Developing Environmental Experiences for Leadership for Outdoor Projects (Project DEVELOP)

项目开发是一个为期六周的暑期研讨会，有一个学年的后续活动，重点是为初任或准备不足的初中和高中教师发展野外生物学、生态学和地质学方面的教学内容、批判性思维技能和领导技能。在两年的时间里，将从俄亥俄州西部和中部以及印第安纳州东部挑选40名参与者。前三周将介绍生态学和地质学的原理、思维能力、领导力和对当地资源的讨论。研讨会随后将由面包车前往丹佛大学的高海拔实验室(海拔10700英尺，山坡上。在那里，参与者(在几名研究人员的陪同下)将花费15天的时间调查该地区的生物和地质。一条铺好的路通向山顶(14,258英尺)。该地区有丰富的生物学和地质学课题可供研究。在工作人员的协助下，讲习班参与者将在下一学年将他们的经验传授给他们的学生和同事。每个参与者将从暑期体验中开发一个教学模块或练习。这些单元将与学员在本机构的同事和讲习班学员共享。这些单元的开发将需要一个从过去的讲习班参与者中挑选出来的指导小组的协助。在本学年期间，将与学员举行六次晚间会议，讨论其模块的开发和实施。此外，在学年期间还将进行几次实地考察，以确定当地的资源。项目参与者将获得10个学期的研究生学分、成绩证书，并将得到当地媒体的认可。一笔相当于NSF奖励30.4%的金额将作为费用分摊提供。//

Project DEVELOP is a six-week summer workshop with an academic year follow-up that emphasizes the development of teaching content, critical thinking skills and leadership techniques in field biology, ecology, and geology for newer or less well prepared middle and high school teachers. Over two years, forty participants will be selected from Western and Central Ohio and Eastern Indiana. The first three weeks will provide an introduction to the principles of ecology and geology, thinking skills, leadership, and discussion of local resources. The workshop will then travel by vans to the High Altitude Laboratory of the University of Denver (at 10,700 feet on the slopes of Mt. Evans), where the participants (accompanied by several researchers) will spend 15 days investigating the biology and geology of the area. A paved road services the mountaintop (14,258 feet). The area abounds in biological and geological topics to study. Workshop participants, with staff assistance, would pass on the benefits of their experiences to their students and fellow teachers throughout the following academic year. Each participant will develop a teaching module or exercise from the summer experience. These modules are to be shared with the participants' colleagues at their own institution and with workshop participants. The development of the modules will involve assistance by a mentor team selected from past workshop participants. During the academic year, six evening meetings will be held with the participants to discuss their module development and implementation. Additionally, there will be several field trips during the academic year to identify local resources. The program participants will receive ten semester hours of graduate credit, certificates of achievement, and will be recognized by the local media. An amount equivalent to 30.4% of the NSF award is being contributed as cost-sharing.//