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LASER
K–8
Science
Education
Strategic
Planning
Institute
Goals
The
National
LASER
K–8
Science
Education
Strategic
Planning
Institute
will
help
school
district
leadership
teams
bring
about
the
systemic
reform
of
science
education
in
their
communities.
Through
a
six-day
program
of
interactive
workshops
and
discussions,
leadership
teams
will:
-
Develop
a
shared
vision
about
effective
science
learning
and
teaching
-
Design
models
for
developing
and
sustaining
a
corps
of
leaders
for
improving
the
learning
and
teaching
of
science
-
Apply
knowledge
about
the
five
components
of
an
effective
school-based
infrastructure
needed
to
support
a
research-based
science
program
-
Curriculum—Science
curricula
that
are
based
on
the
National
Science
Education
Standards
and
are
produced
through
a
careful
research
and
development
process
-
Professional
Development—Programs
that
prepare
educators
to
teach
inquiry-centered
science
and
that
consider
professional
growth
to
be
a
long-term
process
-
Science
Materials
Support—Cost-effective
systems
for
supplying
science
equipment
and
materials
to
classrooms
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Assessment—Strategies
that
align
the
evaluation
of
student
performance
with
the
goals
of
an
inquiry-centered
science
program
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Administrative
and
Community
Support—Strategies
for
building
and
sustaining
district
and
community
support
-
Develop
a
strategic
plan
for
improving
instruction
in
science
that
is
informed
by
research,
incorporates
best
practices,
and
leverages
change
through
partnerships
-
Assess
and
incorporate
local,
state,
regional,
and
national
resources
that
will
contribute
to
the
implementation
and
sustainability
of
a
research-based
science
programs
-
Become
members
of
a
network
of
informed
professionals
working
to
increase
student
achievement
through
the
implementation
of
effective
science
programs
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