PRISE -- Project to Improve Science Education

在三年的时间里，大峡谷州的PRISE项目 大学将协调一个科学家小组的努力， 教育工作者在设计和实施一个示范方案， 环境导向，动手科学教育的企业 小学教师。 PRISE（Project to Improve Science） 教育）是利用该地区的水资源，以增加 学生对科学的兴趣、知识和信心;增加 学生对科学、技术、 社会;教科学内容适合小学 联合收割机;科学内容教学与过程教学相结合 方法;并激励和鼓励副小学教师 选择主修或辅修科学。 PRISE旨在作为 这种模式可以很容易地转移到全国其他地区 其中本地突出的资源可以作为程序焦点。 将通过专门的书面材料和录像材料为转移提供便利。 费用分摊将是NSF部分的15%。

Over a three-year period, the PRISE project of Grand Valley State University will coordinate the efforts of a team of scientists and educators in the design and implementation of a model program of environment oriented, hands-on science education for preservice elementary teachers. The goals of PRISE (Project to Improve Science Education) are to use the region's water resources to increase the students' interest, knowledge, and confidence with science; increase the students' understanding of the relationships between science, technology and society; teach science content appropriate to the elementary classroom; combine the teaching of science content with the process approach; and motivate and encourage preservice elementary teachers to elect a major or minor in science. PRISE is intended to serve as a model which may be readily transferred to other regions of the nation where locally prominent resources may serve as the program focus. Transfer will be facilitated by special written and video materials. The cost sharing will be fifteen percent of the NSF portion.