Leadership in the Sciences for Middle School for Teachers and Principals

这个为期三年的项目旨在提高路易斯安那州西南部中学课堂科学教学的质量和数量。该项目有三个组成部分。第一个组成部分包括地球科学、生命科学、物理科学和空间科学四个讲习班。该部分的目标是：(1)更新和拓宽32名6-8年级教师和4名6-8年级校长的地球、生命、物理和空间科学知识；(2)为每位参与者提供方法和动力，以提高课堂和学校科学教学的质量和数量。第二部分旨在为参与者提供方法和动机，通过五项教师增强活动有效地与同龄人分享他们所学到的知识。第三部分将涉及发展一种模式，通过这种模式，地方学校系统可以为数量有限的教师提供讲习班，并传播从经过培训的教师那里获得的信息，以便与同行分享。这个项目是基于一个类似的，由国家科学基金会资助的，针对K-6教师和校长的项目，并做了相应的修改。相当于国家科学基金会奖金的57.7%的金额将作为费用分摊。//

This three-year project is designed to improve the quality and quantity of science taught in the middle school classrooms in southwest Louisiana. The project has three components. The first component consists of four workshops in earth, life, physical, and space sciences. The goals of this component are to: (l) update and broaden the knowledge of earth, life, physical, and space science for thirty-two grade 6-8 teachers and four grade 6-8 principals and (2) provide each participant with the methodology and the motivation to improve the quality and quantity of science instructed in their classroom and in their school. The second component of is designed to provide the participants with the methodology and the motivation to effectively share what they have learned with their peers through five teacher enhancements activities. The third component will involve the development of a model by which a local school system can inservice their teachers by providing workshops for a limited number of teachers and disseminating the information gained through teachers who are trained to share with their peers. The project is based on a similar one, funded by NSF, for K-6 teachers and principals, with pertinent modifications. An amount equivalent to 57.7% of the NSF award is being contributed as cost-sharing.//