Renewal Activities in Science Education for Elementary Teachers in Central Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚州立大学将更新和进一步发展这门科学 知识基础，科学教学能力和态度， 来自不同中央的55名K-6教师领导人的教学科学 宾夕法尼亚州学区在一个为期两年的合作项目期间 其中包括一个为期五周的更新研究所，五个学年的教师， 计划的会议，并在第二年向研究员分发 在项目工作人员的协助下，由教师领导对教师进行培训。 经过两年的NSF资助周期，这55名科学教师的骨干 将被宾夕法尼亚州立大学用于培养 教师示范科学课程，并建议协助 大学教师在职活动的一个地区，其中39%的 小学教师很少或根本不教科学。 针对目标参与者的明确要求， 初中科学教师将提供科学内容， 在此过程中，教师将 目前，录像带，审查和批评科学微格教学课程， 创建自己的材料，其中包括生活和 地球科学、化学和物理。教学指导将是 由高级人员提供。 为了建立一个小学所需的支持性环境， 科学指导，为期一周的校长研讨会要求所有 参与的学校将提供一个良好的科学计划的模式， 校长在发展科学项目和研究中的作用 小学科学的发现。评价将包括 教学内容的审查和 参与者在他们的教室里教科学。 小学科学教育更新活动的成本分担 宾夕法尼亚州中部的教师由宾夕法尼亚州立大学承担， 区和宾夕法尼亚州教育部。参与者 从这个经济萧条，农村地区将获得五个小时的 理科毕业学分 彼得·鲁巴博士，科学教育中心主任， 技术和社会是一个副教授与九年 作为一名科学教育家。大卫·克莱丁斯特先生 课程协调员是助理主任。Ms. Patricia F.凯格 是宾夕法尼亚州立大学教授基础科学方法的博士生。 优秀的经验丰富的学校教师，巴托女士，约翰斯通女士， 肖普先生和艾森巴赫先生被选中是因为他们的能力 在科学教学中使用动手探究的方法。

Pennsylvania State University will renew and further develop the science knowledge base, science teaching competencies and attitudes toward teaching science of 55 K-6 teacher leaders from diverse central Pennsylvania school districts during a cooperative two year project which includes a five week Renewal Institute, five academic year teacher planned meetings and, in the second year, dissemination to fellow teachers by teacher leaders with assistance from the project staff. After the two year NSF funding cycle this cadre of 55 science teachers will be utilized by Penn State in the training of preservice science teachers to demonstrate science lessons and be recommended to assist university faculty for inservice activities for an area in which 39% of the elementary teachers teach little or no science. Responding to the explicit request of the targeted participants four junior high school science teachers will deliver the science content and process based instruction for this program during which teachers will present, videotape, review and critique science microteach lessons and create their own materials for a curriculum which includes Life and Earth science, Chemistry and Physics. Pedagogical instruction will be provided by the senior personnel. In order to establish a supportive environment required for elementary science instruction, a week long Principal's Workshops required of all participating schools will provide a model of a good science program, the role of the principal in developing science programs and research findings on elementary school science. Evaluation will include examination of the instructional components and follow-up of the participants in their classroom as they teach science. Cost sharing for Renewal Activities in Science Education for Elementary Teachers in Central Pennsylvania is assumed by Penn State, the school districts, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.Participants from this economically depressed, rural area will receive five hours of graduate credit in science. Dr. Peter Rubba, Director of the Center for Education in Science, Technology, and Society is an associate Professor with nine years experience as a science educator. Mr. David Kleindienst, a science curriculum coordinator is the assistant director. Ms. Patricia F. Keig is a doctoral student at Penn State teaching elementary science methods. The outstanding experienced school teachers, Ms. Barto, Ms. Johnstone, Mr. Shope and Mr. Eysenbach have been chosen because of their competence in using hands-on, inquiry approaches to science instruction.