Partnering to Progress (P2P)
Districts Included in Grant
Lewis County; Fleming Count
Goals
- Enhance physical science content knowledge of K-5 teachers
- Enhance instruction to lead to effective learning in the physical sciences
- Enhance develop administrators' knowledge and skills to provide effective instructional feedback and support high quality science teaching and learning
Teacher Component
- Build content knowledge in three areas of physical science: Force and Motion; Heat and Temperature; and Properties of Matter
- Pedagogical knowledge
- Assessment skills
- Effective technology integration
Product: Develop, Field Test, and Construct learning progressions and assessments (diagnostic, formative, and summative).
Administrator Component
- Build understanding of effective science instruction
- Conduct science classroom observations with confidence
- Understand and monitor sound assessment practices
Building Administrators Component
- Classrooms Observations
- 2 per semester (try and observe physical science instruction since this is the area where we should notice change over time)
Facilitators
Diane Johnson, PIMSER Regional Teacher Partner
Becky Smith, PIMSER Regional Teacher Partner
Martin Brock, Eastern Kentucky University
Debbie Owens, Assoc. Director, P-12 Math & Science Outreach Unit, PIMSER
Kim Zeidler, Director, P-12 Math & Science Outreach Unit, PIMSER
Dates & Location
All meetings will take place at Blue Licks State Park
Teachers
August 29, 2008;
September 26, 2008;
October 28, 2008;
November 18, 2008
January 13, 2009;
February 17, 2009;
March 17, 2009;
April 14, 2009
June 22-26, 2009
Summer 2009 - two-day mentor/mentee training TBA
Administrators
9/24/08; 10/22/08; 12/10/08; 1/16/08; 2/20/08
For More Information
For more information on the program, please contact:
Kim Zeidler
Director, P-12 Math & Science Outreach Unit
Kim.Zeidler@uky.edu
859-257-4915