An Advanced Elementary Science Leadership Institute

斯普拉格梅萨，亚利桑那州公立学区在促进小学使用实践探究性科学教学方面处于全国领先地位。美国国家科学基金会（nsf）支持的领导力研究所（Leadership Institute）的国家科学资源中心（National science Resources Center）采用了Mesa方法进行基础科学研究，来自126个学区的团队参加了该研究。这些地区，以及其他受梅萨模式启发而实施变革的地区，遇到了许多同样的组织变革障碍，同样的与课堂科学材料相关的后勤问题，以及同样的关于教师和学校管理人员专业发展的问题。出于这个原因，梅萨教育基金会将举办一个为期三天的高级领导会议，邀请来自各个地区的团队在基础科学领域进行变革。陶氏化学（Dow Chemical）和惠普（Hewlett-Packard）支持了许多地区的变革努力，这两家公司都将为会议做出贡献。会议将集中讨论三个方面：组织变革、科学资料中心的管理和员工发展。这次会议将促进：1)模范地区的员工进行高级培训，2)正在实施变革的地区之间分享想法和策略，以及3)制定广泛适用的变革指标和向学区提供技术援助的模式。拟办的会议形式优良，领导班子优秀，会议成果传播计划扎实。这次会议的潜在影响超出了派遣代表的地区。该项目的费用分摊占NSF捐款的125%。*＊*

9353237 Sprague The Mesa, AZ Public School District is a national leader in promoting the use of hands-on inquiry-based science teaching in elementary schools. The Mesa approach to elementary science is one of the models used by the National Science Resources Center in the NSF-supported Leadership Institute that has been attended by teams from 126 school districts. These districts, as well as other districts that are implementing changes inspired by the Mesa model, encounter many of the same barriers to organizational change, the same logistical problems relating to science materials in the classroom, and the same questions concerning professional development of teachers and school administrators. For this reason, the Mesa Education Foundation will host a three-day Advanced Leadership Conference for teams from districts that are implementing change efforts in elementary science. Dow Chemical and Hewlett-Packard have supported the change efforts in many of these districts, and both companies will be contributors to the conference. The conference will focus on three strands: organizational change, management of science materials centers, and staff development. This conference will facilitate: 1) advanced training by staff from exemplary districts, 2) sharing of ideas and strategies among the districts that are implementing change, and 3) formulation of widely applicable change indicators and a model for technical assistance to school districts. The proposed conference has an excellent format, an outstanding leadership team, and a solid plan for disseminating the results of the meeting. The potential impact of this conference extends beyond the districts that will send representatives. Cost sharing for this project represents 125% of the NSF contribution. ***