The Integrated Middle School Science (IMSS) Partnership is a five-year $12 million project, funded by the National Science Foundation. IMSS has been developing and studying a comprehensive science professional development model designed to transform science teaching and learning in middle schools with a focus on integrating common core literacy strategies and science practices into curriculum, instruction and assessments. IMSS core partners who support the professional development include: CSU East Bay (lead institution), Alameda COE, Santa Clara COE, San Mateo COE, East Bay Science Science Project and the Exploratorium.
IMSS offers targeted Professional Development that is aligned to your district's initiatives and tailored to your district's current needs. Our modules are designed to model best practices, deepen pedagogy and create opportunities for leadership development.
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Building Leadership Capacity
The professional development focus is to build instructional leadership capacity, building on theories of networked learning and distributed leadership (Wenger, 1998; Spillane, 2010; Jackson & Temperley, 2007). In addition to the science teacher professional development, each of the nine school districts have established a STEM Leadership Team that convenes at CSU East Bay quarterly and is involved in a systems change process to support improvements in K-12 science education.
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