Caltech_Exploratorium Teacher Institute in Life Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）： 加州理工学院 (Caltech) 探索馆和圣马特奥县教育办公室 (SMCOE) 提议为初中和高中教师开发加州理工学院生命科学夏季教师学院 (CESTI-LS)，创建一个将细胞生物学、神经科学、分子和发育生物学、基因组学和生物信息学等领域的前沿生物学研究融入初中和高中生命科学课程的示范国家计划。 CESTI-LS 将加强教师对先进生命科学研究的了解，并通过教师与 Exploratorium 教师、加州理工学院教授和加州理工学院研究生共同开发的基于探究的实践活动，开发将研究融入课堂的新方法。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认识。 该计划为期5年，将分两个阶段制定和实施。第一阶段（2 年）将致力于在圣马特奥县制定和测试 CESTI-LS 专业发展课程和原型课堂活动。第二阶段的三年期间，学院将向全国教师开放。在为期 5 年的项目期间，CESTI-LS 将支持 75 名初中和高中教师参加为期 2 年的连续深入项目，培训总计约 190 小时。通过 CESTI-LS 开发的课程、活动和教学工具将纳入 Exploratorium 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.