Regional Educators Network and Enhancement Workshop (RENEW)

这个项目，区域教育工作者网络和增强研讨会（RENEW），建立在荣誉研讨会（ASSIST）的基础上，这是一个由美国国家科学基金会资助的科学教师特别暑期研究所。每年有25名来自高中、初中和小学的教师将在密歇根大学生物站参加为期8周的夏季增强讲习班。本工作坊将着重强调科学教育的技巧、同伴辅导、导师教学和其他有效的策略来提高他们的科学教学。此外，每位教师将在生物站定期开设的课程中选择一门，以更新和增强他们的生物内容背景。ASSIST项目的参与者将在学年期间与这些教师一起在他们的学校工作。在这个项目的第二年和第三年，一个由参与者和以前的参与者组成的网络将在密歇根州的五个地方地区各自开展工作，以实施改进的科学教学，相互交流，并向各自地区的同事传播信息。利用国家资金启动了该网络的试点版本。这个项目预算的32%是由大学和学区的捐款分摊的。实施项目所需的释放时间、代用品和材料费用由学校承担。密歇根州的资金被用于支持“资深”教师对参与者的支持。

This project, Regional Educators Network and Enhancement Workshop (RENEW) builds on the strengths of an honors workshop,(ASSIST) A Special Summer Institute for Science Teachers funded by NSF. Twenty-five teachers per year, from high school, middle school and elementary schools respectively, will participate in an eight-week summer Enhancement Workshop at the University of Michigan Biological Station. This Workshop will emphasize techniques in science education, peer coaching, mentor-teaching and other effective strategies to enhance their science teaching. In addition, each teacher will choose one of the regularly offered courses at the Biological Station to update and enhance their biology content background. Project ASSIST participants will work with these teachers in their schools during the school year. In years two and three of this project, a network of participants and previous participants will work in each of five local regions in the state of Michigan to implement improved science teaching, to communicate with each other and to disseminate information to colleagues in their regions. State funds have been utilized in initiating a pilot version of this network. Thirty-two percent of the budget for this project is cost-shared by contributions from the University and school districts. The cost of released time, substitutes and materials to implement the program is borne by the schools. State of Michigan funds are being used to support the "veteran" teachers in their support of participants.