Biology Interaction Group/Partnership in Education (BIG/PIE)

这个领导活动项目提供持续的发展， 在纽约西部每年增加25至35名生物教师 通过参加为期两周的夏季讲习班， 专注于细胞生物学、化学和比较解剖学， physiology. 强调了该领域的新发展和新技术 教师们开发教材，将这些知识融入到 高中生物课程 除了夏季研讨会。 在学年期间每月举行互动会议， 教师，大学工作人员和一位在某个领域拥有专业知识的科学家 相关领域。 对适当的科学中心进行实地考察，或 工业也在计划之中。 两名中学教师也参加 每年夏天与大学教职员工进行一对一的研究体验 会员是否 本提案的第二个主要组成部分提供了内容和过程 自然科学和物理科学背景的教师人数， 同一地区的年份。 还开发了材料，以帮助他们 在教室里教科学 参与培训的部分教师 高中讲习班担任小学/高中课程的教师。 初中教师，也作为他们的导师时， 各小组返回各自的学区。 小学/初中 教师们也在一年中多次开会，并参加 一些实地经验。 这一建议的结果，从一个成功的荣誉研讨会的生物学 由PI Kisailus开发和管理的教师。 当前 项目加强和扩大荣誉车间，与 小学/中学教师组成部分。 该项目的工作人员 在背景和经验上都是合格的。 Leader中学 在讲习班期间和学校中使用教师， 那些在中、小学背景和专业知识较少的人 学校 学院的工作人员包括生物，化学， 物理、教育和英语系。

This Leadership Activities project provides continued development and enhancement of 25 to 35 Biology teachers per year in western New York through participation in two week summer workshops focusing on cell biology, chemistry, and comparative anatomy and physiology. New developments and techniques in the field are stressed and teachers develop materials to incorporate this knowledge into the high school biology curriculum. In addition to the summer workshop. monthly interactive sessions are held during the academic year with teachers, college staff, and a scientist with expertise in a certain relevant area. Field site visits to appropriate scientific centers or industries are also scheduled. Two secondary teachers also participate each summer in a one to one research experience with a college staff member. The second major component of this proposal provides content and process background in natural and physical science to 30 elementary teachers per year in the same region. Materials are also developed to assist them in teaching science in their classrooms. Selected teachers involved in the high school workshops serve as teachers of the courses for elementary/ junior high school teachers and also serve as their mentors when both groups return to their school districts. The elementary/junior high teachers also meet several times during the year and participate in certain field experiences. This proposal results from a successful honors workshop for biology teachers developed and administered by the PI, Kisailus. The current project strengthens and extends the honors workshop, with the elementary/middle school teacher component. The staff of the project are qualified both in background and experience. Leader secondary teachers are used during the workshop and in the schools to support those with less background and expertise in the middle and elementary schools. The college staff involves members of the biology, chemistry, physics, education and English departments.