Consortium for Achievement in Mathematics and Science

默克科学教育研究所(MISE)和其他核心合作伙伴，包括教育考试服务(ETS)、基恩大学和新泽西州的四个城市学区(伊丽莎白教育委员会、希尔赛德公立学校、林登公立学校和拉赫韦公立学校)提供了密集、可持续的系统性改革，旨在让所有中学生理解并能够应用数学和科学中的关键概念。该项目的目标是：实施具有挑战性的教学计划，在学校、大学、ETS和MISE中培养专业能力，在教师、管理人员和大学教职员工中发展领导力，在每个课堂上发展以学生为中心的学习氛围，并建立家长和社区的支持。该项目通过一系列协调努力，解决候选人招聘、教师准备和学校教师支持问题，重点关注对准备充分和得到支持的中学数学和科学教师的迫切需求。所有学区在6-8年级选择和实施了一套通用的基于标准的数学和科学教学材料，确保所有学生的课程内容丰富和具有挑战性。开发了用于评估实施水平的课程审计。协作性评估计划，包括基于标准的全州评估，适用于八年级的所有学生，包括全国规范的、客观评分的、符合标准的评估，适用于所有六年级和七年级的学生。协作性广泛的单元结束评估，包括客观评分和自由回答项目，包括表现任务。ETS协助制定绩效评估，并在伙伴地区设立专业发展学校。各学区确定并满足所有教师和管理人员的专业发展需求，以支持教学材料的有效实施。在P[MS]2的大学教职员工和教学专家的参与下，专业发展是持续和持续的。通过指导和指导重视教师入职。基恩科学、数学和教育学院开发并实施了一项中学数学和科学背书，为候选人培养具备中学教学内容背景和知识的候选人，这些候选人需要成为有效的中学科学和数学教育工作者。通过所有项目活动实现项目目标，因为重点是在每个伙伴组织内发展能力和创造持续的学习文化，并促进留住教师。合作活动有广泛的研究内容，结果得到广泛传播。项目活动解决了人数不足的学生的需要，并提供了提高所有学生在数学和科学方面的成就和参与的战略和模式。

The Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and additional Core Partners including the Educational Testing Service (ETS), Kean University and four urban school districts in New Jersey (Elizabeth Board of Education, Hillside Public Schools, Linden Public Schools and Rahway Public Schools) provide intensive, sustainable, systemic reform with the vision that all middle school students understand and are able to apply key concepts in mathematics and science. Goals for the project are: Implementing challenging instructional programsBuilding professional capacity in schools, the University, ETS, and MISEDeveloping leadership among teachers, administrators, and University facultyDeveloping a student-centered learning climate in every classroom, andBuilding parent and community support.The project is focusing on the urgent need for well-prepared and supported middle school mathematics and science teachers via an array of coordinated efforts that address candidate recruitment, teacher preparation, and support of teachers in schools. A common set of standards based instructional materials in mathematics and science is selected and implemented at Grades 6-8 in all districts ensuring content rich and challenging courses for all students. A curriculum audit for assessing level of implementation is developed. A collaborative assessment Plan that includes a standards based state-wide assessment is administered to all students at Grade 8, nationally-normed, objectively scored, standards-aligned, assessment are administered to all students grades 6 and 7. Collaborative wide end-of-unit assessments including objectively scored and free response items including performance tasks are administered to all students. ETS assists in developing performance assessments.Professional development schools are established in partner districts. Districts identify and address professional development needs of all teachers and administrators to support effective implementation of instructional materials. Professional development is continuous and ongoing with participation by university faculty and content experts from within P [MS] 2. Attention is paid to teacher induction through mentoring and coaching. A middle school Mathematics and Science Endorsement is developed and implemented by Kean science, mathematics and education faculty, preparing candidates with the content background and knowledge of middle school instruction needed to be effective educators in middle school science and mathematics. Project goals are realized through all project activities, in that a strong emphasis is placed on developing capacity and creating a continuous learning culture within each partner organization and promotes teacher retention. Collaborative activities have an extensive research component, and results are widely disseminated. Project activities address the needs of underrepresented students and provide strategies and models for increasing achievement and participation of all students in mathematics and science.