EDC's USP Technical Support Project

提出这项建议是为了请求支助，以便为构成其余组合的城市地区提供技术援助。教育发展中心（EDC）认识到一个地区各级改革的重要性，将把重点放在直接影响课堂教学的努力上。其目的是维持成就，并在最脆弱的层面推进知识。因此，在为期两年的时间里（从2004年1月开始至2006年1月），教育发展委员会将提供旨在改善所有学生在科学和数学方面的教与学的活动和事件。将通过使用面对面培训结构、在线方法和通过综合方法增强影响的本地化咨询来提供技术援助。助教将集中在以下三个方面：K-12科学与数学教师领导模式的支持与维持；保持学生对高中科学和数学的参与，同时推进他们在严格课程的注册；说谎。确保科学在教室、学校和学区（K-12）处于“首要位置”。在研究成果的基础上，教育发展委员会计划举办具体的活动和会议，以提高教师素质和建立变革的领导能力。将采用几种策略来帮助地区实现这一变化。首先，教师领导将成为目标，帮助维持和推进他们在整个SI地区的课堂上的工作。其次，EDC将集中精力帮助USPs继续努力在高中层面带来改变。第三，努力将科学纳入地方改革工作的中心。最后，经济发展中心将努力更好地了解如何组织和实施技术转让，以便从中吸取经验教训，为今后的大规模改革工作作出贡献。更广泛的影响多层设计的效用将增加能够获得经验教训的人数，并更好地确保最佳实践的广泛使用。科学和数学方面的产品、资源和知识进步将帮助SI以及其他地区满足国家和州的其他要求，例如“不让一个孩子掉队”。

This proposal was submitted to request support to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for urban districts that comprised the remaining portfolio. Recognizing the importance of reform at all levels of a district, the Education Development Center (EDC), will focus on efforts that directly impact classroom instruction. The aim is to sustain accomplishments and advance the knowledge based at the level where it is most vulnerable. Thus, for a period of two years, (beginning January 2004 through January 2006), EDC will provide activities and events aimed at improving teaching and learning for all students in science and mathematics. TA will be provided through the use of face-to-face training structures, online approaches, and localized consultation that enhances the impact by combining approaches.The TA will focus on the following three areas:1. Supporting and sustaining the teacher leader model in science and mathematics, K-12;2. Sustaining students' engagement in high school science and mathematics while advancing their enrollment in rigorous courses; and3. Ensuring science is on the "front burner" in classrooms, schools, and districts, K-12. Intellectual MeritBuilding on research findings, EDC plans to provide specific activities and organize conferences aimed at improving teacher quality and building leadership for change. Several strategies will be used to help districts bring about that change. First, teacher leaders will be targeted to help sustain and advance their work in classrooms throughout the SI districts. Second, EDC will focus its efforts on help the USPs' continuing struggle to bring about change at the high school level. Third, an effort will be made to include science more centrally in local district reform efforts. Finally, EDC will attempt to gain a better understanding of how to organize and implement TA such that the lessons-learned might contribute to future large-scale reform efforts.Broader ImpactThe utility of the multi-tiered design will increase the number of people who will have access to lessons-learned and better ensure widespread use of best practices. The products, resources, and advances in knowledge in science and mathematics will help the SI and well as other districts meet other national and state requirements such as No Child Left Behind.