National Semiconductor has committed $1 million over three years to our Science in Action Initiative to help 3,000 K-12 school teachers bring exciting, hands-on science education to their students.

Time and Techniques
The greatest barrier to reforming science curriculum for most teachers is lack of time for planning and working with other teachers. We’re proud to support professional development through grants to our Science in Action Partners, science education experts located in our key U.S. communities.

Silicon Valley, California
Santa Clara County Office of Education
National Semiconductor’s grant will create a 4th & 5th grade teachers’ science institute providing 40 hours of intense hands-on instruction, with monthly follow-up meetings and classroom visits.

RAFT—Resource Area for Teaching
National Semiconductor’s grant will double the number of hands-on science workshops offered by RAFT, with a focus on providing the workshops at a reduced rate to low-income schools.

Tarrant County, Texas
Arlington Independent School District
National Semiconductor’s grant will provide hands-on, minds-on science academies established for grades 5-9 to strengthen instructional delivery of science lessons.

Mansfield Independent School District
National Semiconductor’s grant will enable 50% of teachers of grades 2-11 to receive training in inquiry-based science instruction and then convert current science lessons into hands-on lessons.

Maine
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
National Semiconductor’s grant is funding the creation of a series of workshops and institutes for 12 school sites to link inquiry-based science and language literacy.