Release Date: October 12, 2011 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A coalition of
regional partners has received $9.8 million from the National
Science Foundation to expand a promising, teacher-focused
initiative that aims to change how science is taught in Buffalo
Public Schools. The five-year program, led by the University at
Buffalo, Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo State College and the
Buffalo Museum of Science, is called the Interdisciplinary
Science and Engineering Partnership (ISEP). The big idea behind
the initiative is to throw the community's diverse resources
behind reforming science education, primarily by improving
teachers' skills and knowledge. A news conference was held to
announce the initiative. Watch the video: http://bit.ly/ntuszY.
Through ISEP, science and math teachers at 12 middle and high
schools in the Buffalo Public Schools district will receive a
wealth of new professional development opportunities. Chief
among them: the chance to spend a summer conducting
interdisciplinary research with local scienti