Preparation of Elementary School Mathematics and Science Teachers

该项目将开发一个为小学培养科学和数学教师的模式。该模式是全面的，从学生的第一堂职前课程开始，一直到教学的头几年。项目教师将开发整合内容、学习理论和教学策略的课程。实地体验和学生教学将在教师的课堂上进行，他们的理念和教学方法与项目目标一致。将在学校行政人员、大学教师、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持网络，以缓解从职前教学到在职教学的过渡时间。同时，这一网络将为项目目标发展广泛的支持基础。这样一个由我们各级教育机构参与的坚定的人员网络将确保项目目标的延续。该项目将从该机构获得约25%的成本分担。

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.