SSC: Improvement in the Science and Mathematics Achievement Levels of African American Students in Mississippi

密西西比州立大学（MSU）将为50名非洲裔美国学生（7年级或8年级）提供为期四周的科学/数学夏令营（SSC）。 本学年将举行四次后续会议。 在SSC之前，工作人员将接受培训，学习教授少数民族学生的最佳方法。 SSC主题包括基本流程技能（例如，观察技术）和偶然过程技能（例如，实验）在科学。 在这个SSC的一个重点将是，过程技能不是任何科学学科所独有的。 数学概念将被纳入SSC涵盖的科学内容。 这种SSC将包括合作和探究学习，以及建构主义策略。 在校园研究设施和工业图尔斯参观期间，科学/工程师将提供职业教育机会。 非裔美国教育工作者、科学家和工程师的指导在为期四周的SSC内。 这种SSC的成功将基于数学/科学内容的前/后测试和基于性能的测量。 在后续的星期六会议上，与会者将开发基于SSC活动的显示器，用于在密歇根州立大学校园举行的学校科学博览会和国家科学技术周。 ***

Mississippi State University (MSU) will offer a Summer Science Camp (SSC) over a four-week period in science/mathematics for 50 African American students (grades 7 or 8). Four follow-up sessions will be during the academic year. Prior to the SSC, staff will receive an inservice in the optimal methods for teaching minority students. SSC topics include the basic process skills (e.g., observing techniques) and the casual process skills (e.g., experimenting) in science. An emphasis in this SSC will be that process skills are not unique to any science discipline. Math concepts will be integrated into the science content covered in the SSC. This SSC will incorporate cooperative and inquiry learning, and constructivist strategies. Career education opportunities will be presented by science/engineers during campus research facility and industry tours. Mentoring by African American educators, scientists, and engineers are within the four week SSC. This SSC success will be based on pre/post testing of math/science content and performance based measurements. In the follow-up Saturday sessions participants will develop displays based on SSC activities for their school's science fair and National Science and Technology Week held on the MSU campus. ***