Leadership Workshop in Field Biology and Geology for Secondary Teachers

该领导力活动项目将为20名优秀的初中和高中科学教师提供专业发展。这笔赠款为代顿大学科学家举办的为期六周的野外生物学和地质学讲习班的继续和进一步发展提供支持。重点是应用生物学、野外生态学和环境地质学。在前三周，生态学和地质学原理将被引入，并在学校的当地环境中对自然遗址进行密集的实地考察。夏季项目的最后两周将包括高海拔生态和地质遗址的密集工作。在此期间，几位高海拔研究人员将参与与教师一起工作。这个研讨会的早期版本非常成功，这个暑期项目将强调学生在自己的环境中进行实地活动的重要性。除其他事项外，项目主任将与每个参与教师的校长交谈，要求行政支持，并强调实地考察对学生的重要性。该计划包括一个扩展的学术阶段，将导致教学模块的准备。参与者将在学年期间聚在一起讨论进展，将有几次实地考察到当地的资源站点，参与者将被期望向他们学校和社区的其他人提供讲习班。此外，他们将获得10个学期的研究生学分，成就证书，并将受到当地媒体的嘉奖。

This Leadership Activities project will provide professional development for 20 outstanding junior and senior high school science teachers. The grant provides support for the continuation and further development of a six-week field biology and geology workshop conducted by University of Dayton scientists. Emphasis will be on applied biology, field ecology, and environmental geology. During the first three weeks the principles of ecology and geology will be introduced with intensive field trips to natural sites within the local environments of the schools. The final two weeks of the summer program will include intensive work at high altitude ecological and geological sites. Several high altitude researchers will be involved in working with the teachers during this time. Earlier versions of this workshop have been very successful, and this summer program will emphasize the importance of field-based activities for students in their own environment. Among other things, the project directors will talk with the principals of each participating teacher to ask for administrative support and to emphasize the importance of field trips for students. The program includes an extended academic phase that will result in the preparation of instructional modules. Participants will meet together during the academic year to discuss progress, there will be several field trips to local resource sites, and the participants will be expected to provide workshop outreach to others in their schools and communities. In addition, they will receive 10 semester hours of graduate credit, certificates of achievement, and will be honored by local media.