GK-12: A Blueprint for Integration of High School & Middle School Science and Mathematics: The Virtual Science Laboratory

该计划旨在帮助改善高中数学和科学课程之间以及中学和高中科学课程之间的衔接。它利用了学校和波士顿大学之间现有的项目和合作伙伴关系，以及学校已经存在但没有得到充分利用的技术。同行教师团队正在将虚拟模型和现有软件(如Biologica或MathSoft Study Works)与实际数据收集相结合，以增强学生对国家科学标准中概念的理解。通过参加教师强化暑期讲习班，并在这一年期间参加GK-12系列研讨会和专门设计的教育课程，增强了研究员们对课堂实践的了解，这些讲习班是在他们与教师团队成员开展工作之前举办的，以及他们的课堂经验。该项目包括与其他教师顾问合作，帮助他们了解对学生的潜在好处，以及评估团队为探索确保项目可持续性的方法所做的具体努力。这个项目得到了数学和物理科学局的部分支持

The program aims to help improve articulation between high school mathematics and science courses and between middle and high school science courses. It capitalizes on existing programs and partnerships between the schools and Boston University and the technology already present but underutilized in the schools. The fellow-teacher teams are combining virtual models and existing software (such as Biologica or MathSoft Study Works) with hands on data collection to enhance student understanding of concepts in the state science standards. The Fellows' understanding of classroom practice is enhanced through participation in a teacher enhancement summer workshop that precedes their work with their teacher team members and their classroom experience, and participation during the year in a GK-12 seminar series and specifically designed education courses. The project includes work with Fellow faculty advisors to help them understand the potential benefits to their students and specific efforts by the evaluation team to explore ways to ensure sustainability of the project. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences