Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship: A Federal - State Partnership for Teacher Research Experiences In California

Laura Gilliom，劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室，2006-2007学年探索队高级研究员。Gilliom计划与加州大学的一个名为“加州教学”的项目合作，该项目是一项全国性的大型科学教学倡议，旨在为早期职业教师定义一个以研究为导向的专业发展选择。她还计划在2007年夏季为大约80名K-12教师协调“教师研究经验”赞助商（RET资金来自各种其他来源），并为RET制定指标和评估策略，以提高教师的专业发展、留任率和课堂效率。这个探索队高级奖学金是由化学司和多学科活动办公室支持的。探索队奖学金计划是一个试点项目，旨在寻求新的博士后和专业发展模式，将研究专长与专业服务相结合。探索队成员通过解决国家需要领域的项目利用他们的研究专长。他们的项目提高了研究能力和基础设施，有助于劳动力发展和创造就业机会。探索队项目同时支持博士后和高级研究员。

Laura Gilliom, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is a Discovery Corps Senior Fellow for the 2006-2007 academic year. Gilliom plans to partner with a University of California project, "California Teach", a large state-wide science teaching initiative, to define a research-track professional development option for early career teachers. She also plans to coordinate "Research Experience for Teachers" sponsors for about 80 K-12 teachers in Summer 07 (RET funding from a variety of other sources), and to develop metrics and evaluation strategies for RET to improve the teachers' professional development, retention, and classroom effectiveness. This Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship is supported by the Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities. The Discovery Corps Fellowship Program is a pilot program seeking new postdoctoral and professional development models that combine research expertise with professional service. Discovery Corps Fellows leverage their research expertise through projects that address areas of national need. Their projects enhance research capacity and infrastructure and contribute to workforce development and job creation. The Discovery Corps Program supports both Postdoctoral Fellows and Senior Fellows.