Scientists, Engineers Help Elementary School Teachers
30 November 2011
Teacher Fred Tenyke discusses science with the class at Georgian Forest Elementary school as retired engineer Dave Weiss, who helps apply his experience to help, looks on, in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 2011
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
A program in the United States brings scientists and engineers into elementary schools to teach teachers more about how to teach science.
DAVE WEISS: "Welcome to science class. So good to see you guys today."
Dave Weiss is a retired engineer. One day each week he volunteers at Georgian Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington.
DAVE WEISS: "But the experiment we're going to do, we want to keep all of our variables constant."
He works with teacher Fred Tenyke on science projects for ten-year-olds.
DAVE WEISS: "Fred is so enthusiastic and he's so much fun with the kids. I can see that he really loves what he's doing. I get as much pleasure from helping the teachers as I do helping the students."
Student Jada Lockwood she says enjoys Mr. Weiss' visits to her classroom. She likes the drawings he uses to explain scientific ideas.
JADA LOCKWOOD: "Mr. Weiss, like, he would go in the back and draw, like, these pictures and, like, he helps us a lot."
The American Association for the Advancement of Science sponsors the Senior Scientists and Engineers program. Dave Weiss has been a volunteer in that program for many years. The scientists and engineers help teachers in elementary schools improve their skills.
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