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Parker, Becky – School Science Review, 2017
The Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) was set up to give science students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research projects. Teachers and students can access data and equipment that enable them to tackle real-life issues. As a result, not only do students gain in confidence and experience in their scientific work, they are also able…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Physics, Science Activities
Wolanin, Natalie; Wade, Julie – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
The goal of the Howard Hughes Science Institute (HHMI) supported science program is to train one staff member to become a science lead within each of the elementary schools in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) district. The specific objectives of the first year of HHMI grant project were to: (1) provide approximately 20…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Grants, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
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Ashmann, Scott; Marcou, Darcy; Lange, Melissa; Konitzer, Andrea – Science and Children, 2010
For two weeks during Summer 2009, three elementary school teachers--Darcy Marcou, Melissa Lange, and Andrea Konitzer--participated in a science institute directed by Scott Ashmann, a science education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The purpose of this institute for elementary school teachers was to learn (a) more about Earth…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Institutes (Training Programs), Summer Science Programs, Earth Science