GK-12 Cornell Environmental Sciences Research Partnerships

通过这个为期三年的康奈尔环境科学研究伙伴关系计划（CERP），27名研究生和15名本科生GK-12研究员正在指导初中和高中学生进行科学研究。研究员正在纽约州伊萨卡附近的10所核心学校密集工作，并与纽约市和纽约州北部农村的15所卫星学校的学生一起举办教师讲习班和较短的研究项目。他们正在利用康奈尔大学先前资助的八个NSF项目开发的高中学生和教师研究的课程和模型。高中生正在发展进行原创性研究的能力，参与课堂和互联网介导的研究社区，并提高他们对科学和环境科学内容的性质的理解。教师们正在提高他们指导学生研究人员的能力，并与大学和社区组织建立伙伴关系。GK-12研究员正在发展领导力，指导和教学技能，在多学科团队中工作的能力，以及帮助他们研究和未来求职的伙伴关系。他们与学生的工作也帮助他们制定想法和收集数据，为他们的论文研究。CERP的一个重要成果是正在全国范围内推广的高中学生研究新模式。

Through this three-year Cornell Environmental Sciences Research Partnerships program (CERP), 27 graduate and 15 undergraduate GK-12 fellows are guiding middle and high school students in conducting scientific research. Fellows are working intensively in 10 core schools in the vicinity of Ithaca, NY, and are conducting teacher workshops and shorter research projects with students in 15 satellite schools in NYC and rural, upstate NY. They are drawing on curricula and models for high school student and teacher research developed through eight, previously funded NSF programs at Cornell. High school students are developing the ability to conduct original research, participating in classroom and Internet-mediated research communities, and enhancing their understanding of the nature of science and environmental sciences content. Teachers are enhancing their ability to guide student researchers and developing partnerships with universities and community organizations. GK-12 fellows are developing leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills, the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams, and partnerships that aid them in their research and future job search. Their work with students is also helping them formulate ideas and collect data for their thesis research. An important outcome of CERP is new models for high school student research, which are being disseminated nationwide.