GK-12: Cornell Science Inquiry Partnerships (CSIP)

康奈尔科学研究伙伴关系(CSIP)将包括研究生研究员与纽约北部农村和城市学校7-12年级的科学教师一起工作。CSIP将拥有广泛的学科基础，包括来自农业和生命科学学院、艺术与科学学院和工程学院的研究员。通过CSIP，初中生和高中生将参与三种类型的探究：(1)对无法解释的现象的开放式探索；(2)朝着已知结果进行的高度结构化的调查，其目的是教授特定的概念或原则；(3)有助于理解科学研究本质的活动(例如，同行评议的重要性)。研究员还将讲授与他们的研究、学生的探究项目和必修课程内容相关的具体概念。GK-12研究员将培养领导力、指导和教学技能；在多学科团队中工作的能力；以及与教职员工、同行和教师的伙伴关系--所有这些都将帮助他们进行研究和未来就业。教师将提高他们指导学生研究人员的能力，并将与大学教师和社区组织发展合作。通过CSIP，大学学生、教师和高中和中学教师将建立长期的合作伙伴关系，创造新的方法来加强研究性学习，并更新中学教授的科学内容。CSIP的一个重要成果将是，这些新的教学材料和模式可以为全国其他学生和教师的利益而传播。合作学区：科特兰市，伊萨卡市，纽瓦克山谷中心，罗切斯特市，Seneca Falls Central，Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES，Whitney Point中心预算：1,500,006美元(3年总计)：10名研究生/年目标受众：初中和高中环境：城市，农村学科：生命科学，地球科学，化学，物理，工程学

The Cornell Science Inquiry Partnerships (CSIP) will involve graduate fellows working with science teachers in grades 7-12 in rural and urban schools in upstate NY. CSIP will have a broad disciplinary base, incorporating fellows from the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering. Through CSIP, middle school and high school students will be engaged in three types of inquiry: (1) open-ended explorations of unexplained phenomena, (2) highly structured investigations that proceed toward known outcomes and are designed to teach specific concepts or principles, and (3) activities that lead to an understanding of the nature of scientific research, (e.g., the importance of peer review). Fellows also will teach specific concepts related to their research, the students' inquiry projects, and required course content. GK-12 fellows will develop leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills; the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; and partnerships with faculty, peers, and teachers--all of which will aid them in their research and future employment. Teachers will enhance their ability to guide student researchers and will develop collaborations with universy faculty and community organizations. Through CSIP, university students, faculty, and high school and middle school teachers will develop long-term partnerships, create new approaches to enhance inquiry learning, and update science content taught in secondary schools. An important outcome of CSIP will be that these new instructional materials and models can be disseminated for the benefit of other students and teachers nationwide. Partner School Districts: Cortland City, Ithaca City, Newark Valley Central, Rochester City, Seneca Falls Central, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES, Whitney Point CentralBudget: $1,500,006 (total for 3 years)No of Fellows/year: 10 Graduate FellowsTarget Audience: Middle & High School Setting: Urban, RuralDisciplines: Life Sciences, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering