This paper reports on an ongoing professional learning and development (PLD) initiative in New Zealand. The Academy is designed to provide primary and intermediate classroom teachers with the knowledge, materials and support needed for effective delivery of The New Zealand Curriculum’s science subject area. Specifically, this paper reports on the Academy’s interconnections of government policy, professional learning and development, teachers’ practice and students’ learning. Results indicate how relevant, useful and meaningful education through science has influenced classroom teachers’ practice. The implications support the critical importance of effective connections between content, policy and practice in the ongoing development of teaching practice.

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加强初级科学教学：新西兰专业学习和发展计划中内容、政策和实践的相互联系

本文报告了新西兰正在进行的专业学习和发展 (PLD) 计划。该学院旨在为中小学教师提供有效实施新西兰课程科学学科领域所需的知识、材料和支持。具体而言，本文报告了学院在政府政策、专业学习和发展、教师实践和学生学习之间的相互联系。结果表明通过科学进行的相关、有用和有意义的教育如何影响课堂教师的实践。这些影响支持了内容、政策和实践之间有效联系在教学实践的持续发展中的关键重要性。