recently received approval from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to enroll another five to ten CPS teachers into this program. Teachers will take coursework in physics, earth and space science, chemisty and the mathematics needed for physics in order to earn their endorsement to teach physics and become superb teachers of high school physics.

Over a period of three years, teachers will take a series of courses taught by full time science faculty at Loyola University. These courses combine content and pedgagogy both to increase teachers' knowledge of the specific scientific content areas as well model best teaching practices for high school physics. Because of generous funding from the Illinois State Board of Education, CPS and Loyola, there is no charge to teachers to gather up to 32 credit hours of graduate level courses from Loyola!

The program will begin with the Summer Science Institute. This will consist of course work plus enhancement activities focused on helping teachers become teacher leaders in physics education. Course work will begin with Mathematical Methods of Physics, and will continue with one course each semester and one per summer session. The Summer Science Institute will also include enhancement seminars covering such important topics as integrating technology in the classroom, action research in the classroom, and current topics in modern science. Throughout the course of the academic year, teachers will participate in a series of action research workshops and seminars; participants will receive a stipend of $30/hour for participation in these action research workshops.

Currently, there are 65 teachers in the 107 CPS High Schools with an endorsement or major in physics. Your participation in this program will provide you with the skills and experience needed to make a significant impact in a vital area of science education. We look forward to working with you in meeting this area of local and national need.

We are not currently accepting applications for this program.

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Summer 2007
July 16 - Aug 2 (M-Th of each week)

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Physics 401	Mathematical Methods of Physics	9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Enhancement Activities	Including use of technology in class, action research, and modern topics in physics	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Courses offered during the school year meet one evening per week, starting at 4:30 pm to allow teachers time to get to class. Classes meet for either three or four hours (depending on whether there is a lab component for the course) for ten weeks. The schedule is determined to be consistent with the CPS calendar, so there are no classes on CPS holidays nor on report card pick-up days.

Future Courses (Tentative Schedule)

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Fall 2007	Physics 411: Motion, Mechanics and Heat (includes lab)
Spring 2008	Physics 412: Electricity, Magnetism and Optics (includes lab)
Summer 2008	Physics 413: Atomic and Nuclear Physics and Relativity (includes lab)
Fall 2008	Chem 495:Principles of Chemistry; for High School Teachers I (includes lab)
Spring 2009	Chem 496: Principes of Chemistry: for High School Teachers (includes lab)
Summer 2009	Phys 413: Earth and Planetary Physics
Fall 2009	Phys 417: Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology

For more information about this program,
and for application materials please contact
Elijah Hurnes at science@luc.edu or (773) 508-3513