WAStateLaser.org
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LASER Home
Description
Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) is a partnership program that started in 1999 with the National Science Resources Center, the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Battelle, Pacific Science Center and Educational Service Districts and lead school districts from across Washington State.
Washington State LASER is part of the National Science Resource Center's (NSRC) LASER Center funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Our program is centered on the use of NSRC's Strategic Planning Institute that has been offered to school districts across the country since 1989. The Strategic Planning Institutes lead school districts to implement an inquiry-based science curriculum. Many of these school districts have become models of successful implementation for the rest of the country. The curriculum implemented and the professional development used is based on the best research available regarding the qualities of a successful science education program.
Planning and implementing an inquiry-centered science program requires the support of a broad range of stakeholders who share a vision of what is needed to create an effective science program for students in their school district. It is likewise important to establish an infrastructure that will support this shared vision.
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