Houston Urban Learning Initiatives in a Networked Community

休斯顿独立学区(HISD)建议通过休斯敦网络社区中的城市学习倡议(HU-LINC)，为所有学生大力推进数学、科学和技术教育系统。HU-LINC将通过基于州法律要求的德克萨斯州基本知识和技能(TEK)的具有挑战性的课程来完成这项任务。TEKS课程仔细培养各年级的概念和技能，重点是使用动手探究和具体模型构建知识，最终实现知识和技能的相关应用。为了确保该地区的教师队伍、支持人员和整个社区理解技术和职业发展计划的每一个目标，HISD已开始制定项目CLEAR(澄清学习以提高成就成果)。开发Clear项目的必要性是基于一项关键发现，即对于应该通过州强制课程教授什么，行政人员、教师和家长之间存在着多种解读。地区行政人员和教师正在与高等教育机构的顾问和全州系统倡议(SSI)一起制定这份文件。Clear项目将协助所有K-12数学和科学教师确定为所有学生实施基于标准的数学和科学计划所需的知识、技能、内容、评估以及设备和材料。HU-LINC打算为管理人员、辅导员、教师、学生和家长提供专业发展和其他支持活动，以确保Project Clear时机全面实施TEKS的目标和目的。为确保TEKS的全面实施，HISD通过了全区范围的政策，这些政策影响了学校和地区的问责、资源分配，并提高了与教、学和取得数学和科学成绩有关的毕业要求。此外，我们亦特别致力争取和维持社会人士的支持，以推动教育改革A并协助维持对所有学生的支持和充实。为实现新策略计划的目标，虎林中心确立了三个目标，以迎接该区所面对的挑战。目标是：(1)显著改善教学，使所有学生在挑战科学和数学方面取得优异成绩，使更多的学生能够追求科学、数学和技术领域的职业；(2)建立和扩大一个统一的联盟系统，以有意义的方式将休斯敦教育机构的学生、教师、家庭和社区成员与该市庞大而多样的资源联系起来；以及(3)建立一个基础设施，协调地区的政策、程序、组织结构、课程、专业发展和评估系统以及资源，以保持学生学习严谨的科学、数学和技术的最高质量。

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) proposes to advance significantly the educational system in mathematics science and technology for all its students through the Houston Urban Learning Initiatives in a Networked Community (HU-LINC). HU-LINC will accomplish this task through a challenging curriculum based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) required by state law. The TEKS curriculum carefully develops concepts and skills across grade levels and focuses on constructing knowledge using hands-on inquiry and concrete models culminating in relevant applications of the knowledge and skills. To ensure that the District's instructional workforce, support staff, and the community at large understand every objective of TEKS, HISD has begun the development of Project CLEAR (Clarifying Learning to Enhance Achievement Results). The need to develop Project CLEAR was based on a key finding that multiple interpretations exist among administrators, teachers and parents regarding what should be taught through the state-mandated curriculum. District administrators and teachers are developing the document in conjunction with consultants from institutions of higher education and the statewide systemic initiative (SSI). Project CLEAR will assist all K-12 teachers of mathematics and science in determining the knowledge, skills, content, assessment, and equipment and materials necessary to implement a standards-based mathematics and science program for all students.HU-LINC intends to provide professional development and other support activities to administrators, counselors, teachers, students, and parents to ensure that Project CLEAR occasion full implementation of the goals and objectives of TEKS. To ensure full implementation of TEKS, HISD has adopted district-wide policies that effect school and district accountability, resource allocations, and increased graduation requirements relative to the teaching, learning, and achievement of mathematics and science. Special efforts have also been undertaken to garner and maintain support from the community to promote educational reforA and help sustain support and enrichment for all students.To accomplish the goals of the new strategic plan, HU-LINC established three goals to meet the challenges facing the District. The goals are to: (1) significantly improve teaching and learning that leads to high achievement in challenging science and mathematics by all students, enabling significantly more students to pursue careers in science, mathematics and technology; (2) establish and expand a unified system of coalitions that link students, teachers, families, and community members in Houston's educational institutions with the city's vast and diverse resources in meaningful ways; and (3) establish an infrastructure that aligns the district's policies, procedures, organizational structures, curricula, professional development and evaluation systems, and resources in order to sustain the highest quality of student learning of rigorous science, mathematics, and technology.