Science Instruction Improvement for Inner City Schools - Grades 4-8

该项目的目的是提供教育， 科学内容和教学方法到35岁，4年级 - 8教师 教师将主要来自 洛杉矶联合学校的西班牙裔和黑人地区 地区（东洛杉矶和瓦茨）。 会议的主要成果 建议的项目包括增加教师对 科学内容;增加阅读的整合， 数学和科学;提高教学技能 科学通过一个过程的方法。 该计划将由科学和教育 来自加州州立大学，洛杉矶的教师，他们 将由来自以下地区的课堂教师顾问协助 以前资助的国家科学基金项目。 的 该计划将包括在为期六周的夏季24个六小时天 1989年7月和8月的会议。 在为期两天的 夏季会议的每一周， 科学概念将作出，其次是两天的手- 在适当的科学教学经验， 与科学内容有关的活动 介绍。 沿着一个过程的引入 科学教学的方法，项目参与者将 准备整合阅读/语言和数学技能 在科学计划中。 参与者将发起并携带 与他们的课堂责任有关的项目。 来自代表性不足的少数群体的研究生将 受聘监督项目的日常工作 与会者在研讨会上。 在1989年10月至2003年3月的学年期间， 1990年，项目工作人员将每月进行后续访问， 项目参与者团队在他们的学校。 这个项目提供了一个机会， 在一个少数民族比例很高大都市地区， 学生

The purpose of this project is to provide education in science content and instructional methodology to 35, grade 4 - 8 teachers. The teachers will be from the predominantly Hispanic and Black areas of Los Angeles Unified School District (East Los Angeles and Watts). Major outcomes of the proposed project include increased teacher knowledge of science content; increased integration of reading, mathematics and science; and increased skills in teaching science through a process approach. The program will be conducted by science and education faculty from California State University, Los Angeles; they will be assisted by classroom teacher consultants from previously funded National Science Foundation projects. The program will consist of 24 six hour days in a six-week summer session during July and August of 1989. During two days of each week of the summer session, presentations on major science concepts will be made, followed by two days of hands- on experience with appropriate science instructional activities which are related to the science content presentations. Along with the introduction of a process approach to science instruction, project participants will be prepared to integrate reading/language and mathematics skills in the science program. Participants will initiate and carry out projects related to their classroom responsibilities. Graduate students from underrepresented minority groups will be employed to supervise the day-to-day work of project participants during the workshop. During the academic year period from October 1989 to March 1990, project staff will make monthly follow-up visits to project participant teams in their schools. This program presents the opportunity of offering a program in a metropolitan area with a high percentage of minority students.