Teacher Enhancement Planning Project -- Community School Districts 3 and 5, New York City

9450310 Turchin这个项目是曼哈顿的两个社区学区，第3区和第5区的规划补助金。他们提议与纽约城市大学城市学院的研讨会中心、纽约市中央教育委员会和教育发展中心合作，计划一项当地系统的教师加强工作，以改善两个地区小学的科学教学。这项拨款可让各区进行更佳的需求评估，包括考察教师使用探究教学方法的能力、对科学内容和过程的知识，以及改变的能力。他们还将根据他们与同事合作的意愿和作为导师的能力来确定可能的领导教师。一旦确定了专门知识，将开发一个模型，其中包括：设计组织结构；定义课程；识别服务内容；确定与其他NSF项目和社区机构（包括USI的努力）合作的途径，并与非正式科学中心协调。＊＊＊

9450310 Turchin This project is a planning grant from two community school districts in Manhattan, District 3 and 5. They are proposing to collaborate with the Workshop Center at City College of the City University of New York, the NYC Central Board of Education, and the Educational Development Center to plan a local systemic teacher enhancement effort for improving the teaching and learning of science in the elementary schools of both districts. The grant will allow the districts to conduct a better needs assessment which would include examining staff abilities in terms of their teachers' ability to use inquiry teaching methodologies knowledge of science content and process, and ability to change. They will also be identifying possible lead teachers based on their willingness to work with colleagues and ability to serve as mentors. Once the expertise has been identified a model will be developed which will include: designing the organizational structure; defining the curriculum; identifying the content of the inservice; defining avenues for collaboration with other NSF projects and community- based agencies, including the USI effort, and coordinating with informal science centers. ***