Virginia HBCU Consortium for Science Education

该提案提出了建立一个 教师提高和教学联盟计划 科学的进步。 该财团涉及三个 三个地区的历史黑人学院和大学 弗吉尼亚州联邦政府 该联盟的努力将 建立学校系统科学教育机制 改进. 这些机构将提供培训， 以少数民族学生为重点的科学内容和教学法 目的是增加管道， 少数民族学生的科学生涯。 教学和项目交付机制将包括 星期六课程，夏季讲习班，卫星和 电话会议设施和电子新闻网络。 如果参与者愿意，所有课程都将被记入学分， 结构，以满足硕士学位课程的标准， 汉普顿大学。 费用分摊相当于NSF奖金的21%。

This proposal provides a plan for the establishment of a consortia program of teacher enhancement and instructional improvement in science. The consortium involves three Historically Black Colleges and Universities in three regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This consortium effort will establish mechanisms for school system science education improvement. The institutions will provide training in science content and pedagogy focused on minority student achievement with the intent of increasing the pipeline to science careers for minority students. Instructional and project delivery mechanisms will include Saturday courses, summer workshops, satellite and teleconferencing facilities, and electronic news networks. All courses will be credited, if desired by participants, and structured to meet criteria for Masters' Degree Programs at Hampton University. Cost sharing is equivalent to 21% of the NSF award.