North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership

北喀斯喀特和奥林匹克科学合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0315060
• 负责人: George Nelson
• 金额: $ 1190.96万
• 依托单位: Western Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0315060&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: North; Cascades; Olympic; Science; Partnership

The North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP) is a targeted Math and Science Partnership involving Western Washington University, Everett Community College, Northwest Indian College, Skagit Valley College, Whatcom Community College, and 26 predominately rural school districts seeking to improve science teaching and learning in both K-12 and higher education through a focus on science education in grades 3-10. University scientists, supported by curriculum and assessment reform specialists and master teachers, are creating, implementing, and exploring innovative content and education courses for future teachers and K-12 professional development models (both on-campus and building-based) in the context of reform curricula. The Partnership Districts are planning science programs, identifying and selecting research-based curriculum materials aligned with state and national standards, creating a materials support system to provide classroom ready materials, implementing classroom-based assessments, preparing teachers to guide students in inquiry-centered science instruction, and increasing administrative and community understanding of the core curriculum. Key components of the NCOSP include strategic planning to align curriculum to standards, adoption of reform curriculum to enable students to succeed in challenging courses, engaging superintendents and guidance counselors in community support, and Principal Support. The Partnership is implementing a three year Teacher Leadership Academy to produce a Teacher Leadership Cadre consisting of building-based and district-level Teacher Leaders and university-based Teachers on Special Assignments (TOSAs) who work as peers with science faculty in designing the Teacher Leadership Academy, providing professional development for District Leaders, reforming science methods courses, and designing a science course sequence for elementary teachers. District partners attend LASER Curriculum Showcases to assist in curriculum adoption decisions and LASER Specialized Symposia are offered for principals, guidance counselors and community members to generate support from key stakeholders. Principals participate with Teacher Leaders in Teacher Leadership Academies. Preservice reform is focusing on introductory science courses targeted for elementary teachers and the alignment of preservice science curriculum with the needs of K-12 districts, strengthening both science content and pedagogical knowledge and the connections to reform curriculum used in the partner school districts. The partner higher education institutions are implementing a common standards-based yearlong undergraduate science course sequence for future elementary teachers. Teacher preparation programs include field experiences in classrooms with Teacher Leaders who are implementing research-based curricula. Teacher leaders serve as mentors for student teachers and novice teachers. Teacher recruitment strategies include scholarship support, future teacher clubs, and high school teaching academies. A multidisciplinary group of science faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students is conducting research on the goals of the project, ultimately examining the impact of science faculty on curriculum selection and implementation, teacher practice, and student learning. The project expects to impact 72,000 students in grades 3 -12, 2,500 preservice students, and 1,140 inservice teachers.

北喀斯喀特和奥林匹克科学合作伙伴关系（NCOSP）是一个有针对性的数学和科学伙伴关系，涉及西部华盛顿大学，埃弗里特社区学院，西北印度学院，斯卡吉特谷学院，Whatcom社区学院，以及26个主要的农村学区，试图在K-12和高等教育中提高科学教育，以专注于科学教育。大学科学家在课程和评估改革专家和硕士教师的支持下，正在为未来的教师创建，实施和探索创新的内容和教育课程，并在改革课程的背景下为未来的教师和K-12专业发展模型（包括校园和基于建筑物）。 合作伙伴区是规划科学计划，识别和选择基于研究的课程材料，这些课程材料与州和国家标准保持一致，创建了材料支持系统，以提供课堂准备就绪材料，实施基于课堂的评估，为教师做好准备，以指导学生进行以询问为中心的科学教学，并对核心课程的行政和社区了解增加。 NCOSP的关键组成部分包括战略计划，以使课程与标准保持一致，采用改革课程，使学生能够成功地挑战课程，吸引主管和指导顾问参与社区支持以及主要支持。 该合作伙伴关系正在实施三年的教师领导力学院，以建立一个教师领导力干部，包括基于建筑物的和地区级的教师领导者和基于大学的特殊任务教师（TOSA），他们与科学教师一起设计教师领导力学院，为地区领导者提供专业发展，为科学课程提供专业发展，为科学课程提供专业的发展，并设计了科学课程，并设计了元素序列的教师。 地区合作伙伴参加激光课程展示柜，以协助采用课程决策，并为校长，指导顾问和社区成员提供激光专业研讨会，以获得关键利益相关者的支持。 校长与教师领导学院的教师领导者一起参加。职前改革的重点是针对基础教师的入门科学课程，并将职前科学课程与K-12地区的需求保持一致，增强了科学内容和教学知识，以及在合作学院使用的改革课程的联系。 合作伙伴高等教育机构正在为未来的小学教师实施基于标准的一年的本科科学课程。 教师准备课程包括与正在实施基于研究的课程的教师领导者的课堂经验。教师领袖是学生老师和新手老师的导师。教师招聘策略包括奖学金支持，未来的教师俱乐部和高中教学学院。 一个多学科的科学教师，博士后研究员和研究生正在研究该项目的目标，最终研究了科学教师对课程选择和实施，教师实践和学生学习的影响。 该项目预计将影响3-12年级的72,000名学生，2,500名学生和1,140名不停的教师。