New, GK-12 Innovating Graduate and K-12 Education in Biological Sciences

提案#：0638751 PRINCIPAL调查员：Luis Mota-BravoINITUTION：加州大学欧文分校TITLE：NEW，GK-12创新毕业生和K-12生物科学教育加州大学欧文分校和三个城市学区之间的新GK-12创新毕业生和K-12生物科学教育项目，重点关注7-12年级的生命科学。该项目的组成部分包括为研究员和教师提供的介绍课程，以了解该项目；UCI教育部为研究员提供的关于“中学科学教学方法”的课程；为研究员举办的研讨会，以审查和讨论新的发展和经验；讲习班和暑期研习班，教员、研究员和教师准备以探究为基础的课程和实验室，提交给7-12年级的学生；为研究员讲授这些课程和实验室活动的实践经验(10小时/周)；由研究员介绍他们的研究；编制一本GK-12教学实践手册，一本指导手册和一个传播实践的网上资料库，由研究员和教师开发的课程和实验室。此外，还将举行年度研讨会，研究员们将在会上介绍经验。该项目的智力价值来自于最新的研究，即将基于探究的学习与学生的现实世界联系结合起来。该项目的更广泛影响包括培训和研究的整合、UCI生物学研究生形成的教学经验、教师的帮助和智力激发，以及在少数族裔服务的学校提高K-12学生的表现和科学能力。该项目通过各种媒体传播信息，提出了项目结束后大学和学区之间的可持续关系。

PROPOSAL #: 0638751PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Luis Mota-BravoINSTITUTION: University of California - IrvineTITLE: New, GK-12 Innovating Graduate and K-12 Education in Biological SciencesThe New GK-12 Innovating Graduate and K-12 Education in Biological Sciences project between the University of California Irvine and three urban school districts with predominantly underrepresented minority enrollment, focuses on life science for grades 7-12. The project's components include orientation sessions for fellows and teachers to learn about the project, a course for fellows on "Methods of Teaching Science in secondary Schools" offered by the UCI Department of Education, seminars for fellows to review and discuss new developments and experiences, workshops and summer institutes where faculty, fellows and teachers prepare inquiry-based lessons and laboratories to be presented to 7th-12th grade students, practical experience (10hrs/wk) for fellows in teaching these lessons and laboratory activities, presentations by fellows about their research, the development of a GK-12 manual on teaching practices, a handbook on mentoring and a web-based repository to disseminate practices, lessons and laboratories developed by fellows and teachers. In addition, there will be an annual symposium where fellows will present experiences. The intellectual merit of the project derives from the most current research on the incorporation of inquiry-based learning and real world connection for students. The broader impacts for this project include the integration of training and research, formative teaching experiences for UCI biology graduate students, assistance and intellectual stimulation of teachers and increasing K-12 students' performance and aptitude for science in minority-serving schools. The project proposes a sustainable relationship between the university and school districts after the life of the project by disseminating information through various media.