Preparation of Elementary School Mathematics and Science Teachers

这个项目将开发一个培养小学科学和数学教师的模式。该模式是全面的，从学生的第一个职前课程开始，通过第一年的教学。项目教师将开发整合内容、学习理论和教学策略的课程。实地经验和学生教学将在理念和教学法与项目目标一致的教师的课堂上进行。将在学校行政人员、大学教员、教育服务人员、领导和指导教师以及该项目的毕业生之间建立一个支助网络，以缩短从职前教学到在职教学的过渡时间。同时，这个网络将为项目目标建立广泛的支持基础。这样一个由各级教育机构的忠诚人员组成的网络将确保项目目标的延续。该项目将由该机构分担约25%的成本。

This project will develop a model for preparing science and mathematics teachers for elementary school. The model is comprehensive, beginning with the students' first preservice courses through the first years of teaching. Project faculty will develop courses that integrate content, learning theory, and teaching strategies. Field experience and student teaching will take place in the classroom of teachers whose philosophy and pedagogy are consistent with project goals. A support network to ease the transition time from preservice to inservice teaching will be developed among school administrators, university faculty, educational service personnel, lead and mentor teachers, and graduates of the project. This network will, at the same time, develop a broad base of support for the project goals. Such a network of committed people involving so many levels of our educational institutions will insure the continuation of the project goals. The project will have approximately 25% cost sharing from the institution.