GK-12 Environment, Materials Science, and Information Technology Themes in Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Grades

我们建议哈佛和剑桥公立学校合作，帮助公立学校的学生学习科学和技术。剑桥的教师遵循符合马萨诸塞州综合评估系统（MCAS）标准的课程，并为学生参加全州范围的考试做好准备。我们的计划是基于团队，每个团队由一名教师，三名GK-12研究员和三名剑桥教师组成。每个团队将从三个领域中选择一个主题：环境，材料科学和信息技术。在上半年，该团队将每周开会，介绍剑桥教师在哈佛大学的研究，并讨论如何让学生参与与剑桥课程和MCAS标准相关的调查。在下半年，GK- 12研究员将前往剑桥公立学校，帮助教师和学生进行讨论和学生项目。今年年底将举办一个研讨会，剑桥学生将向学生和家长展示他们的成果。我们将从八年级学生开始，并在接下来的几年中转移到九年级和十年级。这些活动将帮助剑桥学生学习科学和技术，并帮助GK- 12研究员更多地参与公共教育。该奖项由数学和物理科学理事会多学科活动办公室共同支持。

We propose a collaboration between Harvard and the Cambridge Public Schools to help public school students learn science and technology. Cambridge teachers follow a curriculum which meets standards of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and prepares students for state-wide examinations. Our plan is based on teams, each consisting of one faculty member, three GK-12 Fellows, and three Cambridge teachers. Each team will choose a topic from one of three areas: the environment, materials science, and information technology. During the first half year the team will meet weekly to introduce Cambridge teachers to research at Harvard and to discuss how to involve students in investigations related to the Cambridge curriculum and MCAS standards. In the second half year, GK- 12 Fellows will move to the Cambridge Public Schools to help teachers and students in discussions and student projects. A workshop will be held at the end of the year in which Cambridge students present their results to an audience of students and parents. We will start with eighth grade students and move to the ninth and tenth grades in following years. These activities will help Cambridge students learn science and technology and help GK- 12 Fellows become more involved in public education.This award is co-supported by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.