LASER News
News: Current news and information about Washington State LASER, its participating districts, its supporters, and evaluation of its success.
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Dr. Mike Klentschy spoke at the WSTA Conference on Scaffolded-Guided Instruction in Science. The El Centro School District has dramatically increased student achievement in science, reading and writing by focusing on a systematic approach to the relationship between high quality materials and teacher professional development. |
04-18-2008 |
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Teachers of science, particularly in the elementary grades, continually seek resources that can truly help with the curriculum they are teaching. Many do not have adequate training in all the various content areas of science they might be responsible for teaching. LASER has been developing teacher toolkits for FOSS and STC grades K-6, with middle school toolkits nearing competion. |
04-17-2008 |
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Washington and Alaska to kick off science curriculum leadership project |
A three-year project aimed at improving science education in 14 school districts representing more than 140,000 students has kicked off. |
07-16-2007 |
| Washington State LASER, with support from The Boeing Company, announced the recipients of the 2006/2007 Science Education Advocate Awards. The Science Education Advocate awards go to five individuals, organizations, and/or project teams who exhibited outstanding advocacy for science education in the state of Washington by promoting the importance of science education among the general public and/or the education system. |
3-29-2007 |
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Battelle will give $750,000 to enhance science education in Washington state. The gift will enable the Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) partnership to help school districts improve curriculum and instruction, and strengthen professional development in high schools over the next three years...through the National Academy for Curriculum Leadership (NACL), a nationally-recognized curriculum leadership program. For a photo of Superintendent Bergeson and Governor Gregoire accepting the check from Battelle, click here. |
1-16-2007 |
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