Project UPDATE/TEI (Upgrading Practice Through Design And Technology/Engineering Education/Teacher Enhancement Initiative)

9555711托德这项建议描述了一项教师培训计划，旨在加强一批小学教师使用设计和技术方法来整合科学、数学和技术。该项目将加强最初的40名骨干教师，以准备6个州10所学校的400名二级教师。参加是次活动的教师将被分成十个教师/领导小组。这些小组将指导项目领导制定设计和技术改进支助材料，包括《实施资源指南》和视频。这些材料将特别设计，将当代教育学与科学、数学和技术领域的技术内容相结合。教师/领导小组还将协助提供两个研究生级别的课程，在10个示范点提供领导，协助社区外展研讨会，并参加为期一周的末期全国传播讲习班。该项目将扩展和实施通过国家科学基金会资助的教材开发项目(项目更新-通过设计和技术/工程教育升级实践)编制的课程材料。

9555711 Todd This proposal describes a teacher enhancement project designed to enhance a cohort of elementary level teachers to use a design and technology approach to integrate science, mathematics, and technology. The project will enhance an initial 40 cadre teachers to prepare a cohort of 400 second tier teachers in ten schools in six states. Teachers participating in the enhancement will be divided into ten teacher/leader teams. These teams will provide guidance to the project's leadership in the development of design and technology enhancement support materials including an Implementation Resource Guide and videos. These materials will be specifically designed to combine contemporary pedagogy with the delivery of technical content in the science, mathematics, and technology areas. The teacher/leader teams will also assist with the delivery of two graduate level courses, provide leadership at 10 demonstration sites, assist with community outreach seminars, and participate in a one week, terminal year, National Dissemination workshop. This project will extend and implement the curriculum materials developed through a NSF funded instructional materials development project (Project UPDATE - Upgrading Practice through Design and Technology/Engineering Education).