Caltech_Exploratorium Teacher Institute in Life Sciences

描述(由申请人提供)： 加州理工探索学院(Caltech)和圣马特奥县教育办公室(SMCOE)建议为初中和高中教师建立加州探索学院生命科学暑期教师学院(CESTI-LS)，创建一个将细胞生物学、神经科学、分子与发育生物学、基因组学和生物信息学等领域的尖端生物学研究整合到初中和高中生命科学课程中的示范国家计划。 CESTI-LS将加强教师对高级生命科学研究的知识，并开发新的方法，通过教师自己与探索学院教师、加州理工大学教授和加州理工大学研究生共同开发的基于探究的动手活动，将研究融入课堂。最终，CESTI-LS将加强学生对生命科学和生物医学领域研究的理解，并加深公众对该研究对健康和日常生活影响的理解。 这项为期5年的计划将分两个阶段制定和实施。第一阶段(两年)将致力于在圣马特奥县制定和测试CESTI-LS职业发展课程和原型课堂活动。在第二阶段的三年期间，学院将向全国教师开放。在五年的项目期内，CESTI-LS将支持75名初中和高中教师参加为期两年的连续深入培训计划，总计约190小时的培训。通过CESTI-LS开发的课程、活动和教学工具将被纳入探索馆的教学计划、在线教学资源和出版物计划，并在全国范围内传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Exploratorium, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and the San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) propose to develop the Caltech-Exploratorium Summer Teacher Institute in the Life Sciences (CESTI-LS) for middle and high school teachers, creating a model national program for integrating cutting-edge biological research in fields such as cellular biology, neurosciences, molecular and developmental biology, and genomics and bioinformatics into the middle and high school life sciences curriculum. CESTI-LS will strengthen teacher's knowledge of advanced life science research and develop new ways to integrate research into the classroom using inquiry-based, hands-on activities developed by the teachers themselves in concert with Exploratorium faculty, Caltech professors, and Caltech graduate students. Ultimately, CESTI-LS will strengthen student understanding of research in the life sciences and biomedical fields, and deepen the public's appreciation of the implications of that research for health and everyday life. The 5-year program will be developed and implemented in 2 phases. Phase I (2 years) will be devoted to formulating and testing the CESTI-LS professional development curriculum and prototype classroom activities in San Mateo County. During the 3-year period of Phase II, the Institutes will be open to teachers nationally. Over the 5-year project period, CESTI-LS will support 75 middle and high school teachers in a sequential, in-depth 2-year program totaling some 190 hours of training. The curricula, activities, and teaching tools developed through the CESTI-LS will be incorporated into the Exploratorium's teaching programs, on-line teaching resources, and publications programs, and disseminated nationally.