Science in the Twenty First Century: The Science 21 Project

该提案将提供为期两年半的培训，以加强纽约州少数民族地区60名准备不足或未获得认证的中级学校教师的内容准备。在纽约市立大学的支持下，与当地学区和布朗克斯科学高中区域资源中心（由教育部资助）合作，纽约市立大学将在曼哈顿、布朗克斯和皇后区为中学科学教师建立3个区域资源中心。题为“二十一世纪的科学：“科学21世纪计划”，将为少数民族学区的60名教师提供培训，方法是将以中学课程内容为重点的大学课程与研究性教学法培训结合起来，由大学和区域中心提供培训，这些培训将在上述社区学区的各区进行。​在项目指定的每一年，每年将有30名准备不足和/或未获得认证的中级/初中科学教师（总共60名参与者）参加由城市学院提供的课程，每周5天，为期四周（90小时），并获得免学费的研究生学分。在项目期间，教师将学习物理科学、生命科学和地球科学课程，每门课程获得6个免学费研究生学分，共计18个研究生学分。培训将在夏季和学年进行。总之，通过向少数民族学区准备不足的教师讲授内容，该计划使教师能够向学生提供适当的内容，并提高他们自己的专业地位。通过将城市大学教育学院、布朗克斯科学区域资源中心和当地学区联系起来，正在建立一个训练有素的教师领导网络，他们将在项目结束后担任当地培训人员，并将不断获得支助机构的资源。费用分摊相当于国家科学基金会奖金的72%。

This proposal will provide training over a two and one-half year period to enhance content preparation for 60 under- prepared or uncertified intermediate school teachers in minority districts in New York. Under the aegis of the City College of New York, CUNY and in cooperation with local school districts and the Bronx High School of Science Regional Resource Center (funded by the Department of Education), the City College will establish 3 District Resource Centers for intermediate school science teachers in the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. The project entitled "Science in the Twenty-First Century: The Science 21 Project", will provide training to the 60 teachers in minority school districts through linking college courses focused on the content of the middle school curriculum with training in inquiry pedagogy provided by university and Regional Center trained peer leaders to be located in the boroughs of the Community School Districts listed above. For each of the designated years of the project, a cohort of 30 under-prepared and/or uncertified intermediate/junior high school science teachers per year (for a total of 60 participants) will attend courses given by the City College five days per week for four weeks (90 hours) and earn tuition free graduate credits. During the course of the project the teachers will have taken courses in physical science, life science, and earth science, earning six tuition-free graduate credits per course totalling 18 graduate credits. Training will take place during the summer and the academic year. In summary, through teaching content to under-prepared teachers in minority school districts, the program is enabling teachers to provide appropriate content to their students and to increase their own professional standing. Through linking the City College School of Education, the Bronx Science Regional Resource Center and local school districts, a network of trained teacher leaders is being created who will be in place as local trainers after the conclusion of the project and who will have ongoing access to the resources of the supporting institutions. Cost sharing equals 72% of the NSF award.