"...Of Interest." Connection Resource Bank Newsletter. Informing School System Staff Members about a School-Community-Business Cooperative Project. Final Report.

Autor/in	Kramer, Judith
Institution	Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD.
Titel	"...Of Interest." Connection Resource Bank Newsletter. Informing School System Staff Members about a School-Community-Business Cooperative Project. Final Report.
Quelle	(1988), (242 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Resources; Cooperative Programs; Databases; Elementary Secondary Education; Institutional Cooperation; Mathematics Instruction; Newsletters; Program Development; Program Implementation; School Business Relationship; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Datenbank; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Programmplanung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	The public school system of Montgomery County, Maryland, established a database of more than 1,800 volunteer business and community resources in the areas of science and mathematics who are willing to share their expertise with students and teachers in 154 county schools. Through a grant, a monthly newsletter that highlights this sharing is published. More than 7,500 copies are distributed each month to teachers, school administrators, and career specialists. Newsletter articles about teachers' use of business and community experts as speakers in the classroom or mentors for students make all teachers aware of the resources available. Specific objectives that teachers are required to teach in science and mathematics are identified and applicable resources are listed. Special attention is paid to use of minority role models whenever possible. Alternative careers for women in science and mathematics are emphasized as well. The newsletter editor acts as a community resource and links teachers and businesses. Through the newsletter, the resource bank encourages teachers and students to look outside the classroom and encourages the business community to become involved in its schools. Documents used in the project comprise a large portion of this report. These include brochures, forms, correspondence, media articles, and two volumes of the newsletter. (Author/KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC