Caltech_Exploratorium Teacher Institute in Life Sciences

探索馆，加州理工学院（加州理工学院），和圣马特奥县办公室 教育（SMCOE）建议在生活中发展Caltech-Exploratorium暑期教师学院 科学（CESTI-LS）为初中和高中教师，创建一个示范国家计划， 整合细胞生物学、神经科学、分子生物学等领域的前沿生物学研究， 发展生物学，基因组学和生物信息学进入初中和高中生命科学 课程。 CESTI-LS将加强教师对先进生命科学研究的知识，并开发新的 将研究融入课堂的方法，使用基于调查的实践活动， 教师自己与探索学院的教师，加州理工学院的教授和加州理工学院的毕业生 学生最终，CESTI-LS将加强学生对生命科学研究的理解， 生物医学领域，并加深公众对该研究对健康和 日常生活 该五年计划将分两个阶段制定和实施。第一阶段（2年） 致力于制定和测试CESTI-LS专业发展课程和原型 在圣马特奥县的课堂活动。在第二阶段的三年期间， 致全国教师。在5年的项目期间，CESTI-LS将支持75所初中和高中 教师在一个连续的，深入的2年计划，共约190小时的培训。课程， 通过CESTI-LS开发的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。

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.