Mid-Atlantic Curriculum Showcase Conference

98-06933 Geppert项目描述本次会议拨款请求美国国家科学基金会支持为期两天的课程展示会，以大西洋中部各州为目标，重点关注最近美国国家科学基金会K-12课程发展计划的数学和科学。目标受众是大约500名当地地区的数学和科学教师、职前和在职专业开发人员、教师教育工作者、地区和州课程主管、地区和州教育政策制定者以及NSTA、NCTM和AFT等专业组织。与会者将能够参加提供材料的直接实践体验的研讨会，并获得关于促进在学校一级实施这些材料的额外资源的信息。会议记录将分发给与会者并放在网上。审查过程该提案由三位在科学、科学教育和数学方面有专长的审查员通过邮件进行了审查。其中两人是外部独立评论员。第三位是教育体制改革司的一名项目官员。一名评论者给该提案打了极好的评级，两名评价者给出了非常好的评级。项目官员评审分析和建议评审人员在该提案中发现了几个优点。它回应了当地地区和州评估和选择数学和科学领域高质量、基于标准的材料的迫切需求。私人投资主任具备执行这项工作的极佳资格。这次会议似乎组织得很好，对新人和经验丰富的改革者都有吸引力。该项目似乎得到了该地区国家的坚定承诺和支持。评价者还提出了一些建议，以加强该提案。这些措施包括：*邀请执行中心的代表，以便参与者能够在执行过程中了解他们的服务。*提供各种讨论结构，例如展示S进行非正式讨论，并按教育程度和/或学科领域举行分组会议，以便集中讨论最佳做法和实施障碍。*提供有关后续国家会议的更多细节。*让开发人员包括研究证据(例如，学生成绩数据)(如果有)。*探索为开发者提供更多参与支持。评审员一致认为，这是必要的，对参与者可能有帮助的项目。该项目构思周密，显示出深思熟虑的规划和支持。方案干事要求修订预算，以反映对审查员的关注，即向开发者提供足够的资金以参加会议。方案干事建议为该项目提供80000美元的资金。费用分摊为80,029美元。

98-06933 Geppert Project Description This conference grant requests NSF support for a two-day Curriculum Showcase Conference, targeted to the Mid-Atlantic States, focused on recent NSF K-12 curriculum development programs in matheamtics and science. The target audience is approximately 500 local district math and science teachers, preservice and inservice professional developers, teacher educators, district and state curriculum supervisors, district and state education policymakers, and professional organizations such as NSTA, NCTM and AFT. Conference participants will be able to attend workshops that provide direct, hands-on experience with the materials, and receive information about additional resources that facilitate implementation of these materials at the school level. Conference proceedings will be distributed to attendees and placed on the web. Review Process The proposal was mail reviewed by three reviewers with expertise in science, science education and mathematics. Two were outside independent reviewers. The third was a program officer from the Division of Education System Reform. One reviewer gave the proposal a rating of Excellent, and two gave it a rating of Very Good. Program Officer Review Analysis and Recommendation Reviewers found several strengths in this proposal. It responds to a pressing need by local districts and states to evaluate and select high quality, standards-based materials in matheamtics and science. The PIs have excellent qualifications to carry out the work. The conference appears to be well organized and will appeal to both newcomers and experienced reformers. The project appears to have strong commitment and support from those in the region. Reviewers also offered some suggestions to strengthen the proposal. These include: * Invite representatives from the Implementation Centers so participants can learn about their services in the implementation process. * Provide a variety of structures for discussion, such as exhibit s for informal discussion, and breakout sessions by level of schooling and/or subject areas so that focused discussions about best practice and barriers to implementation are discussed. * Provide additional detail on the follow-up state conferences. * Have developers include research evidence (e.g., student achievement data), if available. * Explore providing more support for developers to attend. Reviewers agreed that this is needed and potentially helpful project to the participants. The project is well conceived and shows evidence of thoughtful planning and support. The Program Officer requested a revised budget that reflected attention to reviewer concern that developers be provided with sufficient funds to participate in the conference. The Program Officer recommends that the project be funded for $80,000. The cost share is $80,029.