Implementation of Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in New York City Middle Schools

这个GK-12项目支持哥伦比亚大学生物、化学和数学系的研究员，以及巴纳德学院环境科学系的本科研究员。 研究员们在纽约市市区的一个学区与中学生一起参加教育活动。每年资助9名研究生和3名高级本科生。 研究员和科学教师团队利用基于调查的项目，努力根据与学生日常生活有关的问题开发新的课程。 科学与其他教学领域，如社会研究，艺术和文学，以提高学生对科学的社会背景的欣赏。 哥伦比亚大学师范学院学习技术研究所是该项目的合作伙伴。 在中学环境中，文学和历史在科学介绍中的独特融入证明了智力优势，例如包括阅读和写作技能。 更广泛的影响与目标主题的相关性有关，例如环境问题。 该项目部分由数学和物理科学理事会提供资金支持。项目名称：在纽约市中学实施科学和数学探究式教学机构：哥伦比亚大学PI/Co-PI：伦纳德Fine，Bhawani Venkataraman合作学区：纽约市第二学区，资金：1，406，400美元研究员人数/年：9名研究生，3名本科生设置：城市目标受众：中学NSF支持的学科涉及：化学，生物学，数学

This GK-12 project supports fellows at Columbia University, from the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and undergraduate fellows at Barnard College, from the Department of Environmental Science. The fellows engage in educational activities with middle school students in an urban New York City school district. Nine graduate students and three advanced undergraduates are supported per year. Teams of fellows and science teachers utilize inquiry-based projects in an effort to develop novel curricula based on issues that connect with the everyday lives of the students. The science is presented with other areas of instruction such as social studies, art and literature to enhance the students' appreciation for the social context of science. The Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College of Columbia University is a partner in this project. The intellectual merit is evidenced by the unique inclusion of literature and history in the presentation of science in the middle school context, e.g. including reading and writing skills. Broader impacts relate to the relevance of the subjects targeted, e.g. environmental issues. This project is partially supported by funds from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.Project title: Implementation of Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in New York City Middle SchoolsInstitution: Columbia UniversityPI/Co-PI: Leonard Fine, Bhawani VenkataramanPartner School Districts: New York City School District Two, Funding: $1,406,400 Number of fellows/year: 9 graduate, 3 undergraduateSetting: UrbanTarget audience: Middle School NSF supported disciplines involved: Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics