U.S. Fulbright Scholars Host Training Workshop

October 22, 2007. United States Fulbright Scholars Dr. Nouredine Zettili and Dr. Sufian Forawi hosted a one-day training workshop for high school physics teachers at the Meriam Bint Sultan High School on October 22, 2007.  The workshop, hosted and attended by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Education, introduced 25 male and female physics teachers from throughout the UAE to the IMPACTSEED (Improving Physics and Chemistry Teaching in Secondary Education) program.  Part of the U.S. Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind initiative, IMPACTSEED teaches physics and chemistry to secondary school students using a hands-on, inquiry-oriented model. 

For further information about IMPACTSEED, please visit the project's URL: 

http://www.jsu.edu/depart/pes/physics/impactseed/