Science Workshops for Elementary Teachers and Principals

该项目将增加K-6教师的科学知识， 提高教师的知识方法与 教授科学，探索最近与科学相关的社会问题， 提高向特殊学生（有天赋和 有才华、会说两种语言和身体残疾的人）。 活动的有关情况时 小学教师将伴随在职活动 为校长，针对高质量的K-6科学计划和 在制定和实施方案的主要作用。 将提供三个不同但相关的方案。 五十 将为其中两个方案挑选小学教师。 25名来自拉伯克通勤距离内的人将参加 在德克萨斯理工大学的校园里， 1986- 1987学年和1987年一个为期六周的夏季班。 的 另外二十五名居住在交通不便地区的参加者， 在Lamesa举行相应的会议。 校长将参加第三个方案，包括两个所有- 1986年10月和11月举办的日间讲习班。 目标 和描述的一个在职计划的教师，使用 评估工具，以评估K-6科学计划，以及 并会介绍校长在课程发展方面的领导角色。 所有会议将包括特殊的程序和技术，以协助 项目参与者帮助他们的同事规划和 教科学获选教师将与校长会面， 制定员工发展战略和计划。 所有活动都将 基于K-6年级的科学可以教授的假设 没有精密的设备和补给

This project will increase the knowledge of science of K-6 teachers, improve the teachers' knowledge of the methodology associated with teaching science, explore recent science-related societal issues, and improve the ability to teach science to exceptional students (gifted and talented, bilingual, and physically disabled). The activities for elementary school teachers will be accompanied by in-service activities for principals, directed toward a quality K-6 science program and the role of the principal in developing and implementing the program. Three different, but related, programs will be offered. Fifty elementary school teachers will be selected for two of the programs. Twenty-five from within commuting distance of Lubbock will attend sessions on the Texas Tech University campus one night a week during the 1986-87 academic year and one six-week summer session in 1987. The other 25 participants, living beyond commuting distance, will attend corresponding sessions at Lamesa. Principals will participate in the third program consisting of two all- day workshops conducted in October and November of 1986. The objectives and description of an in-service program for teachers, the use of assessment instruments to evaluate K-6 science programs, and the role of principals as leaders in curriculum development will be presented. All sessions will include special programs and techniques to assist project participants in helping their colleagues in planning and teaching science. Selected teachers will meet with principals to formulate staff development strategies and plans. All activities will be based on the assumption that science in grades K-6 can be taught without elaborate equipment and supplies.