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Award Year: 1994

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Outcomes, Challenges, and Resources


Outcomes
  • Purchasing and implementing an Earth Science unit for Grade 1 - Pebbles, Silt and Sand
  • Purchasing and implementing an Earth Science unit for Grade 2 - Air and Weather
  • Leadership training for 10 teachers who have become the trainers for their colleagues, as well provide expertise on science curriculum for their school district
Challenges
  • Identifying successful increases in student learning in a rapid time span relative to the slow time required to purchase and implement science curriculum units
  • Completing science curriculum units in the time planned by the developers. For example, a unit that is designed for 8 weeks might take three months to complete as other school priorities take precedent.
Resources
  • Full Option Science System (FOSS) - www.lhs.berkeley.edu/FOSS/FOSS.html
  • Insights - www.edc.org/CSE/imd/insights3.html


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