Partners in Elementary Science

这个名为“基础科学伙伴”（PIES）的项目旨在通过增强小学教师在课堂上教授过程科学/探究科学的信心来改善基础科学教育；帮助小学教师将科学活动与其他学术领域，特别是写作联系起来；并协助校长制定策略来改善他们的基础科学课程。50名被指定为国家科学基金会研究员的教师将从马萨诸塞州西部5个具有代表性的学校系统中选出，作为项目第一年的参与者。学校系统代表了不同类型的社区，从城市化中心到农村社区。该项目将包括星期六的讲习班，为期三周的暑期讲习班，重点是生命科学和物理科学的探究/过程方法，在学年期间为国家科学基金会研究员提供包括课堂援助在内的支持，以及每月为校长提供关于他们作为教学和组织领导者角色的讲习班和研讨会。马萨诸塞州西部五学院公立学校合作伙伴关系的数学/科学课程以及社区资源中心，如阿默斯特的希区柯克中心，将为该项目提供持续的支持。来自各学区的大力支持将确保项目目标的实现。

This project, Partners in Elementary Science (PIES), is designed to improve elementary science education by strengthening the confidence of elementary school teachers in teaching process/inquiry science in the classroom; helping elementary teachers link science activities to other academic areas, especially writing; and assisting principals in developing strategies to improve their elementary science programs. Fifty teachers, designated as National Science Foundation Fellows, will be selected from five representative school systems in western Massachusetts as participants for the first year of the project. The school systems represent different types of communities ranging from urbanized centers to rural communities. The project will include Saturday workshops, a three-week summer institute focused on inquiry/process methodology in the life sciences and physical sciences, support during the academic year for the National Science Foundation Fellows including classroom assistance, and monthly workshops and seminars for principals regarding their role as instructional and organizational leaders. Math/science programs of the Western Massachusetts Five College Public School Partnership as well as community resource centers, such as the Hitchcock Center in Amherst, will provide continuous support for the project. Excellent support from the school districts will insure implementation of the project's objectives.