TCEP wins Programs that Work Award for the 4th time
Old Dominion University's Center for Educational Partnerships (TCEP) received the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition (VMSC) Programs that Work award for the program Southeastern Virginia Environmental Education (SEVEE) Consortium. The award recognizes exemplary mathematics, 科学, and integrated 科学, 技术, 工程, and mathematics (STEM) programs for which there is evidence of a positive impact on student or teacher learning. This is the fourth time TCEP has won this distinguished state award.
The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of upper elementary, 中学, and high school 科学 teachers to deliver systemic Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences (MWEEs) to their students through professional development. MWEEs are designed to actively engage students in hands-on experiences that investigate their local environment and build knowledge and understanding of environmental literacy.
TCEP faculty are working with teachers and administrators from Hampton, 纽波特纽斯, 诺福克 朴茨茅斯, 萨福克郡, and Williamsburg-James City County public school districts and through the project, were able to successfully integrate components of environmental literacy and STEM with authentic research.
Objectives include training teacher leaders across the Consortium to support systematic implementation of MWEEs in their school districts, developing MWEE lessons for grades 5-8, 生物学, and Environmental Science that are aligned with the 2018 Standards of 学习 or VDOE Content Guidelines as applicable, and achieving division-wide implementation by teachers and students in partnership with selected environmental education non-profit organizations such as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), 水手的博物馆, and Watermen's Museum.
