Mission Statement: The mission of ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc. is to continuously improve teaching and learning.
Vision Statement: To provide exemplary research-based professional development services aligned with standards-based instruction that results in improved teaching and learning for all students.
ASSET assists school districts in implementing comprehensive K-8 science education programs based on the National Science Resources Center’s (NSRC) – an organization of the National Academies and the Smithsonian Institution – national model for effective science education reform.
The five component model includes:
- Standards-based curriculum materials
- Ongoing, rigorous professional development
- Centralized materials support
- Assessment
- Community/Administrative involvement
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