Designing Professional Development Resources that Lead to Effective Science and Expository Writing Instruction

本计划将开发专业资源，协助小学教师加强学生的写作技巧，特别是科学笔记的写作。拟议的资源将包括供教师使用的印刷和多媒体格式，以及供教师专业发展提供者使用的手册。该项目是基于西雅图公立学校开发的一个非常成功的项目。在该计划的六年历史中，它经过了因弗内斯研究协会的广泛评估，证明了该计划的有效性和对学生表现的积极影响。富威勒副主任获得基金会拨款，以进一步开发和完善这些资源的组成部分。在分发提议的资源之前，将在华盛顿州中部和缅因州农村进行进一步的实地试验。海涅曼出版社致力于出版完整的资源。

This project would develop professional resources to help elementary teachers strengthen their students' writing skills, particularly writing in science notebooks. The proposed resources would include print and multi-media formats for teachers and handbooks for their professional development providers. The project is based on a highly successful program developed in the Seattle Public Schools. During the program's six-year history it has undergone extensive evaluation by Inverness Research Associates demonstrating the program's efficacy and positive impact on student performance. Co-PI Fulwiler received foundation grants to further develop and refine components of these resources. Prior to dissemination the proposed resources would undergo further field tests in central Washington and rural Maine. Heinemann Publishers is committed to publishing the completed resources.