Excellence in Elementary Science: A Project for the Cincinnati Public School Systems

该项目的两个突出特点是强调对基础科学教学的动手调查方法，并致力于解决辛辛那提公立学校系统中代表性不足和服务不足群体的有效科学教育需求。30名领导教师将在项目的第一年获得广泛的教育经验，并将支持学校系统为基础科学课程确定新的教学材料。72名准备不足或准备不足的教师将在第一年之后每年参加，总共有246名参与者。这将允许学校系统在每个城市的小学都有具有特殊基础科学教学经验的教师。所有讲习班和研讨会将为教师提供深入了解生物、物理、环境和地球科学的概念和过程的经验。随着参与者对科学概念和过程的熟悉程度的提高，他们应该对主题更加熟悉，并对他们在实施新的动手科学课程时支持其他教师的能力越来越有信心。费用分摊将是国家科学基金部分的95%。

The two outstanding features of this project are its emphasis on a hands-on investigative approach to elementary science instruction and its commitment to addressing the needs for effective science education of underrepresented and underserved groups in the Cincinnati Public School System. Thirty leadership teachers will receive extensive educational experiences during the first year of the project and will support the school system's efforts to identify new instructional material for the elementary science program. Seventy-two underprepared or less well-prepared teachers will participate each year following the first year for a total of 246 participants. This will allow the school system to have teachers with special experiences in elementary science instruction in each of the city's elementary schools. All workshops and seminars will provide teachers with in-depth experience with concepts and processes in the biological, physical, environmental, and earth sciences. As the participants' familiarity with science concepts and process increases, they should become more comfortable with the subject matter and increasingly confident in their abilities to support their fellow teachers as they implement the new hands-on science curriculum. The cost sharing will be 95% of the NSF portion.