Connecticut Geology Investigations

康涅狄格州地球科学调查(CGI)是与几个联邦定义的高需求学区和康涅狄格州环境保护部合作开发的中学教育工作者的职业发展机会。该项目是：1)每年在康涅狄格州的多个地点为48名教师提供基于标准的地球科学专业发展；2)开发教师以探究为导向和以地点为基础的教学技术；3)协助教师改进现有课程，以满足其学区的具体需要；4)增加教师的教学内容知识，并增加与地球科学学者合作的信心；5)提高教师综合和转化其知识用于课堂的技能；以及6)鼓励教师为他们的学生提供实地考察经验。学生们通过课堂和实地体验了解当地的风景，从而提高了他们在探究性科学方面的技能。正在开发数字资源，以增加教师对领导实地考察的信心，提高他们对其所在地附近地点的认识，并提供将广泛传播的实地考察前后的活动。该计划包括三个密集的暑期学院，从地理上讲，这些学院横跨全州，以研讨会、动手活动和实地工作为特色。教师通过晚间工作坊和定期的电子交流获得全年支持。该项目还包括一个非正式的社区教育部分，包括在地球科学周期间为博物馆参观者举办两个家庭活动日。该计划正在提供一种科学的学习体验，旨在为城市弱势青年服务，基于当前的地球科学研究，并直接解决当今课堂上的两个现实：带学生进行实地考察的挑战，以及需要符合严格学区要求的课程材料。

Connecticut Geoscience Investigations (CGI) is a professional development opportunity for middle school educators developed in partnership with several federally defined high-needs school districts and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The project is: 1) providing standards-based professional development in Earth science to 48 teachers annually at multiple sites in Connecticut; 2) developing teachers' inquiry-oriented and place-based instructional techniques; 3) assisting teachers with improving their existing curricula to meet the specific needs of their school district; 4) increasing teacher content knowledge and confidence in working with Earth science scholars; 5) improving teacher skills in synthesizing and transforming their knowledge to be used in the classroom; and 6) encouraging teachers to provide field trip experiences for their students. Students are increasing their skills in inquiry-based science by learning about local landscapes through classroom and field experiences. Digital resources are being developed to increase teacher confidence in leading field trips, improve their awareness of sites close to their location, and provide pre- and post-fieldtrip activities that will be widely disseminated. The program involves three intensive summer institutes that, geographically, span the state and feature seminars, hands-on activities, and field work. Teachers receive year-round support through evening workshops and regular electronic communication. The project also has an informal community education component comprising two family event days for Museum visitors during Earth Science Week. The program is providing a scientific learning experience, designed to serve urban disadvantaged youth, that is based on current geoscience research and directly addresses two realities in today's classroom: the challenges of taking students on field trips and the necessity for curricula materials that fit strict district mandates.