Track 2, GK-12, Optimization and Institutionalization of the Science Fellows Supporting Teachers (SFST) Program

智力优势：俄亥俄州立大学(OSU)GK-12项目建立在Track 1项目的基础上，该项目自1999年以来成功地将科学研究员与小学教师配对，以改善科学教育。有学术天赋的理科研究生与哥伦布公立学校的三年级到五年级教师合作，开发基于探究的动手科学课程，涵盖基础科学课程的所有领域。据报道，俄亥俄州能力测试成绩显示，参与该计划的小学生的科学通过率有了显著提高，参与该计划的教师在科学内容知识和教授基于探究的科学课程的能力方面也取得了很大进步。在大学和哥伦布公立学校(CPS)的大力支持下，这份提案概述了继续该项目、与成功运营的世界奇迹合作、W.O.W.科学推广计划以及俄亥俄州立大学将这些努力制度化的计划。通过竞争性的申请程序选出新的研究员和教师，以确保最好的研究生与致力于提高他们教授科学的能力的教师配对。根据同事的可用时间和老师分配给科学的时间框架之间的最佳匹配，将同事团队配对。俄亥俄州立大学GK-12的工作与CPS城市系统计划交织在一起，而训练有素的USP科学专家(四年级教师)帮助协调GK-12的工作并分享专业发展研讨会的工作。研究金继续与小学教师合作，并开始制定研究生课程计划，该课程将从第六年(国家科学基金资助一年后)开始作为俄亥俄州立大学课程的一部分。将开发一个GK-12班级，其中将包含在教室中工作的同事团队的优化结构，并在项目中贯穿全年教师专业发展研讨会。项目的广泛影响：该OSU项目显著提高了俄亥俄州立大学的研究生教育，对市中心学校的小学教师产生了巨大影响，并提高了小学生的科学技能。该项目得到了数学和物理科学局的部分支持。

Intellectual Merits: The Ohio State University (OSU) GK-12 projects builds on a Track 1 project which successfully paired science fellows with elementary school teachers to improve science education since 1999. Academically talented graduate students in the sciences collaborate with 3rd through 5th grade teachers at Columbus Public Schools to develop hands-on, inquiry based science lessons to cover all areas of the elementary science curriculum. Reported Ohio Proficiency Test scores show dramatic improvements in the passing rates in science among the elementary school children involved and teachers participating in the program are showing great progress in their science content knowledge and their ability to teach inquiry-based science lessons.With strong support from the University and Columbus Public Schools (CPS), this proposal outlines the plans for continuation of the project, cooperation with the successfully operating Wonders of Our World, W.O.W. science outreach program, and institutionalization of these efforts at OSU. New fellows and teachers are chosen through competitive application processes to ensure that the best graduate students are paired with teachers who are committed to improving their ability to teach science. The fellow- teacher teams are paired based on optimal match between the fellow's available time and the teacher's time frame allocated for science. OSU GK-12 efforts are interwoven with the CPS Urban Systemic Program, while, trained USP science specialists (4th grade teachers) help to coordinate the GK-12 efforts and share professional development workshop efforts. Fellows continue to collaborate with elementary school teachers and the PI and Co-PIs begin to develop plans for a graduate level course that will be a part of the OSU curriculum starting the sixth year (one year after NSF support). A GK-12 class will be developed that will contain the optimized structure of the fellow-teacher teams working in the classrooms with professional development workshops for the teacher interwoven in the program throughout the year.Broader Impacts of the Project: This OSU program is substantially enhancing the graduate education at OSU, having a large impact on elementary school teachers in inner-city schools and advancing science skills of the elementary school children. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.