Science Workshops for Elementary Teachers and Principals

该项目将增加K-6教师的科学知识，提高教师对教授科学的方法论的了解，探索最近与科学有关的社会问题，并提高向有天赋的、双语的和身体残疾的学生教授科学的能力。小学教师的活动将伴随着校长的在职活动，旨在制定一个高质量的K-6科学计划，以及校长在制定和实施该计划中的作用。将提供三个不同但相关的项目。将为其中两个项目挑选50名小学教师。来自卢伯克通勤距离内的25名学生将在1986-87学年每周一晚在德克萨斯理工大学校园参加课程，并于1987年参加一次为期六周的夏季课程。其他25名参与者居住在通勤距离之外，将在Lamesa参加相应的课程。校长们将参加第三个项目，其中包括1986年10月和11月举办的两个全天讲习班。将介绍教师在职课程的目标和描述，评估工具的使用来评估K-6科学课程，以及校长在课程开发中的领导作用。所有课程都将包括特殊项目和技术，以帮助项目参与者在规划和教授科学方面帮助他们的同事。获选的教师将与校长会面，制订员工发展策略和计划。所有活动都将基于这样的假设，即可以在没有复杂的设备和用品的情况下教授K-6年级的科学。

This project will increase the knowledge of science of K-6 teachers, improve the teachers' knowledge of the methodology associated with teaching science, explore recent science-related societal issues, and improve the ability to teach science to exceptional students (gifted and talented, bilingual, and physically disabled). The activities for elementary school teachers will be accompanied by in-service activities for principals, directed toward a quality K-6 science program and the role of the principal in developing and implementing the program. Three different, but related, programs will be offered. Fifty elementary school teachers will be selected for two of the programs. Twenty-five from within commuting distance of Lubbock will attend sessions on the Texas Tech University campus one night a week during the 1986-87 academic year and one six-week summer session in 1987. The other 25 participants, living beyond commuting distance, will attend corresponding sessions at Lamesa. Principals will participate in the third program consisting of two all- day workshops conducted in October and November of 1986. The objectives and description of an in-service program for teachers, the use of assessment instruments to evaluate K-6 science programs, and the role of principals as leaders in curriculum development will be presented. All sessions will include special programs and techniques to assist project participants in helping their colleagues in planning and teaching science. Selected teachers will meet with principals to formulate staff development strategies and plans. All activities will be based on the assumption that science in grades K-6 can be taught without elaborate equipment and supplies.