AAAS Forum 2000, Reforming Science and Mathematics Education for Urban Students: Progress and Problems

学校科学论坛“改革城市学校的科学和数学”将审查努力改善城市学校科学和数学的积极成果。 讨论将转移到持续存在的问题，那些困难的问题（在建议中概述），城市地区面临的，因为他们试图完成真正的系统范围内的改革，促进所有学生。 将通过目前在城市地区参与全系统改革方案的个人的发言确定处理这些问题的战略，并促进论坛与会者之间的讨论。来自NSF的资金将使AAAS能够为150名教育工作者提供参加论坛和AAAS年会的机会。 这包括为来自美国各地的至少20个团队提供旅行赠款，并为华盛顿地区的人们提供会议登记。 我们将鼓励这些地方系统派遣教育工作者和社区成员小组。每个申请补助金的团队或个人必须完成一份申请，其中包括有关其地区的人口统计信息和一些统计信息，并描述其改善所有学生科学和数学教育的计划。 NSF网站上概述的城市系统计划指南将告知申请的这一部分。 接受支助的每个团体或个人必须与美国科学促进会签署一份谅解备忘录，同意在会议后六个月提交一份报告，说明实现其申请中概述的目标的进展情况或计划的改进情况，并说明论坛的信息/联系如何为这一进程提供信息。 会议一年后，地区将提交另一份进度报告，其中也提出了下一年的计划/目标。 此外，AAAS的工作人员将在一年中至少两次与每个团队的代表联系，以回答问题，提供信息等。团队成员将被鼓励随时与我们联系。AAAS还将向十个地区颁发每人1，050美元的研究赠款，以记录和分析/反思他们为改变他们的系统所做的努力。 我们将鼓励与会者选择在论坛上讨论的问题之一-专业发展，让所有学生学习科学和数学，伙伴关系和重组-为他们的分析/actionr研究中心。 我们将为研究提供一般指导方针。 小组将在论坛结束后不久申请研究赠款。 重要的是他们有时间去考虑他们想从事什么课题，以及他们是否有时间和资源去做。为了申请研究补助金，地区团队必须描述研究的重点和如何进行。 应该包括一个简单的预算。 我们将定期与AAAS联系。 将在2000-2001学年结束时提交一份详细介绍其研究结果的文件。 这些论文将与NSF共享，并在AAAS网站上传播。 我们将定期向NSF提供有关团队进展的更新。

The Forum for School Science, "Reforming Science and Mathematics in Urban Schools," will review the positive results of efforts to improve science and mathematics in urban schools. The discussions will move to persistent problems, those difficult issues (outlined in proposal) that urban districts face as they attempt to accomplish true systemwide reform that advances all students. Strategies to deal with these issues will be identified through presentations by individuals currently engaged in system-wide reform programs in urban districts and facilitated discussions among Forum participants. Funding from the NSF will allow AAAS to give 150 educators the opportunity to attend the Forum and AAAS Annual Meeting. This includes travel grants to at least 20 teams from around the U.S. and meeting registration for people in the Washington, DC area. We will encourage those local systems to send teams of educators and community members. Each team or individual applying for a grant must complete an appliation that includes demographic and some statistical information about their district and describes its plan to improve science and mathematics education for all students. The guidelines for the Urban Systemic Program outlined on the NSF web site will inform this part of the application. Each group or individual receiving support must sign a memorandum of understanding with AAAS agreeing to submit a report six months after the meeting that describes progress to achieve the goals outlined in its application or a refinement of the plan and indicates how the information/contacts from the Forum have informed this process. A year after the meeting, districts will submit another progress report that also presents plans/goals for the next year. In addition, AAAS staff will contact a representative from each team at least twice during the year to answer questions, provide information, etc. Team members will be encouraged to contact us at any time.AAAS will also award research grants of $1,050 each to ten districts to chronicle and analyze/reflect on their efforts to bring about change in their system. We will encourage participants to choose only one of the issues discussed at the Forum--professional development, getting all students to learn science and mathematics, partnerships, and restructuring--to center on for their analysis/actionr research. We will provide general guidelines for the research. Teams will apply for the research grants shortly after the Forum. It is important that they have time to consider what topic they would like to pursue and if they have the time and resources to do it. To apply for a research grant, a district team must describe the focus of the research and how it will be carried out. A simple budget should be included. There will be regular contact with AAAS. A paper that details the results of their research will be submitted at the end of the 2000-2001 school year. These paper will be shared with NSF and disseminated on the AAAS web site. We will provide NSF with periodic updates about the progress of teams.