A Model Regional Leadership Consortium for Middle/Junior High School Life Science Teachers

全国生物学教师协会(NABT)和佐治亚大学科学教育系将在阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、佐治亚州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州和田纳西州建立一个中学生命科学教师区域领导联盟，从而建立区域资源团队。他们的目标是：(1)更新教师的生物学知识；(2)帮助教师设计说明生物、社会和技术之间关系的课程；(3)帮助教师选择课程材料和学习经验，以培养中学生解决问题的技能；(4)培养教师积极的自我概念；(5)设计资源团队外展计划。这将是6个州中每个州两个区的48名科学教师和24名科学/课程导师参加的两个连续的、五周和六周的暑期培训班(共72人参加)。第二届暑期研修班结束后，资源团队将在所在地区或县举办五个为期三天的研讨会。领导力联盟将包括与合作学区、佐治亚大学和现有教师中心的重要合作伙伴关系。暑期研修班将由科学家、科学教育工作者和大师教师组成的团队进行。该项目应通过增加学区和教师中心可用于当地教师教育活动的专家专业人员的数量来加强东南部的科学教育。NABT将提供相当于NSF奖励5.8%的金额作为费用分摊。

The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and the University of Georgia, Department of Science Education, will conduct a regional leadership consortium for Middle School Life Science teachers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, leading to the establishment of regional resource teams. Their objectives are: (1) to update the teachers' knowledge in Biology; (2) to help teachers design lessons illustrating the relationship between biology, society and technology; (3) to help teachers select curriculum materials and learning experiences to develop problem-solving skills for middle school students; (4) to cultivate positive self-concept among the teachers, and to (5) design outreach programs of resource teams. This will be two sequential, five and six week summer institutes for 48 science teachers and 24 science/curriculum supervisors from two districts in each of the 6 states (a total of 72 participants). After the second summer institute, the resource teams will conduct five 3-day workshops in their local district or county. The leadership consortium will include significant partnership with cooperating school districts, the University of Georgia, and existing teacher centers. The summer institutes will be conducted by a team of scientists, science educators, and master teachers. This project should strengthen science education in the Southeast by increasing the number of expert professionals available to school districts and teacher centers for local teacher education activities. An amount equivalent to 5.8% of the NSF award is being contributed by NABT as cost sharing.