Regional Educators Network and Enhancement Workshop (RENEW)

该项目，区域教育工作者网络和提高讲习班 （RENEW）建立在荣誉研讨会的优势之上，（ASSIST）特别 由NSF资助的科学教师暑期学院。二十五 教师，从高中，初中和小学 学校分别将参加为期八周的夏季 密歇根大学生物站的增强研讨会。 本次研讨会将强调科学教育中的技术， 辅导、导师教学和其他有效的战略， 他们的科学教学。 此外，每位教师将选择一个 生物站定期提供的课程， 提高他们的生物学背景知识。 项目ASSIST参与者将与这些教师一起工作， 学校在学年期间。 在这个项目的第二年和第三年， 一个由参与者和以前的参与者组成的网络将在每个 密歇根州的五个地方地区实施了改进的 科学教学，相互沟通，传播 向所在地区的同事提供信息。 国家资金已经 用于启动该网络的试验版本。 该项目32%的预算由以下各方分摊： 来自大学和学区的捐款。 的成本 发布的时间，替代品和材料，以执行该计划是 由学校承担。 密歇根州的资金被用来支持 “老”教师对学员的支持。

This project, Regional Educators Network and Enhancement Workshop (RENEW) builds on the strengths of an honors workshop,(ASSIST) A Special Summer Institute for Science Teachers funded by NSF. Twenty-five teachers per year, from high school, middle school and elementary schools respectively, will participate in an eight-week summer Enhancement Workshop at the University of Michigan Biological Station. This Workshop will emphasize techniques in science education, peer coaching, mentor-teaching and other effective strategies to enhance their science teaching. In addition, each teacher will choose one of the regularly offered courses at the Biological Station to update and enhance their biology content background. Project ASSIST participants will work with these teachers in their schools during the school year. In years two and three of this project, a network of participants and previous participants will work in each of five local regions in the state of Michigan to implement improved science teaching, to communicate with each other and to disseminate information to colleagues in their regions. State funds have been utilized in initiating a pilot version of this network. Thirty-two percent of the budget for this project is cost-shared by contributions from the University and school districts. The cost of released time, substitutes and materials to implement the program is borne by the schools. State of Michigan funds are being used to support the "veteran" teachers in their support of participants.