"Transforming Science Assessment: Systems for Innovation," is a series of resources designed to provide state education leaders with: (1) Information about how states are currently pursuing statewide assessment systems in science; (2) Analyses of what features influence different approaches, with an eye to supporting state leaders as…

Describes a master's degree program in elementary science education at Western Washington State College, designed for the elementary teacher interested in teaching science but without a vast background in the sciences. (CS)

Describes a program developed to prepare elementary teachers to use several new interdisciplinary, inquiry-oriented elementary science curricula. Improvement of the teachers' skills in developing and presenting science demonstrations and in directing student investigations was emphasized. (Author/IRT)

PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SCIENCE COURSES ARE DESCRIBED IN THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. TEACHERS ATTENDED INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT WERE PLANNED AND CONDUCTED BY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND BY TEACHERS WHO HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TEACHING THE NEW…

The Science Alliance, a coalition of industry, business, and educational institutions, developed and sponsored a partnership project to help elementary teachers overcome obstacles to teaching quality science. The intent of the Teacher-Scientist Partnership Project was to bring together the scientific expertise of scientists with the classroom…

Describes innovative ways in which substitute teachers have been used to free middle school science teachers during the day to attend inservice sessions. (JR)

Presented is a description of the preservice teacher education program for science teachers of grades 5-13 in the Federal Republic of Germany. Information reported is focused on the science content portion of the preservice program rather than on the education courses and field experiences. (PB)

There is little doubt that the findings of research in science education can be depressing at times. The literature is replete with reports and research findings which highlight problems and shortcomings associated with the teaching and learning of science. In order to provide a refreshing alternative to the majority of research reports which…

The University of California, Irvine offers a summer institute for elementary/secondary science teachers. A one-day research update, year-round Saturdays for Science (for fourth-sixth grades), and assistance in science curriculum development are also featured. Success is attributed to involvement of faculty, local technology-based industry, and…

Described is an extracurricular organization for future science teachers at the undergraduate level. The formation, activities, and service projects of the group are discussed. The benefits of this type of group to preservice science teachers is stressed. (CW)

Reports on revisions to the teacher education program at Eastern Michigan University to improve teacher preparation for teaching science, especially physics and chemistry, in the elementary grades. (LZ)

As a result of survey assessments which suggested a limited supply of science instructional resources in the Northaeastern Kansas area, the INSTEP (Integrative Network for Science Teaching Exploration and Practice) project was developed. Twenty-two 2nd-12th grade teachers from six school districts participated during 7 months of the project. The…

The development and dissemination of science materials can be associated with technical delivery systems such as the Unified Network for Informatics in Teacher Education (UNITE). The UNITE project was designed to investigate ways for using computer networking to improve communications and collaboration among university schools of education and…

The purposes of the Colorado Science Teaching Enhancement Program (CO-STEP) are to improve the background in science content and the instructional skills of teachers in grades four through six throughout Colorado and to support the implementation of effective instruction. A network of six Teacher Development Centers in Colorado coordinate teacher…

Since the early 1980s, many reports have appealed for improvement in science and mathematics education in the schools. Even when new and/or supplementary materials are provided and made available to teachers, natural inertia is difficult to overcome. This document reports on the status of science and mathematics education improvement in three…