1993 Conference on Science Education for Persons with Disabilities; Kansas City, MO; March 29-31, 1993

这个项目将在1993年在密苏里州堪萨斯城举行的全国科学教师协会（NSTA）大会之前召开为期两天的会议。会议的目的是教育科学教师、教育工作者、科学教师以及为残疾人提供服务和/或设备的专业人员，让他们了解哪些资源和策略可以有效地为残疾学生提供科学教育。会议的总体目标是：（六）评估残疾人科学教育的现状，并就残疾学生科学教育问题向联邦、州和地方机构、机构和组织提出建议；提高对技术进步和贡献的认识，这些进步和贡献可以加强和促进残疾学生的学习和参与。工作组参与者制定的结论和成果将被综合并与所有与会者分享。将向参与者传达立场声明以及改进实践的建议，并征求他们的答复。在职业关注、教师教育、方法、材料/方案传播、评价和评估以及教育组织和机构等领域的建议将在总结会议记录的文件的基础上进行汇编。与会者将被要求填写一份评估会议有效性的问卷。会议结束一年后，将向所有与会者邮寄后续调查问卷。这项调查的目的是确定参与者所在的学校或地区在改善残疾学生的教育和服务质量方面发生了哪些变化。

This project will convene a two-day conference prior to the 1993 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The purpose of the conference is to educate science teacher educators, science teachers, and professionals providing services and/or equipment to persons with disabilities as to what resources and strategies are effective in providing science education for students with disabilities. General goals of the conference are: o to assess the current state of conditions concerning science for persons with disabilities and to provide recommendations to Federal, state, and local agencies, institutions and organizations concerning science education for disabled students; and o to increase awareness of technological advances and contributions which can enhance and contribute to the learning and participation of disabled students. The conclusions and outcomes developed by participants in working groups will be synthesized and shared with all attendees. A position statement along with recommendations for improved practice will be communicated to the participants and their responses will be solicited. Suggestions in areas of career concerns, teacher education, methods, materials/programs dissemination, evaluation and assessment, and educational organizations and agencies will be compiled and from the basis of the document which will summarize conference proceedings. Conference participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire assessing the effectiveness of the conference. A follow-up questionnaire will be mailed to all participants one year following the conference. The purpose of this survey will be to determine what changes have taken place in the participants' schools or regions to improve the quality of education and services for students with disabilities.