New GK-12:Building Bridges from High School to Grad School: Inspiring Students Through Discovery-based Activities in Energy and the Environment

K-12教育的研究生教学研究员摘要提案编号：0742436主要负责人：Deborah Kaminski机构：Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTitle：从高中到格拉德学校：通过在能源和环境中的发现为基础的活动来培养学生边缘研究到当地学区将介绍高中学生先进的科学概念和新兴技术的同时，暴露研究生向具有挑战性的受众传播科学研究。 教育计划的总主题将是能源和环境，这是当今社会一个高度吸引人和至关重要的话题。 每个研究生研究员将与一名高中教师配对，该团队将设计和开发活动，以有效地向高中生提供科学知识。 活动将包括案例研究，场景建设，互动游戏，和一个真实的研究项目，学生将在区域研究博览会上展示。研究员/K-12教师团队将由研究生研究员的顾问以及区域教师咨询小组指导。 服务的两个学区有大量来自市中心环境的少数民族人口。 作为我们招聘工作的一部分，伦斯勒的研究生教育联盟和教授（AGEP）中心将确定特殊的少数民族研究生谁将成为K-12学生的榜样和导师。该项目将教育高中学生科学和工程的基本原则，提高他们对能源和环境问题和技术的认识，并让他们对科学和工程职业感到兴奋。其他目标包括提高研究生的沟通技能，并将其投资于K12外联举措。 高中教师将受益于获得先进的科学研究和提高对研究方法的理解。

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATIONABSTRACTPROPOSAL #: 0742436PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Deborah KaminskiINSTITUTION: Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTITLE: Building Bridges from High School to Grad School: Inspiring Students through Discovery-based Activities in Energy and the EnvironmentLinking Rensselaer's cutting-edge research to local school districts will introduce high school students to advanced scientific concepts and emerging technologies in parallel with exposing graduate students to a challenging audience for dissemination of scientific research. The overall theme of the educational program will be Energy and the Environment, a highly engaging and vitally important topic in today's society. Each Graduate Research Fellow will be paired with a high school teacher, and this team will design and develop activities to effectively deliver scientific knowledge to high school students. Activities will include case studies, scenario building, interactive games, and an authentic research project, which the students will present in a regional Research Expo. The Fellow/K-12 teacher team will be guided by the Graduate Research Fellow's adviser as well as a Regional Teachers Advisory Group. Two of the school districts served have large minority populations from inner city environments. As part of our recruiting effort, Rensselaer's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) center will identify exceptional minority graduate students who will become role models and mentors for the K-12 students. The project will educate high school students in basic principles of science and engineering, raise their awareness of energy and environmental concerns and technology, and get them excited about careers in science and engineering. Other objectives include improving the communication skills of the graduate fellows and investing them in K12 outreach initiatives. High school teachers will benefit from access to advanced scientific research and an improved understanding of research methodologies.