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Partnership-funded Professional Development Programs
Partnership-funded programs are making science-centered schools a reality! Elementary schools across the state are finding ways to make science a core part of their curriculum. Teachers and principals from 15 schools representing 10 mid-sized districts are participating in the FOSS Leadership Academy, a collaboration among the K-12 Alliance, Lawrence Hall of Science and Delta Publishers.The FOSS Leadership Academy is a unique 3-year opportunity to develop school-based leaders (teachers and principals) who can sustain the implementation of the FOSS California K-5 science program. Academy participants
- Increase their understanding of FOSS instructional design, scientific inquiry, and use of formative assessment and science notebooks.
- Increase their knowledge of leadership including change theory, working with adults, and creating professional learning communities.
- Build advocacy for science education as a core part of the elementary curriculum