INSPIRING INQUIRY: SACNAS TEACHER SCIENTIST PARTNERSHIPS

描述(改编自申请者摘要)：SACNAS，至 启发性探究的发展：SACNAS教师-科学家合作伙伴关系 该项目旨在为以下人员提供密集的全年指导和支持 初级、中级和中级(K-12)教育工作者 少数族裔学生的代表性不足。项目目标包括：(1)开发一种 导师计划，将行为、生物医学和健康科学家与 SACNAS K-12教师工作坊参加者形成终身学习 伙伴关系；(2)与SACNAS合作伙伴合作，以确定模范 以探究为基础的、行为、生物医学、健康和其他科学课程以及 培训K-12教育工作者的方法和课堂实施；(3) 增加来自为经济服务的学校的K-12教育工作者的参与- 来自传统代表不足背景的学生在以下方面处于劣势 提供全部或部分资金参与激励性调查 计划；及。(4)制作及派发宣传资料。 代表少数族裔学生从事行为、生物医学、 健康和其他科学基于参与教师的活动和 科学家。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the applicants abstract): SACNAS, through development of the Inspiring Inquiry: SACNAS Teacher-Scientist Partnerships project, seeks to provide intensive, year-round mentorship and support to elementary, middle and secondary level (K-12) educators who work with underrepresented minority students. Project aims include: (1) develop a mentor program that unites behavioral, biomedical and health scientists with SACNAS K-12 Teacher Workshops participants to form life-long learning partnerships; (2) collaborate with SACNAS partners to identify exemplary inquiry-based, behavioral, biomedical, health and other science curricula and train K-12 educators in their methodology and classroom implementation; (3) increase participation of K-12 educators from schools who serve economically- disadvantages students from traditionally under represented backgrounds by providing full or partial funding to participate in the Inspiring Inquiry project; and (4) produce and disseminate materials encouraging under represented minority students to pursue careers in behavioral, biomedical, health and other sciences based on activities of participating teachers and scientists.