Enhancing Mathematics and Science Instruction

该项目的目标是通过建立一个科学和数学教育中心来改善纽约地区的科学和数学教学。在城市学院设立的该中心将协调旨在实现其目标的具体项目活动。这些活动包括：1)为校长及科学行政人员举办领导能力训练工作坊，以训练、激励及支援他们的教师；2)为中小学教师开设在职科学及数学课程，以增加他们的内容背景及提高他们的教学技巧；3)为教育工作者举办关于科学和数学教育主题的会议，为参与者提供专业主题的最新信息，并为他们的教学工作提供实际支持。将出版一份由当地来源资助的双月刊通讯，以提供教学资料交流。每年秋季将举行两次为期两天的领导力培训研讨会，一次是针对小学校长和科学管理员，另一次是针对初中校长和科学管理员。后续讲习班将于春季举行。12门课程将成对提供，一门课程以内容为导向，另一门课程强调该内容在适当年级的教育应用。为小学教师提供两对课程，一组为小学或初中教师，两组为初中教师，一组为高中教师。涵盖的主题是物理科学，计算机编程和应用，以及数学。180名教师将能够利用这些课程，这些课程将在学年和夏季提供。会议将在每学年的秋季和春季举行。

The goal of this project is the improvement of science and mathematics teaching in the New York City area through the establishment of a Center for Science and Mathematics Education. The Center, established at City College, will coordinate the specific project activities aimed at accomplishing its goal. These activities include: 1) leadership training workshops for principals and science administrators in order to train, motivate, and support their teachers, 2) in-service science and mathematics courses for elementary and secondary teachers to increase their content background and enhance their pedagogical skills, and 3) conferences for educators on topics in science and mathematics education to provide participants up-to-date information on specialized topics and to provide practical support for their teaching efforts. A bimonthly Newsletter, funded by local sources, will be published to provide a teaching information exchange. There will be two, two-day Leadership Training workshops held in the fall of each year, one for elementary principals and science administrators, and one for junior high principals and science administrators. Follow-up workshops will be held in the spring. Twelve courses will be offered in pairs, one course being content-oriented and the second emphasizing the educational applications of that content at the appropriate grade level. Two pairs of courses are offered for elementary teachers, one for either elementary or junior high, two for junior high, and one for high school teachers. The topics covered are physical science, computer programming and applications, and mathematics. One hundred and eighty teachers will be able to take advantage of these courses which will be offered during the academic year and during the summer. The conferences will be held in the fall and spring of each school year.