Ecologists, Educators, and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 Education

标题：生态学家、教育家和学校(ECOS)--GK-12教育的合作伙伴机构：蒙大拿大学PI/COPI：卡罗尔·布鲁尔，生物学副教授；丽莎·布兰克，科学教育副教授；保罗·阿拉巴克，林业副教授；大卫·奥伯比利格，大天空高中科学教师；迈克尔·普劳茨，赫尔盖特中学科学教师每年研究员人数：10名研究生，5名生命科学专业本科生学区合作伙伴：蒙大拿州14个学区的米苏拉课程联盟(邦纳、克林顿、德斯梅特、佛罗伦萨-卡尔顿、法国镇、海尔盖特小学、洛洛、米苏拉县公立学校、波托马克、西雷湖、日落、天鹅谷、塔吉特牧场、伍德曼)目标受众：K-12设置：RuralNSF学科：生物科学生态学家教育工作者和学校(ECOS)-GK-12教育计划的合作伙伴将密苏拉课程联盟的教师和管理人员以及蒙大拿大学生物科学部和林业与保护学院的教职员工聚集在一起，创建K-12级别的真实研究经验如何改善科学教学的全国模式。利用校园和附近的空地作为户外研究实验室，ECOS团队正在开发与当地生态和保护生物学相关的科学示范项目。在整个学年中，K-12学生和他们的老师与蒙大拿大学的教职员工、博士后学者以及从事生态学相关研究的研究生和本科生进行互动。智力价值：ECOS计划：1)向所有参与的教师、研究生和本科生介绍教学研究和国家科学教育标准；2)为K-12教师提供内容丰富的、多层次的科学专业发展；3)为K-12学生发展以学校为基础的、内容丰富的实验室和研究项目；4)支持由科学教师、在职教师、研究生和本科生组成的共同指导网络；5)鼓励发展写作社区，在同行评议的期刊和全国会议上传播该项目的成果。广泛的影响：正在培养K-12学生的科学思维和理解方式，并在一些学区引入以“边做边学”和探究教学为重点的教学实践，其中许多学区包括农村和/或贫困学校，这些学校传统上服务不足。研究员代表未来的科学教员，他们将在K-16连续统一体中有效地联系科学家、数学家、工程师和技术人员以及教育工作者。正在收集具体的项目指标，以确定促进方案可持续性的有效机制，并便利向蒙大拿州和全国各地的其他地点转移。最终，经社理事会将为如何将研究项目纳入K-16课程以加强科学的教与学的国家模式作出贡献。该项目得到了生物科学局的部分支持。

Title: Ecologists, Educators, and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 EducationInstitution: University of MontanaPI/ CoPI: Carol Brewer, Associate Professor, Biology; Lisa Blank, Associate Professor, Science Education; Paul Alaback, Associate Professor, Forestry; David Oberbillig, Science Teacher, Big Sky High School; Michael Plautz, Science Teacher, Hellgate Middle SchoolNumber of Fellows per Year: 10 graduate students, 5 undergraduate life science majorsSchool District Partners: Missoula Curriculum Consortium of 14 W. Montana districts (Bonner, Clinton, DeSmet, Florence-Carlton, Frenchtown, Hellgate Elementary, Lolo, Missoula County Public Schools, Potomac, Seeley Lake, Sunset, Swan Valley, Target Range, Woodman)Targeted Audience: K-12 Setting: RuralNSF Disciplines: Biological SciencesThe Ecologists, Educators and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 Education Program brings together teachers and administrators in the Missoula Curriculum Consortium and University of Montana faculty from the Division of Biological Sciences and the College of Forestry and Conservation to create a national model of how authentic research experiences at the K-12 level can improve the teaching and learning of science. Using schoolyards and nearby open areas as outdoor research laboratories, ECOS Teams are developing science demonstration projects related to local ecology and conservation biology. Throughout the academic year, K-12 students and their teachers interact with University of Montana faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students conducting related research in ecology. Intellectual Merit: The ECOS Program: 1) introduces all participating faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates to teaching and learning research and national science education standards; 2) provides content-rich, multi-layered professional development in science for K-12 teachers; 3) develops school-based, content-rich laboratories and research projects for K-12 students; 4) supports a co-mentoring network of science faculty, in-service teachers, and graduate and undergraduate students; and 5) encourages the development of a writing community to disseminate results of the project in peer-reviewed journals and at national meetings.Broader Impact: Scientific ways of thinking and understanding are being fostered in K-12 students and teaching practices focused on "learning by doing" and inquiry instruction are being introduced to a number of school districts, many of which include rural and/or impoverished schools, traditionally underserved schools. The Fellows represent future science faculty who will be effective linkages between scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technologists and educators in the K-16 continuum. Specific project indicators are being collected in order to determine effective mechanisms to promote program sustainability and to facilitate transfer to other sites in Montana and around the country. Ultimately, ECOS will contribute to a national model of how research projects can be introduced into the K-16 curriculum to enhance the teaching and learning of science. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Biological Sciences.