New, GK-12: Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools

摘要：可持续发展学校的可持续发展科学该项目将亚利桑那州立大学S可持续发展学院的教职员工和研究生研究人员与高中教师、学生和管理人员合作，共同应对成为一所可持续发展学校的挑战。研究员将在教职员工的指导下，帮助教师和学生使用科学方法和工具收集有关食物、能源、水、废物、景观和学校生活质量的可持续发展指标的数据。学生将收集、分析并以图形表示科学数据，然后在社区论坛和科学博览会上交流他们的发现和解决方案。？可持续发展学校？将影响大凤凰城三大学区的课程和实践。跨越许多城市边界的学区、教师和学生将获得一个新的、爆炸性的可持续科学研究领域的原创研究。反过来，K-12社区将极大地帮助世界上的研究生-S第一可持续发展学校。该项目将：1)加强研究生培训和职业轨迹；2)在现实世界中提高协作、解决问题和跨学科的技能；3)通过培训研究员在课程和以科学为基础的教学中使他们成为更好的教师；4)帮助学区将可持续发展研究整合到课程和运营中；5)改善教师？能够将可持续发展的概念融入到他们的教学中；6)扩大师资队伍？能够开发跨学科课程；7)提高高中生对全球和本地可持续发展挑战的认识，并鼓励他们在科学、工程、数学和技术领域追求职业生涯。

Abstract: Sustainability Science for Sustainable SchoolsThis project teams faculty and graduate-student researchers from Arizona State University?s School of Sustainability with high-school teachers, students, and administrators to address the challenge of becoming a ?sustainable school.? Fellows, guided by faculty members, will help teachers and students use scientific methods and tools to collect data on sustainability indicators on food, energy, water, waste, landscaping, and quality of life at their schools. Students will collect, analyze, and graphically represent scientific data and then communicate their findings and solutions at community forums and science fairs. ?Sustainable Schools? will influence the curriculum and practices of three large school districts in Greater Phoenix. School districts, teachers, and students across many city boundaries will gain access to original research in a new and exploding field of inquiry of sustainability science.In turn, the K-12 community will greatly assist graduate students in the world?s first School of Sustainability. The project will: 1) enhance graduate training and career trajectories; 2) sharpen collaboration, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary skills in real-world contexts; 3) empower Fellows to be better teachers by training them in curriculum and science-based instruction; 4) help school districts integrate sustainability research into curriculum and operations; 5) improve teachers? ability to integrate sustainability concepts into their teaching; 6) expand teachers? ability to develop interdisciplinary curriculum; 7) increase awareness of high-school students about global and local sustainability challenges and encourage them to pursue careers in science, engineering, math, and technology.