Improvement of Elementary Mathematics and Science Instruction Through Peer Training

温斯顿-塞勒姆县/福赛斯县教育委员会与国家教育局和温斯顿-塞勒姆基金会合作，制定了一个分四个阶段的方案，对所有小学教师进行培训。这一长期计划的前两个阶段已经完成。该项目的第一阶段涉及该县36所小学中每所学校的一名教师，他们参加了暑期学院，然后在学年与同事分享想法和专业知识。第二阶段的特点是对四个特定学科的团队进行培训：物理科学、生物科学、地球空间科学和数学问题解决。第三阶段将增加团队培训课程的数量，并为教学团队提供为期10天的形成性培训。这些教学团队将在每所小学开展同伴培训。第四阶段将致力于在整个区域V进行传播和推广。对该项目的评估将允许进行持续的评估和反馈，从而使潜在问题能够在方案完全运作之前得到纠正。

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Education Agency and the Winston-Salem Foundation, has set up a four-phase program for the training of all elementary school teachers. The first two phases of this long-range program have been accomplished. Phase 1 of the project involved one teacher in each of the 36 elementary schools in the county who attended a summer institute, and then shared ideas and expertise with colleagues during the school year. Phase 2 featured the training of teams in four specific disciplines, physical science, biological science, earth-space science, and mathematical problem solving. Phase 3 will provide for an increase in the number of team training sessions and a 10-day institute for formative training for the teaching team. Peer training will be carried out in each of the elementary schools by these teaching teams. Phase 4 will be devoted to dissemination and replication throughout Region V. Evaluation of this project will allow for continuous assessment and feedback which will enable potential problems to be corrected before the program is fully operational.