United States Participation in the Global Science Education Initiative

该请求是为美国K-16年级的科学家和科学教育工作者提供资金，以参加关于全球科学课程框架主题的国际会议。所有国家都希望在全球范围内具有竞争力，越来越多的国家签署了参与国际数学和科学评估的协议，如TIMSS和PISA。美国参与与所有学生的科学教育研究和发展的各个方面有关的讨论是至关重要的。美国参与者将分享由数学与科学伙伴关系（MSP）项目开发的新的科学教育框架，即促进数学与科学的严格成果（PROM/SE）。该请求是为PI和其他5-6名来自K-12和高等教育的美国代表提供资金，以参加将于2009年在巴黎举行的下一次会议。申请的旅费是14 000美元。

The request is for funds, for scientists and science educators K-16 from the US, to participate in an International Conference on the topic of a Global Science Curriculum Framework. All countries are interested in being or becoming globally competitive and more and more countries are signing on to participate in the international assessments of mathematics and science such as TIMSS and PISA. It is vital that the US participates in discussions related to all aspects of research and development in science education for all students. The US participants will share a new science education framework developed by the Math and Science Partnership (MSP) project, Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics and Science (PROM/SE). This request is for funds for the PI and 5-6 other US representatives, from K-12 and higher education, to attend the next conference to be held in Paris 2009. The request is for $14,000 in travel funds.