EDC K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center Renewal

教育发展中心科学教育中心(EDC)建议对EDC K-12科学课程传播中心进行最后一年的更新。该中心支持在小的、农村的、地理上孤立的和贫困的K-12学区传播和实施基于研究的科学材料。该中心通过八个区域中心开展工作，覆盖以下州或邻近州的农村地区：科罗拉多州、新墨西哥州、爱达荷州、印第安纳州、密歇根州、密西西比州、路易斯安那州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州、蒙大拿州、爱荷华州、南达科他州、阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州和佐治亚州。在最初的赠款中，该中心致力于(1)增加了解基于研究的K-12科学课程的学区数量，并帮助它们对教材进行批判性评估；(2)增加试行、采用或实施此类教材的学区数量；以及(3)加强当地资源提供者支持课程实施的能力。更新将把中心的工作转移到建设地区和区域科学教育领导人的能力，以支持这些科学课程的高质量实施。在最后一年，该中心将：1.提高从战略上选定的学区的教师和管理人员的科学领导能力，以解决高质量的课程实施问题。提高中心和区域资源提供者的能力，以支持和持续改善其区域的科学教育。增加与国家教育协会的联系，以影响它们对科学教育的支持。

The Center for Science Education at the Education Development Center (EDC) proposes a renewal of the EDC K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center for a final year. The Center has supported the dissemination and implementation of research-based science materials in small, rural, geographically isolated and poor K-12 school districts. The Center works through eight regional hubs to reach rural areas in or adjacent to the following states: Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Iowa, South Dakota, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. In the original grant the Center worked to (1) increase the number of school districts knowledgeable about research-based K-12 science curriculum and help them to critically assess the materials; (2) increase the number of districts piloting, adopting or implementing such materials; and (3) enhance the capacity of local resource providers to support curriculum implementation. The renewal will shift the Center's work to building the capacity of district and regional science education leaders to support the high-quality implementation of these science curricula. In the final year the Center will: 1. Increase the science leadership capacity of teachers and administrators from strategically selected school districts to address high-quality curriculum implementation.2. Increase the capacity of the hubs and regional resource providers to support and sustain improvements in science education in their regions.3. Increase outreach to national educational associations to influence their support of science education.