A Systemic Partnership to Improve the Teaching and Learning of Science for All Children

9618984伍德这个局部系统变化项目是由特拉华州九个学区、州公共指导部和特拉华州科学、数学和技术教育基金会组成的联盟提交的。支持和专业知识来自州立法机构、学区、商界、工业界和学术界。该项目将在9个学区的所有58所小学启动实践科学计划。该计划中约有1800名小学教师将接受专业发展，以帮助他们全面实施示范性课程；自由/开源软件、洞察力和儿童科学技术。该计划将：*为每名小学教师提供150小时与示范课程相关的专业发展，以加深他们对科学内容的理解，加强他们教授科学的能力，并将科学作为K-6课程的核心要素。*通过在联盟中的每所学校发展教师领导网络，并在全州建立一个支持带头教师的地区科学专家核心，建设在每个地区维持科学教育的能力。*促进与高等教育的伙伴关系，使职前和在职教师教育保持一致。请拨5 402 013美元，为期5年，费用分摊估计为6 700 000美元。

9618984 Wood This Local Systemic Change project is submitted by a Coalition of nine Delaware School Districts, the State Department of Public Instruction and the Delaware Science, Math and Technology Education Foundation. Support and expertise is drawn from the State Legislature, the school districts, business, industry, and academia. The project will initiate a hands-on science program in all 58 elementary schools in the 9 school districts. Approximately 1800 elementary teachers in the program will receive professional development in order to help them fully implement exemplary curricula; FOSS, Insights and Science and Technology for Children. This program will: * Provide every elementary teacher with 150 hours of professional development linked to exemplary curricula in order to deepen their understanding of science content, strengthen their capacity to teach science and embed science as a central element in the K-6 curriculum. * Build the capacity to sustain science education in every district by developing a network of teacher leaders in every school in the Coalition and creating a core of district Science Specialists throughout the state to support the Lead Teachers. * Foster partnerships with higher education to align pre-service and in-service teacher education. The request is for $5,402,013 for 5 years with cost sharing estimated as $6,700,000.