School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt

描述（由申请人提供）：在范德比尔特的科学和数学学校将是一个联合范德比尔特大学医学中心（VUMC）和大都会纳什维尔公立学校（MNPS）的合资企业，连接大学的专业知识，在9-12年级的高能力的学生。该课程将侧重于跨学科科学和批判性思维技能的发展和必要的调查方法进行科学研究。该计划的录取将基于成绩，标准化考试成绩，推荐，面试，书面陈述和项目。学校还将寻求“不寻常的学者”。学生将参加学校每周一天在范德比尔特校园，同时继续在他们的分区学校在学年的传统教育。科学家和科学家在培训将与学生共同努力，创造一个强大的科学学习社区。学校博士学位教师将形成教师的核心，而范德比尔特研究教师将提供研究实习和高级选修课的指导。一个由博士后研究员、高级研究生和退休科学家组成的兼职教学团队将提供补充教学。为期一天的课程将包括核心课程，实验室和丰富内容，包括实地考察，研讨会，期刊俱乐部和互动视频会议，以整合跨学科，连续课程的内容。暑期研究项目将从团队发展到独立工作，最终以11年级之后的核心暑期研究实习为高潮。学生将与教师科学家导师深入合作，开展独立的研究项目，同时参加与兼职博士后团队的补充分组会议。作为高年级学生，学生将提交国家科学竞赛和期刊。他们还将把他们的研究转化为社区外展项目。学校的形成性和总结性评估将由外部评估人员完成。这所学校的建立将有助于高素质的学者进入学术科学管道，推进科学专业的劳动力，并产生谁是对科学相关的政策和问题了如指掌的公民。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt will be a joint Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) venture, linking the expertise of the university to highly capable students in grades 9-12. The curriculum will focus on interdisciplinary science and the development of critical thinking skills and methods of inquiry necessary to conduct scientific research. Admission to the program will be based on grades, standardized test scores, recommendations, interviews, written statements, and projects. The School will also seek the "uncommon scholar". Students will attend the School one day per week on the Vanderbilt campus while continuing their traditional education at their zoned school during the academic year. Scientists and scientists-in-training will work together with students to create a strong scientific learning community. Dedicated School Ph.D. instructors will form the faculty core, while Vanderbilt research faculty will provide mentorship in research internships and instruction in advanced electives. An adjunct teaching corps of postdoctoral fellows, advanced graduate students and retired scientists will generate complementary instruction. One-day coursework will consist of core lessons, laboratories, and enrichment including site visits, seminars, journal clubs, and interactive videoconferences to integrate content across an interdisciplinary, sequential curriculum. Summer research projects will grow from team to independent work culminating with their centerpiece summer research internship following 11th grade. Students will work intensively with faculty scientist mentors to carry out an independent research project, while attending supplemental breakout sessions with the adjunct postdoctoral corps. As seniors, students will submit to national science competitions and journals. They will also translate their research into community outreach projects. Formative and summative evaluation of the School will be completed by external evaluators. The establishment of this School will contribute highly qualified scholars into the academic science pipeline, advance the scientific professional workforce, and produce citizens who are well-informed about science-related policies and issues.