Middle School 'SMART PROCESS' -- Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement

9819285nadler这个地方性的系统性改变项目将试图通过加强教学（基于标准的内容以及概念和程序科学素养）、学习（基于探究）和课程（国家科学基金会开发的项目：例如SEPUP、自由/开源软件和“问题、证据和你”）来影响中学文化的三个维度。该计划建立在两项由美国国家科学基金会支持的小学改革努力的基础上，并设想了一个涉及教师、管理人员、科学家、辅导员和家长的为期四年的专业发展倡议。这个中学科技改革项目扩展了一个以探究为导向的当代科学项目，包括一个技术维度——定义为科学技能的应用——以发展新知识。这个为期四年的项目计划为大约1.7万名主要是少数民族和低收入家庭的学生提供服务。

9819285NADLERThis local systemic change project will attempt to influence three dimensions of middle-school culture by enhancing teaching (standards-based content and conceptual and procedural scientific literacy), learning (inquiry-based), and curriculum (NSF developed programs: e.g. SEPUP, FOSS and "Issues, Evidence and You"). The plan builds on two elementary-level, NSF-supported reform efforts and envisages a four-year initiative of professional development involving teachers, administrators, scientists, facilitators and parents.This Middle School Science and Technology Reform Project extends an inquiry-oriented, contemporary science program to include a technology dimension -- defined as the applications of science skills -- to develop new knowledge.This four-year initiative is planned to serve about 17,000 mostly ethnic minority and low income students.