Training Middle Grade and Secondary Science Teachers in the Use of Zoological Collections for Science Instruction

这个领导力活动项目将为30名初中教师和多达60名学校管理人员提供在科学教育中使用动物学收藏品的准备。教学将在布朗克斯动物园进行，由动物园的教育工作人员与经验丰富的教师和科学管理人员合作。研讨会期间的课程材料将包括由美国国家科学基金会资助的《通过动物园教育探究野生动物》（WIZE项目）。这个屡获殊荣的课程旨在将课堂学习与动物园实地工作联系起来。该项目将包括在JungleLab的体验，这是一个教室/实验室，可以俯瞰丛林世界郁郁葱葱的热带环境，这是一个大型的亚洲栖息地室内展览。JungleLab为观察野生动物提供了独特的机会，就像研究生物学家在野外所经历的那样。参与者将根据他们在教学中的领导能力、他们在生物学方面的经验以及他们所在学区支持项目活动的意愿来选择。我们期望在研讨会之后，每个领导教师将进行适当的指导

This Leadership Activities project will provide preparation for 30 middle/junior high school teachers and for up to 60 school administrators in the use of zoological collections in science education. Instruction will be conducted at the Bronx Zoo by education staff from the zoo, collaborating with experienced teachers and science administrators. Curriculum materials during the workshop will include the Wildlife Inquiry through Zoo Education (Project WIZE) developed with National Science Foundation funding. This award-winning curriculum was designed to link classroom study with zoo field work. The project will include experiences with JungleLab, a classroom/laboratory over-looking lush tropical settings in JungleWorld, which is a massive indoor exhibition of Asian habitats. JungleLab provides unique opportunities to observe wildlife in a setting much like that experienced by research biologists in the field. Participants will be selected based upon their leadership skills in teaching, their experiences in biology, and the willingness of their school districts to support project activities. We anticipate that following the workshop each of the leadership teachers will conduct appropriate