Regional Institute for Teachers of Science in Grades 4, 5, and 6 in Tidewater Virginia

弗吉尼亚州Tidewater的四、五、六年级科学教师区域研究所是一个为期三年的连续项目，旨在提升Tidewater地区六个合作学区的40名小学高年级科学教师的资格。在项目的前两年，重点是提高参与者的物理科学背景和教学技能。这是通过两个为期六周的夏季讲习班和后续学年研讨会来完成的。在项目的第三年，将选出35名教师参加为期六周的领导力项目，该项目旨在让他们为潮水地区的其他小学教师提供在职培训。该项目将服务于少数民族教师和学生人数较多的地区。大约65%的参与教师将来自少数群体，大约90%的参与者将是女性。该计划包括一个非常强大的评估部分，将寻求衡量该计划对学生和教师的影响。参与教师将协助设计和实施评估工具。同样，参与的学区已同意在项目完成后实施在职支持。

Regional Institute for Teachers of Science in Grades 4, 5, and 6 in Tidewater Virginia is a three year long sequential program to upgrade the qualifications of 40 upper elementary grade science teachers in six cooperating school districts in the Tidewater area. In the first two years of the program there is a strong emphasis on improving the physical science background and teaching skills for the participants. This is done through two six week long summer workshops with follow- up academic year seminars. In the third year of the program 35 of the teachers will be selected to participate in a six week long leadership program designed to permit them to provide in-service training to other elementary school teachers within the Tidewater area. This program will serve an area with a high minority teacher and student population. Approximately 65% of the particpating teachers will be from minority groups, and approximately 90% of the participants will be female. The program includes a very strong evaluation component which will seek to measure the effect of the program on students as well as teachers. The participant teachers will assist in the design and implementation of evaluation instruments. Likewise, the participating school districts have agreed to implement in-service support following the completion of the project.