Building Relationships with Industry for Delivering and Generating Educational Support (BRIDGES)

该项目是一个为期四年的项目，旨在在宾夕法尼亚州威斯特摩兰县的四个学区、当地工业和圣文森特学院之间建立伙伴关系，以支持这四个学区的数学和科学教育。该项目将由三个部分组成：1)为来自拉筹伯学区（La Trobe School District）的90名小学教师（k-6年级）提供为期10天的暑期学院，并为学院期间开发的新数学和科学活动的实施和评估提供学年后续支持；2)由一名初中或高中“领导或导师”教师、一名工业科学家和一名大学科学家组成24个团队（每个参与学区6个）。科学家将向教师介绍他们的工作环境，并协助他们开展适当的动手课堂活动，以提高他们的数学和科学课程。3) 3次为期5天的研讨会，为18名选定的教师开发和实施四个学区的高中三年级综合数学-科学顶点课程。费用分摊相当于NSF奖金的120.2%。

This project is a four year program to build a partnership between four school districts in Westmoreland County, PA, local industry, and Saint Vincent College, in support of mathematics and science education in the four districts. The project will consist of three components: 1) 10 day summer academies for 90 elementary teachers from the La Trobe School District (grades k-6), with school year follow-up support for implementation and evaluation of new mathematics and science activities developed during the academies; 2) the development of 24 teams (6 per participating school district) consisting of a junior or senior high school "lead or mentor" teacher, an industrial scientist and a college scientist. The scientists will introduce the teachers to their work environments and will assist them in the development of appropriate hands-on classroom activities to improve their mathematics and science courses: and 3) three five day seminars for 18 selected teachers to develop and implement an integrated mathematics-science capstone course for high school seniors in the four school districts. Cost sharing equals 120.2% of the NSF award.