San Diego Science Project

The San Diego Science Project is a network of K-16 educators, museums, UCSD science and education faculty, and community members that come together to explore new ways of addressing the changing needs of classroom teachers in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Pictured at left is a group of K-5 teachers from San Diego Unified School District creating a balloon icosahedron in Balboa Park during one of the three SDSP 2011 summer teacher institutes.

Welcome to the San Diego Science Project (SDSP), a site of the California Science Project (CSP) housed at UC San Diego in the Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). The SDSP strives to

provide opportunities for teachers to enhance their science content knowledge and pedagogical skills
support professional communities for science teachers
develop school-based leadership teams of teachers and administrators committed to improving science instruction
develop formal partnerships with schools and districts to improve student learning
explore the intersection between informal and formal science learning
examine how teachers can gather evidence of student learning and come together to inform classroom practice
work with teachers to advocate for the needs of students