Project ICAN Goals:

• Development of teachers' understanding of critical unifying science concepts and processes as specified in the Illinois Learning Standards and the National Science Education Standards (e.g., systems, evidence, models, change, constancy, scale, evolution, form and function) including scientific inquiry and nature of science.

• Development of teachers' pedagogical knowledge and skills related to scientific inquiry and nature of science (e.g., the ability to plan, implement and assess instructional activities that communicate the aspects of nature of science and scientific inquiry);

• Support for teachers in designing inter-disciplinary, inquiry-based curriculum that connects science content with mathematics and technology;
  

• Development of teachers' ability to improve students' understanding of nature of science and understanding of and ability to perform, scientific inquiry.