Alliance for Enhancement of Science Education and Technology

根据以前的GK-12项目，31名研究生教学研究员与36名教师在14所学校的大都会纳什维尔公立学校合作，目前的项目配对研究员与教师团队在选定的中学。这些团队在夏季聚集在一起，为期三周，以建立合作关系，审查国家和地方标准，并选择和设计来年的活动。研究员在秋季进入他们的合作伙伴教室，每周花10个小时在教室里，在7年级和8年级的教室里展示动手探究的科学活动。他们还参加双月研讨会，并采取3小时的科学方法课程。每个参与者都为关键活动贡献了特别的力量。 教师通过会议和焦点小组提供持续的反馈，并在学校和夏季研讨会期间担任导师;研究员的研究顾问每学期参加两个课时，观察他们的研究员在行动中，并与K-12学生和教师互动。 数学融入每一项活动，数学研究生和硕士教师是积极的参与者。暑期伙伴关系建设包括为合作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向许多学校推广，以及它提供的让教师在规划和评价中发挥中心作用的模式。 本项目得到生物科学理事会的部分支持项目名称：加强科学教育和技术联盟机构：范德比尔特大学，梅哈里医学院（MMC）PI/Co-PI：Virginia Shepherd，Melvin Joesten，Maria de法蒂玛利马（梅哈里）合作伙伴学区：大都会纳什维尔融资：1，493，700美元研究员人数/年：10名研究生，2名本科生设置：中学目标受众：城市NSF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