Science, Parents and Literature: The Science Pals Project

小行星9353690 该项目是爱荷华州大学和爱荷华州城市社区学区合作的结果，该学区的教师和管理人员最近完成了一项科学自学，并承诺重组他们的科学课程。 该计划是通过让所有K-6教师沉浸在在职活动中来提高该地区的教师水平，这些活动包括：要求他们分析该地区当前科学计划中活动的科学基础;允许他们检查潜在的补充和/或替代材料;并要求他们改进和修改科学计划，使科学对学生更有意义。 通过该项目的夏季部分，将为该市的每一所小学确定三名首席科学教师，并准备为他们的同事提供支持和在职机会。 在夏季，首席教师将有机会扩大自己的科学知识，发展对儿童科学推理的见解，并提高他们使用基于探究的教学策略的能力。 在学年期间，这些带头教师将有机会指导他们的同事，因为他们实施学校系统的探究为基础的科学单位。 爱荷华州市学区作为中西部地区领导者的地位将使该项目成为中西部其他地区的典范，成为小学教师教育的典范，并为未来的传播工作提供领导团队。 该项目的成本分摊将是国家科学基金会支持的50%。 ***

9353690 Shymansky This Project is the result of a partnership between the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District, whose teachers and administrators recently completed a science self study and made a commitment to restructure their science program. The plan is to enhance all K-6 teachers in the district by immersing them in inservice activities which: require them to analyze the scientific basis of activities in the district's current science program; allow them to examine potential supplemental and/or replacement materials; and challenge them to refine and revise their science program to make science more meaningful to students. Through the summer component of the project three lead science teachers for each of the city's elementary schools will be identified and prepared to provide support and inservice opportunities for their colleagues. During the summer the lead teachers will have opportunities to expand their own science knowledge, develop insights into children's science reasoning, and improve their ability to use inquiry based instructional strategies. During the school year these lead teachers will be given opportunities to mentor their colleagues as they implement the school system's inquiry based science units. The Iowa City School District's stature as a leader in the Midwest will enable this project to serve as a model for other sites in the Midwest, to serve as an exemplary placement for preservice elementary teacher education and to provide leadership teams for future dissemination efforts. The cost sharing for the project will be 50% of the National Science Foundation support. ***