Partners in Elementary Science

这个项目，在小学科学合作伙伴（PIES），旨在 通过增强对科学的信心来改善基础科学教育 小学教师在教学过程中/探究科学中 课堂;帮助小学教师将科学活动与其他活动联系起来 学术领域，特别是写作;并协助校长 制定策略来改善他们的基础科学课程。 50名教师，被指定为国家科学基金会研究员，将 从西方五个有代表性的学校系统中选出 马萨诸塞州作为该项目第一年的参与者。 的 学校系统代表了不同类型的社区， 从城市中心到农村社区。 该项目将包括周六讲习班，为期三周的夏季 研究所侧重于生命科学中的调查/过程方法 科学和自然科学，在学年期间支持国家 科学基金会研究员，包括课堂援助，每月 为校长举办讲习班和研讨会， 教学和组织领导者。 数学/科学课程 西马萨诸塞州五所大学公立学校伙伴关系以及 社区资源中心，如阿默斯特的希区柯克中心， 将继续支持该项目。 优秀的支持来自 学区将确保该项目的实施， 目标.

This project, Partners in Elementary Science (PIES), is designed to improve elementary science education by strengthening the confidence of elementary school teachers in teaching process/inquiry science in the classroom; helping elementary teachers link science activities to other academic areas, especially writing; and assisting principals in developing strategies to improve their elementary science programs. Fifty teachers, designated as National Science Foundation Fellows, will be selected from five representative school systems in western Massachusetts as participants for the first year of the project. The school systems represent different types of communities ranging from urbanized centers to rural communities. The project will include Saturday workshops, a three-week summer institute focused on inquiry/process methodology in the life sciences and physical sciences, support during the academic year for the National Science Foundation Fellows including classroom assistance, and monthly workshops and seminars for principals regarding their role as instructional and organizational leaders. Math/science programs of the Western Massachusetts Five College Public School Partnership as well as community resource centers, such as the Hitchcock Center in Amherst, will provide continuous support for the project. Excellent support from the school districts will insure implementation of the project's objectives.