Leadership Program in Physical Sciences for Elementary Teachers and Principals

小学教师和校长物理科学领导力计划

• 批准号: 8652423
• 负责人: Stearns Rogers
• 金额: $ 9.38万
• 依托单位: McNeese State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-04-01 至 1990-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8652423&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Leadership; Program; Physical; Sciences; Elementary

This Teacher Enhancement project is designed to improve the quantity and the quality of elementary physical science education in the Calcasieu Parish schools of Louisiana. The project is comprised of two components. The first is a year long workshop in concepts and activities designed to broaden and update the knowledge of physical science for 60 elementary teachers and 12 principals. The workshop will also foster the teaching of elementary science in an "inquiry" mode. The second component of the program is a series of eight in-service activities carried out by the teachers and principals in their particular schools, whereby they share with colleagues the knowledge and teaching expertise which the workshop provided to them. At the end of two years, there will be a teacher/teacher or teacher/principal team in each of the thirty six elementary schools in the Parish which will provide both formal and informal leadership in the teaching of physical science. All principals in the Parish will also participate in an inservice program focused on the role of the principal as an instructional leader in the teaching of science. Participants in the project will have ample opportunities to actively engage in science activities and develop and plan appropriate science lessons and units which are consistent with the curriculum in the Parish schools. Elementary science supervisors and college staff will assist the participants in both implementation of inquiry science within their classrooms and the development of the inservice programs for the staff. Videotaping facilities will be available to participants for self-evaluation of their classroom instruction and their inservice programs. The PI has developed a sound evaluation model to assess the impact of the project. The school districts, parent-teacher groups and McNeese State University are supporting the project beyond the funding provided through the NSF grant. The PI and staff are eminently qualified to conduct this project, having been involved for some time in teacher enhancement activities in science education. An Advisory Committee comprised of representatives of the constituencies involved will provide direction to the project and assist in the assessment of its impact.

本教师提升计划旨在提高路易斯安那州Calcasieu教区学校基础物理教育的数量和质量。该项目由两个部分组成。第一个是为期一年的概念和活动研讨会，旨在为60名小学教师和12名校长拓宽和更新物理科学知识。工作坊也将促进以“探究”模式的基础科学教学。该计划的第二个组成部分是由教师和校长在其特定学校开展的一系列八项在职活动，借此他们与同事分享研讨会提供给他们的知识和教学专业知识。两年结束后，教区36所小学中的每一所都将有一个教师/教师或教师/校长团队，他们将在物理科学教学中提供正式和非正式的领导。教区的所有校长还将参加一个在职项目，重点关注校长在科学教学中作为教学领导者的角色。参与计划的学生将有充分的机会积极参与科学活动，并发展和策划与堂区学校课程相一致的科学课程和单元。初级科学主管和大学工作人员将协助参与者在课堂上实施探究科学，并为员工制定在职计划。录影设备将提供给参与者自我评估他们的课堂教学和他们的在职课程。项目负责人制定了一套完善的评估模式，以评估项目的影响。学区、家长教师团体和麦克尼斯州立大学在国家科学基金会提供的资助之外支持这个项目。在科学教育方面参与教师提升活动已有一段时间，PI及其员工完全有资格进行这项计划。一个由有关选区代表组成的咨询委员会将指导该项目，并协助评估其影响。