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Building a Presence for Science. Marsha S. Winegarner, Coordinator for Florida Facilitator for CSSS Equscied@defuniak.com 850.892.1200 x101 (work) 850.892.4888 (home). Building a Presence for Science Education. Goals State Coordinator Key Leaders
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Building a Presence for Science Marsha S. Winegarner, Coordinator for FloridaFacilitator for CSSS Equscied@defuniak.com 850.892.1200 x101 (work) 850.892.4888 (home)
Building a Presence for Science Education • Goals • State Coordinator • Key Leaders • Points of Contact in Each School • Partners
Goals of Building a Presence for Science To establish a network of science Key Leaders in each state and a Point of Contact for science for every U. S. Public and private school To put into practice national and state science education standards To link state and national education organizations, government agencies, and businesses in a collaborative partnership To establish Building a Presence for Science network in all states.
Essential People • Key Leaders - share standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with 30+ Points of Contacts in area schools • Points of Contact - share standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with educators in their school • State/National Partners in Education - share standards and inquiry based teaching and learning with all BaP members.
Florida Quick Stats Schools 3908 State Partners 14 Key Leaders 80 Points of Contact 774 Percent of Schools with a POC 20%
Do we want this BaP Community? Will we continue to use this Community? Will we support the BaP Community? Points of Contact are needed to continue the Program! $$$$$
NSTA~FAST~FASS~HECF.A.S.T. 2002 www.fastscience.org The Launch of BaP October 17 – 19, 2002 Results: Everyone on the same page for Standards-Based Teaching & Learning =Success for students
Professional Development • - Bring standards alive (July 2002) • - Study inquiry (Feb. 2003) • - Focus on inquiry in instruction (Oct. 2003) • - Use data to increase student achievement (Oct. 2004)
Key Leader Institute on Inquiry at the Orlando Science Center
SSS Benchmark Review http://data.fldoe.org/sss/
Results in higher student achievement andbetter communication A+ Some National information…..
Implementing Educational Reform • There is growing consensus among educational reformers that professional development for teachers and school administrators lies at the center of educational reform and instructional improvement. • Richard Elmore, assisted by Deanna Burney. “Investing in Teacher Learning: Staff Development and Instructional Improvement in Community School District # 2, New York City. Report prepared for the National Commission of Teaching and America’s Future and supported by CRPE, April, 1997. • Mike Kestner, U.S. Dept. of Ed. MSP program
Sunshine State Scholars *Matthew Goff, Pensacola, Pensacola High, Escambia Co. *Aaron Wysocki, Newberry, Buchholz High, Alachua Co. *Eric Stansifer, Melbourne, West Shore Jr. Sr. High, Brevard Co. *Neal Bhutiani, Winter Haven, Bartow High, Polk Co. *Nataliya Kilevskiya, Coral Springs, J. P. Taravella High, Broward Co. *Scott Rabin, Miami, Miami Palmetto Sr. High, Miami- Dade Co.
Sunshine State Scholars http://www.unf.edu/dept/sunshine/
Science SafetyNational Safety Indexing Project Compliance with Florida Statutes and State Board Regulations
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arrivingsafely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW--what a ride !! " Maris Ramsay