Academic Success for Students and Educators Together (ASSET) Restructuring K-8 Science in Southwest Virginia

琼斯弗吉尼亚州西南部的社区和雷德福大学提议在弗吉尼亚州阿巴拉契亚地区的坎伯兰高原区域规划区实施一项地方系统变化项目。在5年内，39所学校的644名K-8年级教师将重建他们的教学教科书驱动的基础科学课程，取而代之的是从FOSS， Insights和STC教学材料中选择的单元。将建立一个资源中心，并由学校所在的所有四个学校部门（布坎南、迪肯森、罗素和塔泽韦尔）共享。西南弗吉尼亚社区学院将提供这些设施。所有教师都将接受至少105小时的专业培训。

9819381JONESThe communities of southwest Virginia and Radford University propose to implement a Local Systemic Change project in the Cumberland Plateau Regional Planning District of the Appalachian region of Virginia. In 5 years, all 644 grade K-8 teachers in 39 schools will reconstruct their didactic textbook driven elementary science curricula and replace it with units selected from FOSS, Insights and STC instructional materials. A resource center will be established and shared by all four school divisions in which the schools are situated (Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell). Southwest Virginia Community College will provide the facility. All teachers will receive a minimum of 105 hours professional development.