Summer Research Fellowship Program for High School Science Teachers

这项为期两年的计划的近期目标是为来自纽约地区的20名高中科学教师提供现代生物学、生物化学、细胞生物学、化学、遗传学和分子生物学方面的实践经验，以便他们能够向学生传播所学到的内容、科学方法、以及科学研究的兴奋。该计划的创建是为了在高中科学教师和大学教师之间发展科学教育的伙伴关系，并鼓励他们之间的持续联系。该项目的参与者承诺在哥伦比亚大学的研究实验室至少连续两个夏天工作。该计划的一个主要前提是，科学教师与研究实验室和执业科学家的联系将为教师提供更好的欣赏科学发现的兴奋，现代生物和化学的工具和技术，科学家职业生涯的轨迹和作为科学家工作的现实。根据暑期研究经验所获得的知识和经验，教师应在接下来的学年中在学校规划和实施一系列活动。这些活动可以包括提供服务、实施新的学生实验室体验、新的课程项目、到研究实验室的实地考察或其他适当的活动。将提供相当于NSF成本的42.4%的金额作为成本份额。

The immediate goal of this two year program is to provide 20 high school science teachers from the New York area with practical experience in research in modern biology, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics and molecular biology so that they can transmit to their students knowledge gained regarding content, scientific method, and the excitement of scientific research. The program was created to develop a partnership in science education between high school science teachers and University faculty and to encourage sustained associations between them. Participants in the program are committed to working in a Columbia University research laboratory for at least two consecutive summers. A major premise of the program is that affiliations of science teachers with research laboratories and practicing scientists will provide the teachers with a better appreciation of the excitement of scientific discovery, the tools and technologies of modern biology and chemistry, the trajectory of a scientist's career and the realities of working as a scientist. Based on the knowledge and experience gained during the summer research experience, teachers are expected to plan and implement a series of activities in their schools during the following academic years. These activities may include inservice offerings, implementation of new student laboratory experiences, new curriculum projects, field trips to research laboratories, or other appropriate activities. An amount equal to 42.4 % of NSF cost will be provided as cost share.