Track II, Down to Earth Science

该提案描述了一项第二轨道计划，该计划涉及亚利桑那州立大学、两个美洲原住民部落和四所市中心或郊区学校之间的合作。Track 1计划影响了38名亚利桑那州立大学研究员、28名资深教师和38所公立学校。第一笔赠款集中在亚利桑那州人口比例较低的六个学区的初中和高中地球系统科学、生物学和相关社会科学课程(特别是地理)。之前的计划为研究员开发了一个跨学科的3学分的探究科学课程，在培养研究员的协作能力以提高他们的教学技能和行动研究战略方面具有创新性。轨道2是该计划的延续，并试图在通过原始提案收集的成功和知识的基础上再接再厉。

This proposal describes a Track 2 program that involves collaborations between ASU, two Native American tribes, and four inner city or suburban schools. The Track 1 program impacted 38 ASU fellows, 28 veteran teachers, and 38 public schools. The first grant focused on middle and high school earth system science, biology, and related social science courses (notably geography) in six school districts in Arizona with high concentrations of underrepresented populations. The previous program developed an interdisciplinary 3-credit course on inquiry science for Fellows, innovative in its approach to building Fellows' abilities to collaborate to improve their teaching skills and action research strategies. Track 2 is a continuation of this program and attempts to build upon the success and knowledge gleaned through the original proposal.