Partnerships to Prepare Science Teachers for Inclusive, Back-to-nature Education

该能力建设项目旨在使康奈尔教师教育计划成为未来诺伊斯第一阶段奖学金的可行候选人。康奈尔教师教育计划为纽约州K-12农业、中学生物、化学、物理或地球科学、7-8级科学或5-6级科学认证的学生做准备。康奈尔大学的团队来自昆虫学系、园艺系和古生物研究所，他们与莫拉维亚中央学区、塔利中央学区、布鲁克林科学与环境学院、坎农河STEM学校、博伊斯·汤普森研究所、康奈尔种植园、康奈尔鸟类学实验室、康奈尔户外教育和莫洪克保护区合作。有针对性的举措涉及教师招聘、教师准备和教师入职支持。该项目的主题是“全民科学”，总结了培养有创造力和热情的科学家的目标，同时促进每个人的科学素养的发展，以便为他们在个人健康、安全和公共政策问题上的决策提供参考。该项目围绕当地自然环境是自然科学和自然科学学科最适合学习的教室这一具体理念而组织。把科学带到户外，有助于教师和学生更好地参与科学，改善健康，更好地理解真正的科学的“混乱”本质，以及对跨学科方法解决科学问题的力量的欣赏。回归自然的科学教育方法正在产生广泛的影响，因为它对所有学生都是可接触和有效的，包括那些生活在国家更“建成”的地区的学生，以及那些对他们的机会和成功构成挑战的残疾学生。帮助该项目取得成功的特别值得注意的是专业发展学院，在该学院，大学教职员工和学校教师共同努力，为职前教师和他们自己设计和实施学习机会。康奈尔大学新教师支持小组也为项目的成功做出了贡献，这是一个由高效的退休或兼职科学教师组成的团体，他们担任项目校友的导师。

This Capacity Building project is designed to make the Cornell Teacher Education Program, which prepares students for New York state certification in K-12 agriculture, secondary biology, chemistry, physics, or earth science, grade 7-8 science, or grade 5-6 science, a viable candidate for a future Noyce Phase I Scholarship award. The Cornell University team, from the Department of Entomology, Department of Horticulture, and the Paleontological Research Institution, are partnering with Moravia Central School District, Tully Central School District, Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment, the Cannon River STEM School, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell Plantations, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell Outdoor Education, and the Mohonk Preserve. Targeted initiatives are addressing teacher recruitment, teacher preparation, and teacher induction support.The project's theme is "science for all" which summarizes the goal of nurturing creative and passionate scientists while fostering the development of scientific literacy for everyone to inform their decision making on issues of personal health, safety and public policy. The project is organized around the specific idea that local natural environments are among the best classrooms for learning in the natural and physical science disciplines. Taking science outdoors is leading to better engagement in science, for teachers and students, improvements in health, a better understanding of the "messy" nature of real science, and an appreciation of the power of interdisciplinary approaches to scientific problems.The back-to-nature approach for science education is having a broad impact because it is accessible and effective for all students, including those living in more "built-up" areas of the country, and those with disabilities that challenge their access and success. Of special note for aiding in the success of the project is the Professional Development School, in which university faculty and school teachers work together to design and implement learning opportunities for pre-service teachers and for themselves. Also contributing to project success is the Cornell New Teacher Support Corps, a group composed of highly effective retired or part-time science teachers, who are serving as mentors for the project alums.