New GK-12: Reach for the Stars: Computational Models for Teaching and Learning in Physics, Astronomy and Computer Science

围绕复杂人类和物理系统的建模和模拟中的计算机创新这一研究主题开发的联合PI及其学生将与当地课堂教师合作，目标是从计算机科学、物理和天文学领域获取尖端建模和模拟，并将其转化为能够教授年级级适当科学内容的工具。每名研究生将与当地一名课堂教师合作，并将参与全年的培训、发展和实施过程。外部评估员将帮助我们评估项目目标和基准的进展情况。更广泛地说，这项工作将培养研究生S的教学、分析和沟通技能。这些研究员将更深入地了解他们研究的基础，即从他们的工作中解构和隔离计算机科学、物理和天文学的基本概念，将它们教授给课堂上的学生。课堂教师将接触到尖端科学研究和研究过程，并与大学研究人员和科学家建立持久的伙伴关系。课堂学生，其中许多来自传统上代表性不足的人群，将获得对科学内容和研究过程的更好理解，使他们能够成为媒体上呈现的科学内容的更知情的消费者。课堂学生还将被鼓励通过与研究员的互动，作为榜样和导师，在科学、技术、数学和工程领域追求职业生涯。

Developed around the research theme of computer innovation in modeling and simulation of complex human and physical systems, co-PIs and their students will work with local classroom teachers with the goal of taking cutting-edge modeling and simulation from the fields of computer science, physics and astronomy and translate them into tools that can teach grade-level appropriate science content. Each graduate fellow will be partnered with a local classroom teacher and will engage in a training, development, and implementation process over the entire year. External evaluators will help us assess progress towards the goals and benchmarks of the program.More broadly, this work will build the graduate fellow?s teaching, analytical and communication skills. The fellows will gain a deeper understanding of the foundations of their research in deconstructing and isolating the basic concepts of computer science, physics, and astronomy from their work to teach them to the classroom students. Classroom teachers will be exposed to cutting-edge scientific research and the research process as well as forming lasting partnerships with university researchers and scientists. Classroom students, many from traditionally underrepresented populations, will gain an improved understanding of science content and the research process, enabling them to be more informed consumers of science content presented in the media. Classroom students will also be encouraged to pursue careers in science, technology, mathematics and engineering from interactions with the fellows as role models and mentors.