Restructuring Elementary School Science

这个为期5年的全区领导项目是东华盛顿大学（EWU）和斯波坎81学区（SD 81）的合作项目，包括为小学教师提供广泛的科学教育计划，以支持该地区大幅重组小学科学课程的计划。36所地区学校和大约10所参与的私立小学将组成一个全校范围的实施小组，包括校长、两名首席教师和学校教学小组成员。92名首席教师将参加为期4周的暑期研修，在学年期间参加后续会议，并在随后的夏季参加为期2周的研修。除了担任资源教师和学校实施小组成员外，首席教师还将协助项目工作人员开发和介绍短期课程和研讨会，以支持科学课程的实施。学校将为大约760名任课教师提供不同级别和类型的短期课程，以适应教师不同程度的兴趣和投入。这个项目适合教师提升计划，因为它的系统计划以实质性的方式提高斯波坎学校系统中所有K-6教师的科学教学。费用分摊额大约是向国家科学基金会请求的金额的76%。

This 5-year, district-wide leadership project is a cooperative effort of Eastern Washington University (EWU) and the Spokane School District No. 81 (SD 81), and involves an extensive program of science education for elementary school teachers to support the district's plan to dramatically restructure the elementary school science curriculum. Each of the 36 district schools and approximately 10 participating private elementary schools will form a school-wide implementation team including the principal, two lead teachers, and members of the school's instructional team. The 92 lead teachers will participate in a 4-week summer institute, follow-up meetings during the academic year, and an additional 2-week institute during a subsequent summer. In addition to serving as resource teachers and members of their school's implementation team, lead teachers will assist project staff in developing and presenting short courses and workshops to support implementation of the science curriculum. A number of different levels and types of short courses will be provided for the approximately 760 classroom teachers, to suit different levels of teacher interest and commitment. This project is appropriate for the Teacher Enhancement Program because of its systemic plan to enhance in a substantive way the science teaching of all K-6 teachers in the Spokane school system. The cost-sharing amount is approximately 76% of the amount requested from NSF.