Excellence in Elementary Science: A Project for the Lakota and Talawanda School Districts of Southwestern Ohio

该提案是一个为期两年的地方和区域教师发展项目，将在迈阿密大学和俄亥俄州的拉科塔和塔拉万达学区之间建立合作伙伴关系。72名被选中的小学教师将参加为期四周的研讨会，并进行一学年的跟进。该项目的第二年将扩展到其他地区的教师。工作坊将着重于教材、程序和实践计划的方法，课程改进研究（SCIIS），该计划已由两个地区购买。该项目的另一个主要重点将是建立基础科学教学的示范学校，用于本科和研究生教师培训课程，并供其他学区的访问使用。

This proposal is a two-year Local and Regional teacher development project that will establish a collaborative partnership between Miami University and the Lakota and Talawanda school districts in Ohio. Seventy-two selected elementary teachers will participate in a four-week workshop with an academic year follow-up. The second year of the project will extend to teachers from other districts. The workshop will emphasize the materials, procedures, and methods of the hands-on program, Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIIS), which has been purchased by the two districts. Another major focus of the project will be to establish model schools of elementary science instruction for use with undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs and for visitations from other school districts.