Western Kentucky Math Science Partnership

西肯塔基州数学科学伙伴关系(WKYMSP)是一个Start-Partnership，由核心合作伙伴西肯塔基大学牵头，三个地区校区--伊利莎白镇、格拉斯哥和欧文斯伯勒--霍普金斯维尔社区学院、保龄格林社区学院、大河地区教育合作社(GRREC)、克里斯蒂安县公立学校和哈特县学校组成。这项提议的目的是建立一个扩展的合作伙伴关系，以解决州、地方和国家在改善中学教学和学习方面的记录挑战，以确保所有学生获得严格的高中数学和科学知识并取得成功。WKYMSP采用基于证据的问题解决过程来收集和分析与以下直接相关的数据：中学生数学和科学成绩的下降；系统的STEM和教育教师-学校从业者参与与问题相关的探究；考虑基于研究的解决方案和规划学校课程；以及将实施的教学和专业发展战略并进行测试，以获得可衡量的结果。该项目的工作包括努力增加教师队伍的多样性。这一进程中的两个关键行动小组是200名中等年级数学和科学教师及其伙伴中学，以及来自六个伙伴中学的25名数学、科学和教育教师。这些教师将接受培训，成为参与推动者，与中学数学和科学教师、学校领导和家长就数据收集、数据解释、战略规划和一些已确定的实施设计战略的试点测试进行互动。这一进程将得到一个四人管理小组、一个三人大学数据小组、一个十人STEM/ED/学校从业人员工作组和一个代表主要伙伴关系作用小组以及数学和科学专家的十人咨询委员会的支持。一名外部评估员将收集和分析合作伙伴小组在建立新的有针对性的伙伴关系和制定解决中学生数学和科学成绩下降的解决方案方面的参与和互动的数据。

The Western Kentucky Math Science Partnership (WKYMSP) is a Start-Partnership comprised of core partners Western Kentucky University, as the lead, three regional campus'-Elizabethtown, Glasgow, and Owensboro-, Hopkinsville Community College, Bowling Green Community College, the Greater River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC), Christian County Public Schools, and Hart County Schools. The intent of this proposal is to establish an expanded Partnership to address the documented state, local and national challenge of improving teaching and learning in middle school to insure access to and success of ALL students in rigorous high school mathematics and science.The WKYMSP employs an evidence-based problem-solving process to collect and analyze data directly related to: declining mathematics and science scores of middle school students; systematic STEM and Education faculty-school practitioner engagement in inquiry related to the problem; consideration of research-based solutions and planning school curriculum; and instructional and professional development strategies to be implemented and tested for measurable results. The project work includes an effort to increase the diversity of the teaching force. Two key action groups in this process are the 200 teachers of middle grades mathematics and science, along with their Partnership middle schools, and twenty-five mathematics, science and education faculty members from the six partner postsecondary institutions. These faculty members will be trained as participant facilitators to interact with teachers of middle grade mathematics and science, school leaders, and parents on data collection, data interpretation, strategic planning, and pilot testing of some identified implementation design strategies. This process will be supported by a four-person Management Team, a three-person university Data Team, a ten member STEM/ED/school practitioner Work Groups, and a ten member Advisory Board representing key partnership role groups and mathematics and science experts. An external evaluator will collect and analyze data on the engagement and interaction of partner groups in the establishment of the new targeted partnership and development of solutions to declining mathematics and science scores of middle school students.