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…

More than 40 studies and reports were reviewed in this paper. Reviewed under Inservice Programs and Activities are: Local Programs, (e.g. Flint Hills Elementary Science Project), Institute Programs (e.g. NSF Summer Institutes) and other Inservice activities (e.g. Eastern Regional Institute for Education). The writer reviewed evaluative reports and…

The study was designed to compare the workshop activity of participants attending the 1971 Resource Personnel Workshop on the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) in teams (2-3 persons/team) and as individuals. Twenty-two participants attended the workshop in teams and another nine as individuals. Data were collected before, during, and…

Suggestions are given for encouraging parents to participate in their children's science studies, at home and at school. Several sample lessons illustrate the kinds of experiments that require only inexpensive supplies which parents can provide. (SA)

CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICANTS TO SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. APPLICATION FORMS OF ALL ACCEPTEES AND UP TO TWICE AS MANY REJECTEE FORMS, SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM EACH…