Integrating Biotechnology and Ecology into Science Education in Rural Schools in Oregon

我们的农村科学教育计划的目标是提供在俄勒冈州农村学校的机会，提供先进的和创新的探究为基础的科学教育，他们的学生通过与学术界的伙伴关系在俄勒冈州州立大学。 在我们的计划中，来自俄勒冈州州立大学的训练有素的NSF研究员，与来自参与农村学校的教师导师合作，将开发基于探究的科学课程，以满足俄勒冈州初中和高中学生的需求。 课程将包括简单和创新的实验，结合生物技术和生态学的进步，鼓励批判性思维的影响，农业对环境的影响，以及先进的科学研究对人类生活的影响。12名NSF研究员，6名毕业生和6名本科生，来自俄勒冈州州立大学，将从昆虫学，植物学植物病理学，园艺，作物土壤科学和科学和数学教育学科中选出。 一名研究生和一名本科生将在每个教室担任NSF研究员团队。 每个研究员的计划将包括以下活动：由科学数学教育部提供的科学和农村教育的校园指导&，在参与学校提供为期一年的科学教育，参与俄勒冈州州立大学的外联活动，如4-H，科学&数学调查性学习体验和博物馆日，参与计划的学校的科学教师将担任NSF研究员的教师导师，以促进实验的发展，补充现有的科学课程。 视频和网页将被开发为实验进行供未来使用的科学教师在俄勒冈州。 该计划将通过课堂上的“之前”和“之后”测验以及K-12学生，教师导师和NSF研究员的学期和年终评估进行评估。K-12学生将受益于使用现场材料进行科学研究的实践经验，并接触当前的科学思想和先进技术，使他们更具竞争力，为以后的教育做好更好的准备。 该伙伴关系将更好地装备教师导师提供先进的科学探究为基础的科学教学在未来。 除了获得他们的课程津贴，NSF研究员将受益于他们将在课堂上获得的实践教学经验。 该计划将使俄勒冈州斯蒂亚特大学的专业人员招募高质量的研究生，提供教学经验，以补充研究经验，学生可以在校园内获得，并形成与俄勒冈州学校的合作伙伴关系，以扩大科学教育。

The goal of our Rural Science Ed. program is to offer rural schools in Oregon the opportunity to provide advanced and innovative inquiry-based science education to their students through a partnership with the academic community at Oregon State University. In our program, trained NSF Fellows from Oregon State University, in collaboration with Teacher Mentors from participating rural schools, will develop inquiry-based science curricula that meet the needs of middle and high school children in Oregon. The curricula will include simple and innovative experiments that integrate advances in biotechnology and ecology to encourage critical thinking about the impacts of agriculture on the environment, and the implications of advanced scientific research on human lives.Twelve NSF Fellows, 6 graduates and 6 undergraduates from Oregon State University, will be selected from the disciplines of Entomology, Botany & Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Crop & Soil Science and Science and Math Education. One graduate and one undergraduate will work as an NSF Fellow Team in each classroom. Each Fellow's program will consist of the following activities: on-campus instruction in science and rural education provided by the Department of Science & Math Education, provision of year long science education in participating schools, involvement in outreach activities of Oregon State University such as 4-H, Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences, and Museum Days, and year-end evaluation of the program.Science teachers from participating schools will serve as Teacher Mentors for NSF Fellows to facilitate development of experiments that complement existing science curricula. Videos and web pages will be developed for experiments conducted for future use by science teachers in Oregon. The program will be evaluated using 'before' and 'after' quizzes in the classroom, and term and year-end evaluations by K 12 students, Teacher Mentors and NSF Fellows.K-12 student will benefit by hands-on experience in scientific research using live material and exposure to current scientific ideas and advanced technology to make them more competitive and better prepared for later schooling. The partnership will better equip Teacher Mentors for providing advanced scientific inquiry based science instruction in the future. Besides obtaining a stipend for their programs, NSF Fellow will benefit by the hands-on teaching experience that they will gain in the classroom. The program will enable Oregon Styate University professionals to recruit high quality graduate students, provide teaching experience to complement research experience that students can acquire on campus, and form partnerships with Oregon schools for extending science education.