CI Team: Introducing High School Science Teachers to 21st Century Research Techniques made Possible by Cyberinfrastructure

对于许多科学家、工程师和数学家来说，利用复杂的计算资源，对通过网络基础设施提供的不断增长的数据档案进行操作，正在彻底改变他们的学科，并取代传统的研究技术。 即使这些同样的资源可以在互联网上获得，21世纪的科学还没有找到进入高中科学课堂的方法。 为了培养下一代的科学家、工程师和数学家，培养一支具有科学素养的劳动力队伍，我们必须开始授权教师利用网络基础设施资源，使21世纪的研究技术和协作科学在他们的课堂上成为可能。 战略技术天文学研究小组（START）合作实验室是一个基于网络的国家天文学研究合作实验室，正在根据为期三年的NSF-STI赠款（PN #0334168）创建，为高中学生提供综合访问国家天文学数据库，工具和网络基础设施上可用的资源。为期两年的CI-TEAM示范项目将展示START合作实验室如何通过面对面和在线教师专业发展计划，将网络基础设施所带来的21世纪世纪研究技术带入高中课堂，该计划包括对教师和学生的后续在线指导和支持。阿德勒天文馆加入了START合作实验室团队--加州大学伯克利分校的Hands On Universe、约翰霍普金斯大学的斯隆数字巡天和西北大学合作实验室项目--以创建和提供专业发展计划。教师将学习参与和支持他们的学生在21世纪的世纪天文学研究，首先探索这些新的研究技术，同时在线辅导，并与其他参与者和远程专家在START合作实验室合作。 第一年的重点是经验丰富的高中教师，他们已经与学生一起进行天文学研究。 第二年将引进芝加哥地区的高中科学教师，其中一半将来自芝加哥公立学校，重点是增加少数民族的参与。这些教师可能对天文学有兴趣，但很少有研究经验或具体的天文学内容知识。 在这个为期两年的示范项目结束时，阿德勒天文馆和Hands On Universe将把面对面和在线研讨会整合到他们的项目中。 讲习班和START协作实验室将提供给其他组织采用。通过为学生提供通过当代数据驱动研究学习科学的机会，该项目将有助于培养一支更具科学素养的劳动力队伍。

For many scientists, engineers and mathematicians, using sophisticated computational resources operating on ever-growing data archives available through the cyberinfrastructure is revolutionizing their disciplines and replacing traditional research techniques. Even though these same resources are available on the Internet, 21st century science has not yet found its way into the high school science classroom. In order to prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians and a science-literate workforce, it is imperative that we begin to empower teachers to take advantage of cyberinfrastructure resources to enable 21st century research techniques and collaborative science in their classrooms. The Strategic Technology Astronomy Research Team (START) Collaboratory is a Web-based national astronomy research collaboratory that is being created under a three-year NSF-STI grant (PN #0334168) to provide high school students with integrated access to national astronomy databases, tools and resources available on the cyberinfrastructure. The two-year CI-TEAM demonstration project will show how the START Collaboratory can be used to bring 21st century research techniques made possible by the cyberinfrastructure into high school classrooms through a face-to-face and an online teacher professional development program that includes follow-up online mentoring and support for teachers and their students. The Adler Planetarium joins the START Collaboratory team - Hands On Universe at the University of California at Berkeley, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Johns Hopkins University, and the Northwestern University Collaboratory Project - to create and offer the professional development programs. Teachers will learn to engage and support their students in 21st century astronomy research by first exploring these new research techniques themselves while being mentored online and collaborating with other participants and remote experts in the START Collaboratory. The first year will focus on experienced high school teachers who are already working with their students on astronomy research. Year two will bring in Chicago-area high school science teachers half of whom will be drawn from the Chicago Public Schools with a focus on increasing minority participation. These teachers may have an interest in astronomy, but little research experience or specific astronomy content knowledge. At the conclusion of this two-year demonstration project, the Adler Planetarium and Hands On Universe will integrate the face-to-face and online workshops into their programs. The workshops and START Collaboratory will be available to other organizations to adopt. By providing students with the opportunity to learn science by doing contemporary data-driven research, the project will contribute to developing a more science-literate workforce.