School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt

描述（由申请人提供）：范德比尔特大学科学与数学学院将是范德比尔特大学医学中心（VUMC）和纳什维尔大都会公立学校（MNPS）的联合项目，将大学的专业知识与9-12年级的高能力学生联系起来。课程将侧重于跨学科科学和批判性思维技能的发展以及进行科学研究所需的探究方法。该计划的录取将基于成绩，标准化考试成绩，推荐信，面试，书面陈述和项目。学院还将寻求“不寻常的学者”。学生将在范德比尔特校园每周上学一天，同时在学年期间在他们的分区学校继续他们的传统教育。科学家和在职科学家将与学生共同努力，创建一个强大的科学学习社区。专门的学院博士导师将构成教员核心，而范德比尔特大学的研究教员将在研究实习和高级选修课方面提供指导。由博士后、高级研究生和退休科学家组成的辅助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、顺序课程的内容。暑期研究项目将从团队发展到独立工作，最终以11年级后的暑期研究实习为中心。学生将与教师科学家导师密切合作，开展独立研究项目，同时与兼职博士后团队一起参加补充分组会议。作为高年级学生，学生将向国家科学竞赛和期刊投稿。他们还将把他们的研究成果转化为社区外展项目。学院的形成性和总结性评估将由外部评估人员完成。学院的成立将为学术科学输送高素质的学者，促进科学专业人才队伍的发展，并培养对科学相关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.