Reinvigorating Elementary Science through a Partnership with CA Teachers (RESPeCT):Sustainable research-based professional development with teacher leaders in a high-needs district

通过与加州教师合作振兴小学科学（RESPeCT）项目是一个基于相互信任和共同愿景的合作伙伴关系驱动的努力，波莫纳联合学区（PUSD），加州州立理工大学，波莫纳（CPP）作为核心合作伙伴，非营利生物科学课程研究（BSCS）作为支持合作伙伴。 RESPeCT项目正在开发，实施和研究一种创新和可持续的解决方案，以解决具有国家重要性的关键问题-K-6学生无法对科学形成基本理解的数量不可接受，以及学生对科学的理解存在明显和持续的成就差距。该RESPeCT项目建立在一个成功的视频为基础，实践分析的专业发展方法，结合领导力发展的组成部分，并付诸实践，从幼儿园到六年级教师在高需求区。在该项目的五年生命中，RESPeCT正在培养42名K-6教师领导干部，并得到CPP科学和数学教师的支持，这些教师领导将维持和领导未来的RESPeCT专业发展工作，以达到所有K-6教师在PUSD，支持所有学生具有挑战性的科学内容的教学。RESPeCT项目直接受益于168名教师（占PUSD小学教师的30%）和7,500多名K-6学生，并正在改变PUSD的科学教学方式。最终，所有511名小学PUSD教师和他们的学生将受益于RESPeCT项目。PUSD正在设计一个财政计划，以继续和维持RESPeCT PD计划和合作伙伴关系与CPP教师远远超出该项目的生命。RESPeCT研究团队采用了严格的研究设计，包括教师的对照组，以检查PUSD学生，教师（包括教师领导）和CPP教师的RESPeCT专业发展的影响。 RESPeCT是当前STEM内容重点领域相关问题的一个实施项目。RESPeCT项目的主要贡献是开发与下一代科学标准（NGSS）一致的视频案例和共享课程材料，这些标准整合了从数学和英语语言艺术（ELA）中选择的共同核心国家标准（CCSS）。赋予教师教授科学的能力，同时减轻只专注于数学和ELA的压力。该项目的一个主要组成部分是开发14个与生命、物理、地球和空间科学有关的模块，这些模块集中在NGSS的两个交叉概念（能量物质和稳定性变化）内，并纳入了数学和ELA标准。这些材料将提供给全国各地的地区和教师。此外，RESPeCT项目包括在领先的小学教师学习社区的大学教师的专业发展。大学教师对教学和学习的洞察力正在帮助科学、数学和教育学院改革科学和数学专业的课程以及副教授。RESPeCT作为一个国家NSF-MSP模型，用于改变科学教学和学习的基础广泛的合作。该项目对于激励和支持为来自代表性不足群体的学生提供服务的教师具有特殊意义。

The Reinvigorating Elementary Science through Partnership with California Teachers (RESPeCT) project is a partnership-driven effort based on mutual trust and a shared vision among Pomona Unified School District (PUSD), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP) as Core Partners, and the non-profit Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) as a Supporting Partner. The RESPeCT project is developing, implementing, and studying an innovative and sustainable solution to critical problems of national importance--the unacceptable number of K-6 students who are failing to develop a rudimentary understanding of science, and the clear and persistent achievement gaps in students' understanding of science. The RESPeCT project builds on and puts into practice a successful videocase-based, analysis-of-practice professional development approach, in combination with a leadership development component, for Kindergarten through sixth grade teachers in a high-needs district. Over the five year life of the project, RESPeCT is developing a cadre of 42 K-6 Teacher Leaders, with support from CPP science and mathematics faculty, and these Teacher Leaders will sustain and lead future RESPeCT professional development efforts to reach all K-6 teachers in PUSD, supporting the teaching of challenging science content for all students. The RESPeCT Project directly benefits 168 teachers (30% of PUSD elementary teachers) and over 7,500 K-6 students and is transforming the way science is taught and learned in PUSD. Ultimately, all 511 elementary PUSD teachers and their students will benefit from the RESPeCT project. PUSD is designing a fiscal plan to continue and sustain the RESPeCT PD program and partnerships with CPP faculty far beyond the life of the project. The RESPeCT research team employs a rigorous research design, including a control group of teachers, to examine the impact of the RESPeCT professional development on PUSD students, teachers (including Teacher Leaders) and CPP faculty. RESPeCT is an Implementation project in the Current Issues Related to STEM Content focal area.A major contribution of the RESPeCT project is the development of videocases and shared curriculum materials aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that integrate selected Common Core State Standards (CCSS) from Mathematics and English language arts (ELA) to empower teachers to teach science while relieving pressures to focus solely on mathematics and ELA. The development of fourteen modules related to life, physical, and earth and space science, concentrated within two cross-cutting concepts (energy & matter and stability & change) from the NGSS and incorporating mathematical and ELA standards is a major component of this project. The materials will be available to districts and teachers across the country. In addition, the RESPeCT project includes professional development for university faculty in leading elementary teacher learning communities. Insights into teaching and learning gained by university faculty is helping science, mathematics, and education faculty reform courses for science and mathematics majors and preservice teachers. RESPeCT serves as a national NSF-MSP model for broad-based collaborations that transform science teaching and learning. The project has special relevance for motivating and supporting teachers who serve students from underrepresented groups.