Boston Science Partnership

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BSP receives a supplement to initiate the Science Education Fellowship. 20 teacher leaders are selected as the first cohort and will begin work in the fall, 2009. A second supplement for SEF expands the numbers of Fellows.
BSP Marilyn Decker is asked to serve as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for the BPS. Pam Pelletier becomes the Senior Program Director for Science.
The AP Science Support Program expands dramatically, reaching 781 students in 66% of Boston Public Schools. 27% of schools have more than one AP science course. 315 students attend one of the five Bridge to AP Science summer programs. 339 students took the AP Practice Exam, an increase of 41% over the prior year.
23 schools completed 29 CCLS cycles with six additional schools engaging in CCLS readiness activities. Three workshops train 60 teacher leaders in facilitation of CCLS groups.
Vertical Planning Teams produce 43 Navigation Guides which summarize the key understandings of each curriculum unit in the district. 61 teachers and teacher leaders, STEM faculty and community college instructors contributed.
Elementary school teachers increase participation in BSP programming: 13% of all CCC participants teach elementary school and Vertical Planning opens to elementary teachers.
21 BPS teachers presented sessions at the National NSTA meeting along with six BPS science department staff, four BSP PIs and two BSP staff.
UMass Boston's College of Science and Math was awarded a Davis Foundation grant to extend COSMIC seminars and colloquia as well as to provide faculty with mini-grants to encourage innovation in their classrooms.
BSP Co-PI Arthur Eisenkraft was awarded the prestigious Robert A Millikan Medal for Physics Education.

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	2008-2009 Next BSP receives a supplement to initiate the Science Education Fellowship. 20 teacher leaders are selected as the first cohort and will begin work in the fall, 2009. A second supplement for SEF expands the numbers of Fellows. BSP Marilyn Decker is asked to serve as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for the BPS. Pam Pelletier becomes the Senior Program Director for Science. The AP Science Support Program expands dramatically, reaching 781 students in 66% of Boston Public Schools. 27% of schools have more than one AP science course. 315 students attend one of the five Bridge to AP Science summer programs. 339 students took the AP Practice Exam, an increase of 41% over the prior year. 23 schools completed 29 CCLS cycles with six additional schools engaging in CCLS readiness activities. Three workshops train 60 teacher leaders in facilitation of CCLS groups. Vertical Planning Teams produce 43 Navigation Guides which summarize the key understandings of each curriculum unit in the district. 61 teachers and teacher leaders, STEM faculty and community college instructors contributed. Elementary school teachers increase participation in BSP programming: 13% of all CCC participants teach elementary school and Vertical Planning opens to elementary teachers. 21 BPS teachers presented sessions at the National NSTA meeting along with six BPS science department staff, four BSP PIs and two BSP staff. UMass Boston's College of Science and Math was awarded a Davis Foundation grant to extend COSMIC seminars and colloquia as well as to provide faculty with mini-grants to encourage innovation in their classrooms. BSP Co-PI Arthur Eisenkraft was awarded the prestigious Robert A Millikan Medal for Physics Education. Next