What are the benefits of being part of the Illinois Building a Presence program?
How does the program benefit teachers? Illinois Building a Presence for Science and Mathematics is creating a network for increasing the quantity and quality of professional communications among Science and Mathematics teachers and other educators. Professional development information and materials provided by the program emphasize standards-based Science and Mathematics teaching and learning. How does the program benefit schools? Information distributed to school buildings combined with the professional development opportunities of the Illinois Building a Presence network help schools to become active participants in Science and Mathematics education improvements. In addition, teachers of all disciplines have an immediate resource for Science and Mathematics (the Point of Contact) to help integrate these improvements into the entire school instructional program. How does the program benefit districts? With an advocate for Science and Mathematics in every school building, districts wil
