A Model Regional Leadership Consortium for Middle/Junior High School Life Science Teachers

全国生物教师协会（NABT）和佐治亚大学科学教育系将为阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、佐治亚州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州和田纳西州的中学生命科学教师组织一个区域领导联盟，以建立区域资源小组。他们的目标是：(1)更新教师的生物知识；(2)帮助教师设计说明生物、社会和技术之间关系的课程；(3)帮助教师选择课程材料和学习经验，培养中学生解决问题的能力；(4)培养教师积极的自我概念；(5)设计资源团队外展方案。这将是两个连续的，5周和6周的暑期课程，来自6个州的两个地区的48名科学教师和24名科学/课程主管（总共72名参与者）。在第二次暑期研习班结束后，资源小组将在他们当地的地区或县进行五次为期三天的讲习班。领导联盟将包括与合作学区、佐治亚大学和现有教师中心的重要伙伴关系。夏季研修班将由科学家、科学教育者和高级教师组成的团队进行。该项目将加强东南地区的科学教育，为学区和教师中心提供更多的专业专家，开展当地的教师教育活动。相当于NSF奖金的5.8%的金额由NABT作为费用分摊。

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and the University of Georgia, Department of Science Education, will conduct a regional leadership consortium for Middle School Life Science teachers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, leading to the establishment of regional resource teams. Their objectives are: (1) to update the teachers' knowledge in Biology; (2) to help teachers design lessons illustrating the relationship between biology, society and technology; (3) to help teachers select curriculum materials and learning experiences to develop problem-solving skills for middle school students; (4) to cultivate positive self-concept among the teachers, and to (5) design outreach programs of resource teams. This will be two sequential, five and six week summer institutes for 48 science teachers and 24 science/curriculum supervisors from two districts in each of the 6 states (a total of 72 participants). After the second summer institute, the resource teams will conduct five 3-day workshops in their local district or county. The leadership consortium will include significant partnership with cooperating school districts, the University of Georgia, and existing teacher centers. The summer institutes will be conducted by a team of scientists, science educators, and master teachers. This project should strengthen science education in the Southeast by increasing the number of expert professionals available to school districts and teacher centers for local teacher education activities. An amount equivalent to 5.8% of the NSF award is being contributed by NABT as cost sharing.