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生研究员。这些研究员与纽约市区学区的中学生一起开展教育活动。每年资助9名研究生和3名高级本科生。研究人员和科学教师团队利用基于探究的项目，努力根据与学生日常生活有关的问题开发新的课程。科学课程还提供其他领域的教学，如社会研究、艺术和文学，以加强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。在中学背景下，在科学的呈现中独特地将文学和历史纳入其中，例如包括阅读和写作技能，这就证明了智力的价值。更广泛的影响与目标对象的相关性有关，例如环境问题。本项目部分由数学和物理科学局资助。项目标题：在纽约市中学实施科学和数学的探究式教学机构：哥伦比亚大学PI/Co-PI：Leonard Fine，Bhanani Venkataraman伙伴学区：纽约市第二学区，资金：1,406,400美元/年：9名毕业生，3名本科生设置：城市目标受众：中学NSF支持的学科：化学，生物，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