Materials and Assistance for Science Teaching-Project MAST

本项目的目的是设计和评估一个具有成本效益的 在所有125个小学改善科学教学的示范计划 Cotati-Rohnert Park联合学区的教室。 项目 MAST将调整现有有效的基础教材， 实现学校制定的课程目标的方法 区在其计划，以实施全面和明确的 小学科学课程 这个为期两年的项目将致力于其第一个 一年培训教师，以适应有效的教学技术， 材料的具体目标确定的学区 并制作教学工具包，其中将包括物理 教材、教师指导和背景信息。 这项设计和生产工作将由一个团队进行， 小学学区教师和大学专家 科学教育的 将特别强调包括许多 地区教师实地试用和评价教材 以鼓励教师参与这个项目。 MAST项目的第二年将致力于在职培训， 125名小学教师。 地区科学指导教师 将负责为每位教师提供四天的培训 在使用教学包和提供支持， 必需的. 对该项目的评价将包括一个纵向的 分析教学单元的实际课堂使用情况， 分析关于教师反应的轶事证据， 该项目

The purpose of this project is to design and evaluate a cost-effective model program for improving science instruction in all 125 elementary classrooms of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District. Project MAST will adapt existing effective elementary teaching materials and methods to meet the curricular objectives established by the school district in its program to implement a comprehensive and articulated elementary science program. This two-year project will devote its first year training teachers to adapt effective teaching techniques and materials to the specific objectives identified by the school district and to produce instructional kits, which will include both physical teaching materials and teacher instruction and background information. This design and production effort will be carried out by a team of school district teachers and university specialists in elementary science education. Special emphasis will be placed on including many district teachers in field trials and evaluation of teaching materials in order to encourage teachers to commit to the project. The second year of Project MAST will be devoted to inservice training of all 125 district elementary teachers. District science mentor teachers will be responsible for providing four days of training for each teacher in the use of the instructional kits and for providing support as required. The evaluation of the project will include a longitudinal analysis of the actual classroom use of the instructional units and analysis of anecdotal evidence concerning the reactions of teachers to the project.