Science Alliance
Districts
Lewis County
Fleming County
Washington County
Powell County
Goals
- Form a professional learning community that involves the grade 5-12 science teachers and the Alliance Facilitators in an ongoing study of important conceptual and pedagogical issues that face middle and high school science teachers including inquiry.
- Work to design and pilot standards based units of study that teachers can utilize in their classroom. The units will be centered around the "Big Ideas" of science defined in the newly released version 4.1 of the Kentucky Core Content and Program of Studies. The learning sequences will include inquiry/project based learning, and effective integration of literacy skills in science classrooms.
Facilitators
Diane Johnson, PIMSER Regional Teacher Partner
Becky Smith, PIMSER Regional Teacher Partner
Kim Zeidler, Director, P-12 Math & Science Outreach Unit, PIMSER
Three-year Timeline Dates & Location
All meetings will be held at the Four Points Sheraton in Lexington
January 2006-Summer 2006
- Monthly meetings from January 2006 - May 2006 (no April meeting)
- Summer Institute: Jun 12-16 AND July 24-28, 2006
August 2006- July 2007
- Monthly meetings from August 2006 - May 2007 (no April meeting)
- Summer Institute: July 16-20, 2007
August 2007- July 2008
- Monthly meetings from August 2007 - May 2008 (no April meeting)
- August 30, 2007
- September 27, 2007
- October 28, 2007
- November 29, 2007
- January 24, 2008
- February 21, 2008
- March 12, 2008
- May 8, 2008
- Summer Institute: June 23-25, 2008
For More Information
For more information on the program itself, please contact:
Kim Zeidler
Director, P-12 Math & Science Outreach Unit
Kim.Zeidler@uky.edu
859-257-4915