Leadership Development for Middle/Junior High School Teachers

这一为期三年的项目启动了威斯康星州科学院科学教育促进中心(CASE)的一项长期计划，以培养威斯康星州初中/初中科学教师的领导力，并提高7-9年级学生的实地体验的质量和数量。该项目的主要组成部分包括：提高实地生态学和实地地球科学方面的学科能力；参与发展当地实地经验；培养领导技能，并将这些技能应用于当地社区和全州的专业活动。将在参与者之间以及参与者与科学家之间建立积极的支持网络。在为期三年的项目中，将选出60名初中地球科学和生命科学教师，占威斯康星州初中/初中的25%。主题将通过由大学、政府和工业科学家领导的研讨会、研讨会和实地经验来提供。参与者将在威斯康星州的主要地质和植物省份及其当地拥有实地经验。会议将讨论当前的环境问题。领导力的发展将通过讨论、阅读和研讨会来解决。重点将放在实施变革的战略上。通过实地课程模式的开发，参与者将被介绍到课程开发过程中。随着当地学校制定符合新的国家指导方针的科学课程，他们将被期望在他们所在的地区发挥领导作用。参与者将在项目期间应用领导技能和主题知识。每个参与者将被期望：作为课程的一部分，为他们的学生进行当地实地体验；为小学教师和校长提供在职实地体验；为社区成年人进行实地体验；协助他们的学校制定当地课程；并在地方或州会议上提交专业论文。此外，每个参与者将与大师教师一起工作，因为这些教师在暑期项目中与学生和/或教师一起工作。

This three-year project initiates a long-range plan of the Wisconsin Academy Center for the Advancement of Science Education (CASE) to develop leadership among Wisconsin's middle/junior high school science teachers and to increase the quality and quantity of field experiences provided students in grades 7-9. The project's major components include: developing increased subject matter competence in field ecology and field earth science; participant development of local field experiences; and developing leadership skills and applying these skills in local community and state-wide professional activities. An active support network will be established between participants and between participants and scientists. Sixty middle/junior high school earth science and life science teachers will be selected over the three-year project, representing 25% of Wisconsin middle/junior high schools. Subject matter will be provided through seminars, workshops, and field experiences led by university, government, and industrial scientists. Participants will have field experiences in the major geological and vegetational provinces of Wisconsin as well as their local area. Current environmental issues will be discussed. Leadership development will be addressed through discussions, readings, and seminars. Stress will be placed on strategies to implement change. Through development of field-based curricular models participants will be introduced to the process of curriculum development. They will be expected to provide leadership in their district as local schools develop a science curriculum to meet the new state guidelines. Participants will apply leadership skills and subject matter knowledge during the project. Each participant will be expected to: conduct local field experiences for their students as part of the curriculum; provide an inservice field experience for elementary teachers and principals; conduct a field experience for community adults; assist their school in local curriculum development; and present a professional paper at a local or state meeting. In addition, each participant will work with master teachers as those teachers work with students and/or teachers in summer programs.