Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative in Science and Mathematics Education

波多黎各全州科学和数学教育系统倡议是波多黎各教育部、科学与工程资源中心和波多黎各教育总委员会之间的合资企业，旨在修订其K-12年级的科学和数学课程。这种合作提供了一种方法，将科学和数学教育方面的专业知识、高等教育机构和政策倡议联系起来，系统地改变波多黎各的教育系统。该项目将：1；修订科学和数学课程，重点关注学生的认知技能和科学理解的深度。2. 修订教师备考课程，提升对主题的理解和教学方法。3. 促进家长和社区参与改善学校的工作。4. 开发、试验和采用与修订后的课程材料和教学实践相一致的新评估方法。5. 建立和衡量全岛科学和数学教育的卓越标准。21所示范学校（英联邦7个地理区域各一所小学、初中和中学）将成为测试和推广改革的工具。它们将成为另外10所学校的区域中心。到2000年，波多黎各所有1600所学校将重新调整其科学和数学教育课程。

The Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative in Science and Mathematics Education is a joint venture between the Puerto Rico Department of Education, the Resource Center for Science and Engineering, and the Puerto Rico General Council of Education to revise its science and mathematics curriculum in grades K-12. This collaboration provides a method to link expertise in science and mathematics education, institutions of higher education, and policy initiatives to systemically alter Puerto Rico's educational system. The project will: 1. Revise science and mathematics curriculum focused on students' cognitive skills and depth of scientific understanding. 2. Revise teacher preparation curriculum to upgrade subject matter understanding and instructional methods. 3. Promote parent and community involvement in school improvement efforts. 4. Develop, pilot, and adopt new assessment methods consistent with revised curriculum materials and instructional practices. 5. Establish and measure island-wide standards of excellence in science and mathematics education. Twenty-one model schools (one elementary, middle, and secondary school in each of the Commonwealth's seven geographic regions) will be the vehicles for testing and disseminating the reforms. They will serve as regional centers for ten additional schools. By the year 2000, all 1,600 schools in Puerto Rico will have restructured their science and mathematics education programs.