Virginia HBCU Consortium for Science Education

本建议提供了建立科学教师提升与教学改善联合计划的方案。该联盟包括弗吉尼亚联邦三个地区的三所历史上的黑人学院和大学。这一联合努力将为学校系统科学教育的改进建立机制。这些机构将提供以少数民族学生成绩为重点的科学内容和教学方面的培训，目的是增加少数民族学生从事科学职业的渠道。教学和项目交付机制将包括星期六课程、夏季讲习班、卫星和电话会议设施以及电子新闻网。如果参与者愿意，所有课程都将被记入学分，并按照汉普顿大学硕士学位课程的标准进行组织。费用分摊相当于国家科学基金会奖金的21%。

This proposal provides a plan for the establishment of a consortia program of teacher enhancement and instructional improvement in science. The consortium involves three Historically Black Colleges and Universities in three regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This consortium effort will establish mechanisms for school system science education improvement. The institutions will provide training in science content and pedagogy focused on minority student achievement with the intent of increasing the pipeline to science careers for minority students. Instructional and project delivery mechanisms will include Saturday courses, summer workshops, satellite and teleconferencing facilities, and electronic news networks. All courses will be credited, if desired by participants, and structured to meet criteria for Masters' Degree Programs at Hampton University. Cost sharing is equivalent to 21% of the NSF award.