Excellence in Elementary Science: A Project for the Lakota and Talawanda School Districts of Southwestern Ohio

这项提议是一个为期两年的地方和地区教师发展项目，将在迈阿密大学和俄亥俄州的拉科塔和塔拉万达学区之间建立合作伙伴关系。72名入选的小学教师将参加为期四周的研讨会，并将在学年进行后续工作。这项计划的第二年将扩展至其他地区的教师。研讨会将重点介绍两个学区购买的实践项目--课程改进研究(SCIIS)的材料、程序和方法。该项目的另一个主要重点是建立初级科学教学示范学校，供本科生和研究生教师培训方案使用，并供其他学区的访问使用。

This proposal is a two-year Local and Regional teacher development project that will establish a collaborative partnership between Miami University and the Lakota and Talawanda school districts in Ohio. Seventy-two selected elementary teachers will participate in a four-week workshop with an academic year follow-up. The second year of the project will extend to teachers from other districts. The workshop will emphasize the materials, procedures, and methods of the hands-on program, Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIIS), which has been purchased by the two districts. Another major focus of the project will be to establish model schools of elementary science instruction for use with undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs and for visitations from other school districts.