Valle Imperial - Project in Science

小行星9731274 瓦莱帝国科学项目（VIPS）地方系统性变化项目代表了16个参与学区、帝国县教育办公室和圣地亚哥州立大学为改善K-6科学教学而做出的统一区域努力。 位于加利福尼亚州和墨西哥边境，帝国谷地区经历了地理上的孤立，贫困和有限的科学教育培训。 然而，这个项目的独特之处不在于需求的大小，而在于地区利用当地经验和科学专业知识的能力，以有效地将这个NSF支持的努力转化为一个独立的，自我维持的计划。 LSC基于五个基本要素：高质量的课程，持续的专业发展，可靠的物质支持，强大的行政和社区支持，以及全面的评估和评价计划。 来自每个主要科学学科的基于探究的单元构成了科学计划的核心。 教师在使用这些材料方面至少获得100个小时的支持，包括年级单元的强化培训、科学内容的探究式教学和个人课堂支持。 学院，研讨会，领导力培训和研究生学位课程是该计划的高级培训部分。 学生评估将集中在嵌入式单元集群，单元性能任务和学生笔记本电脑的评价结束。 一个由科学专业人员、教育工作者、商界领袖和高等教育代表组成的区域网络将为整个倡议提供协作和全面的治理。

9731274 Klentschy The Valle Imperial Project in Science (VIPS) Local Systemic Change project represents a unified regional effort of 16 participating school districts, the Imperial County Office of Education, and San Diego State University to improve K-6 science instruction. Located on the California-Mexico border, the Imperial Valley region experiences geographic isolation, poverty, and limited access to science education training. However, the uniqueness of this project is not in the magnitude of need, but in the capacity of the districts to draw on local experience and science expertise to efficiently transform this NSF supported effort into an independent, self-sustaining program. The LSC is based on five essential elements: high quality curriculum, sustained professional development, dependable material support, strong administrative and community backing, and a comprehensive assessment and evaluation plan. Inquiry based units from each of the major science disciplines comprise the heart of the science program. Teachers receive a minimum of 100 hours support in the use of these materials, through intensive training on grade level units, inquiry-based instruction of science content, and individual classroom support. Institutes, symposiums, leadership training, and a graduate degree program exemplify the advanced training component of the program. Student assessment will focus on embedded unit clusters, end of unit performance tasks and the evaluation of student notebooks. A regional network of science professionals, educators, business leaders, and representatives of higher education will provide collaborative and comprehensive governance for the entire initiative.