| School |
Science Education Goals |
Ben Franklin International
School
Barcelona, Spain
(Flavia Burton) |
1.) |
Implementing completed science
standards |
| 2.) |
Developing assessments |
| 3.) |
Solving the time problem
|
American School of
Bilbao
Berango, Spain
(Dan Cohen, Mary Dyer) |
1.) |
Articulate grade levels and assure
completeness |
| 2.) |
Be inquiry-oriented at all levels |
| 3.) |
Have more collaboration, level to level,
subject to subject |
| 4.) |
Learn more about standards-based
curriculum
|
American International School of
Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
(Tina Centurio) |
1.) |
Need teacher training |
| 2.) |
Need more hands-on science |
| 3.) |
Curriculum organization
|
The American School of Las
Palmes
Las Palmes
Gran Canarias, Spain
(Sarah Zarzo) |
1.) |
To make science a more integral part of
the curriculum and day |
| 2.) |
Give continuity between grade levels and
school departments |
| 3.) |
Give better direction and guidance to
teachers using the curriculum |
| 4.) |
To become more hands-on and inquiry
driven |
| 5.) |
To emphasize process more than specific
content or methodology |
| 6.) |
Introduce standards and benchmarks which
are challenging for students and which are in accordance with
National Standards, leading to a coherent and "real" assessment
program
|
Casablanca American
School
Casablanca, Morocco
(Amy Miller, Rachel Baydo, and
Kim Aba) |
1.) |
Fill the gaps in our curriculum |
| 2.) |
Direct it towards PYP inquiry-based
model |
| 3.) |
Align assessments with benchmarks
|
Ambrit International
School
Rome, Italy
(Dennis Wetjen) |
1.) |
Become inquiry based |
| 2.) |
Integrate the curriculum |
| 3.) |
Do more hands-on science, less
lecture |
| 4.) |
Identify goals and objectives for the
Curriculum
|
Marymount International
Rome
Rome, Italy
(Sr. Anne Marie Hill, Simone Trott, Sally
Cameron, Geraldine Tyrrell, Cindy Dragich) |
1.) |
6th grade curriculum needs
developed |
| 2.) |
Move away from a textbook-driven
curriculum |
| 3.) |
Grade 1-6 scope and sequence needs
developing |
| 4.) |
Technology needs to be integrated |
| 5.) |
Need to test our goals in relation to
AERO Standards |
| 6.) |
Bring more hands-on investigations into
the classroom
|
The American International School of
Florence
Florence, Italy
(Diane Lutz) |
1.) |
Linking the program from grades 1-8 |
| 2.) |
Use best practices methods,
inquiry-based |
| 3.) |
Exhibit more science doing-kits? |
| 4.) |
Do curriculum mapping |
| 5.) |
Need professional development in
science
|
Rabat American School
Rabat,
Morocco
(Kathy Morabet and Kerry Topel) |
1.) |
Prepare guidelines for next year's
revision of science program and curriculum |
| 2.) |
Reconcile science program and reality of
time limitations; manage time better to facilitate teaching more
science; and articulate time expectations that reflect reality |
| 3.) |
Develop a K-5 assessment plan for
science |
| 4.) |
For middle school, develop a defined
progression from grade level to grade level, including the ES-MS
link |
| 5.) |
Develop the MS program as increasingly
constructivist (inquiry based) |
| 6.) |
Define materials needed for such
resultant
explorations |
