Dayton Partnership in Science

这个为期三年的计划，一个合作的公众和 俄亥俄州代顿的私营部门组织和企业， 将解决改善K-12科学的需求 代顿公立学校的教育计划。 这将 通过教师在职培训实现， 通过试点测试和评估 修订的科学课程。 合作带来了 汇集了27个合作伙伴的资源。 牵头机构将 是代顿大学。 大学教师来自科学学科，科学 教育和教师教育将提供学年 和暑期课程，以帮助教师从五个小学 城市中等职业发展学校 的代顿公立学校提高内容知识， 科学教学技能。 中学教育研讨会系列 水平的教师将由科学家，工程师和 私营部门伙伴雇用的其他人员。 参与的教师将接受强化培训 使他们做好培训员和现场资源的准备 为区内其他学校的教职员工提供服务。 培训将强调批判性思维的发展 技能和使用以学习者为中心的互动科学 lessons. 小学课程涵盖的内容领域 教师包括环境科学和生物学 生物学 生物学、地质学、化学和物理学将成为 提供给中学教师。50所小学， 30名来自五个专业的中学人员 发展学校将参与该项目。 研讨会将在学年期间举行， 夏季月份。夏季研讨会将在两周内举行 持续时间 提供了相当于NSF成本151%的金额， 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.