Vermont Elementary Science Project

Information

• NSF Award
• 8955297

Owner

• NETWORKS, INCORPORATED

• Award Id

  8955297

• Award Effective Date

  4/15/1990 - 35 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1995 - 30 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 974,876.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

The Vermont Elementary Science Project is based on the recommendations from the National Center for Improving Science Education's recent reports on assessment; curriculum and technology; and teacher development in elementary science. The project will develop a regional staff development and training model for improving elementary science education. This model for instructional change will be developed through extensive work with existing state structures such as the Vermont State Education Department, the Vermont Science Teachers' Association, the Vermont Higher Education Consortium, Middlebury College and local school districts. Teams of teachers and administrators from the selected school districts will be trained in the following areas: science content (physical science) and teaching methods for "hands-on-minds-on"; ideas related to the conditions in schools which support science education and change; and implementation plans for the improvement of science teaching at the elementary school level. The project will then provide continuous support for the changes necessary in order to implement and sustain good science teaching and good science programs in these districts. The evaluation of the program will include addressing the issue of student change, and will be based on the State's new assessment program which will involve the evaluation of the products produced for student portfolios. The cost sharing for the project will be 35% of the NSF portion.

• Program Officer

  Susan P. Snyder

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/3/1990 - 35 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  11/30/1993 - 32 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Network Inc

• City

  Andover

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  300 Brickstone Square

• Postal Code

  018101435

• Phone Number

  5084701080

• First Name

  Susan

• Last Name

  Loucks-Horsley

• Email Address

  sloucks@bscs.org

• Start Date

  4/15/1990 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Robert

• Last Name

  Prigo

• Start Date

  11/30/1993 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Physical Sciences NEC

• Code

  19

• Name

  Other Sciences NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Physical Sciences

• Code

  10

• Text

  TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

• Code

  7300

• Text

  ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Code

  9177

• Text

  SCIENCE, MATH, ENG & TECH EDUCATION