Long Beach Elementary Science/Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (LBESTEP)

长滩小学科学/数学教师教育伙伴关系（LBESTEP）是一个为期三年的努力，以改善和重点K-8教师在数学和科学准备在长滩。长滩是一个非常多元化的城市社区，也是加州第三大学校系统和1994年成立的长滩无缝教育倡议（LBSEI）的所在地。LBSEI致力于通过加州州立大学在长滩（CSULB），长滩城市学院（LBCC）和长滩联合学区（LBUSD）之间的强大合作伙伴关系，在所有学科的K-18无缝教育。通过LBSEI，以及通过与现有优秀的NSF-CETP计划（如加州的LACTE和MASTEP）的联系，我们将开展四项主要活动：（1）为教师和高等教育机构进行数学/科学课程的改革做好准备;（2）通过各种策略，建立职前教师对科学和数学的参与;（3）改革通识学生核心课程中的科学/数学本科课程，使其在内容和教学法方面符合国家标准和最佳做法;以及（4）扩大K-8职前课程的提供范围，包括数学/科学“专家”等选择。“我们将通过研讨会和参与团队教学和教师指导，让LBCC和CSULB的科学家和数学家参与教师准备计划的各个方面。将通过外部评估员和国家访问委员会的评估对LBESTEP进行监督。

The Long Beach Elementary Science/Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (LBESTEP) is a three-year effort to improve and focus K-8 teacher preparation in mathematics and the sciences in Long Beach. Long Beach is a notably diverse urban community, and home of both the third largest school system in California, and the Long Beach Seamless Education Initiative (LBSEI) founded in 1994. LBSEI is dedicated to K-18 seamless education in all disciplines through strong partnerships between California State University at Long Beach (CSULB), Long Beach City College (LBCC), and Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Through the LBSEI, as well as through linkages to existing excellent NSF-CETP programs such as LACTE and MASTEP in California, we will undertake four major activities: (1) prepare the faculty and the institutions of higher education to undertake reform of math/science curriculum; (2) build pre-service teacher involvement in science and mathematics, through a variety of strategies; (3) reform undergraduate science/mathematics in core Liberal Students courses to align them with national standards and best practices in both content and pedagogy; and (4) broaden the offering in K-8 pre-service curricula to include choices such as math/science "specialist." we will involve scientists and mathematicians from LBCC and CSULB in all aspects of the teacher preparation program, through workshops and participation in team teaching and faculty mentoring. Oversight for LBESTEP will be provided through outside evaluator and National Visiting Committee assessment.