Alliance for Enhancement of Science Education and Technology

基于之前的GK-12项目，该项目与纳什维尔大都市公立学校14所学校的31名研究生教师和36名教师合作，目前的项目将研究员与选定中学的教师团队配对。这些团队在夏季聚集在一起三周，以建立他们的合作关系，审查国家和地方标准，并为即将到来的一年选择和设计活动。研究员们在秋季进入他们的伙伴教室，每周花10个小时在教室里在7年级和8年级的教室里展示基于实践的探究性科学活动。他们还参加了双月一次的研讨会，并参加了3小时的科学方法课程。每个参与者都为关键活动贡献了独特的力量。教师通过会议和焦点小组提供持续的反馈，并在学校内和暑期讲习班期间担任指导教师；研究员的研究顾问每学期参加两节课，观察他们的同事的行动并与K-12学生和教师互动。每项活动都融入了数学，数学研究生和硕士教师都是积极的参与者。暑期伙伴关系建设包括为伙伴教师提供为期两周的实验室体验。这些活动的更广泛影响包括扩大到许多学校，并提供了让教师在规划和评估中发挥中心作用的模式。本项目得到生物科学局的部分支持项目标题：加强科学教育和技术机构联盟：范德比尔特大学，梅哈里医学院(MMC)PI/Co-PI：弗吉尼亚谢泼德，梅尔文·乔斯滕，玛丽亚·德·法蒂玛·利马(Meharry)合作学区：大都会纳什维尔融资：1,493,700美元/年研究员数量：10名毕业生，2名本科生设置：中学目标受众：UrbanNSF支持的学科涉及：数学

Based on a prior GK-12 project that partnered 31 graduate teaching Fellows with 36 teachers in 14 schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, this current project pairs the Fellows with teams of teachers at select middle schools. These teams come together for three weeks during the summer to build their partnership relationship, review national and local standards, and select and design activities for the upcoming year. The Fellows enter their partner classroom in the fall, and spend 10 hours per week in the classroom presenting hands-on inquiry-based science activities in 7th and 8th grade classrooms. They also participate in a bimonthly seminar, and take a 3 hr science methods course. Each of the participants contributes a particular strength to the key activities. Teachers provide ongoing feedback through meetings and focus groups, as well as act as mentor teachers within their school and during the summer workshops; the Fellows' research advisors attend two class periods per semester to observe their Fellow in action and to interact with the K-12 students and teachers. Mathematics is integrated into each activity and mathematics graduate students and master teachers are active participants. The summer partnership building includes a two week in-laboratory experience for the partner teachers. Broader impacts of these activities include the outreach to a wide number of schools and the model it provides of giving teachers a central role in planning and evaluation. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Biological SciencesProject Title: Alliance for Enhancement of Science Education and Technology Institution: Vanderbilt University, Meharry Medical College (MMC)PI/Co-PI: Virginia Shepherd, Melvin Joesten, Maria de Fatima Lima (Meharry)Partner School Districts: Metropolitan Nashville Financing: $1,493,700 Number of fellows/year: 10 graduate, 2 undergraduateSetting: middle schoolTarget Audience: UrbanNSF supported disciplines involved: mathematics