Dayton Partnership in Science

这个为期三年的项目由俄亥俄州代顿市的公共和私营部门组织和企业合作开展，将解决代顿公立学校K-12科学教育项目的改进需求。这将通过对教师的在职培训和对修订的科学课程的组成部分进行试点测试和评估来实现。该合作项目汇集了27个合作伙伴的资源。牵头机构将是代顿大学。来自科学学科、科学教育和教师教育的大学教师将提供学年和暑期课程，帮助代顿市公立学校五所中小学专业发展学校的教师提高内容知识和科学教学技能。将由科学家、工程师和私营部门合作伙伴雇用的其他人员为中学教师举办一系列研讨会。参加培训的教师将接受强化培训，为他们担任该区其他学校人员的培训师和现场资源人员做好准备。培训将强调批判性思维技能的发展和以学习者为中心的互动式科学课程的使用。为小学教师讲授的内容包括环境科学和有机生物学。中学教师将开设生物、地质、化学和物理课程。来自五所专业发展学校的50名小学和30名中学人员将参与该项目。研讨会将在学年和夏季期间举行。暑期工作坊为期两周。相当于国家自然科学基金费用151%的数额作为费用分摊。

This three year program, a collaborative of public and private sector organizations and business in Dayton, Ohio, will address needs for the improvement of the K-12 science education program in the Dayton Public Schools. This will be accomplished through in-service training of teachers and through pilot testing and assessment of components of a revised science curriculum. The collaborative brings together the resources of 27 partners. The lead agency will be the University of Dayton. University faculty from science disciplines, science education, and teacher education will provide academic year and summer coursework to help teachers from five elementary and secondary Professional Development Schools in the City of Dayton Public Schools improve content knowledge and science teaching skills. A seminar series for secondary level teachers will be taught by scientists, engineers, and other personnel employed by private sector partners. The participating teachers will receive intensive training to prepare them for roles as trainers and on-site resource staff for personnel in other schools within the district. Training will emphasize the development of critical thinking skills and the use of interactive learner-centered science lessons. Content areas to be covered for elementary teachers includes environmental science and organismal biology. Biology, geology, chemistry, and physics will be offered to secondary teachers. Fifty elementary school and 30 secondary school personnel from the five Professional Development Schools will participate in the project. Workshops will take place both during the academic year and summer months. Summer workshops will be two weeks in duration. An amount equal to 151% of NSF costs has been provided as cost sharing.