International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference

加州大学旧金山分校的科学与健康教育合作组织和美国科学促进会（AAAS）将于2013年2月共同主办首届国际教师-科学家合作会议。在美国和国外，科学家在大学预科科学教育中的作用越来越受到关注。随着关注的增加，每年都有更多的伙伴关系倡议开始，目标是支持K-12科学教育。这些伙伴关系起源于个别实验室，通过大学院系或外联中心，以及通过公司和专业协会，它们从各种各样的来源获得资金，例如私人基金会、国立卫生研究院、国家科学基金会、州和联邦教育部以及国际资助机构。在美国科学促进会（AAAS） 2013年波士顿年会之前，国际教师-科学家伙伴关系会议（International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference）聚集了约200名教师、科学家和伙伴关系专家，在为期两天的会议上显著推进了教师-科学家伙伴关系领域。会议为来自世界各地的伙伴关系专家（制定和促进伙伴关系项目的专业人员）提供了一个相互学习项目结构和评估的机会；发展专业社群及潜在合作；更重要的是，向参与这些项目的教师和科学家学习。为参加会议的早期职业科学家（研究生和博士后）和教师提供资金。通过主题演讲、主持小组讨论和分组讨论，参与者在与教师和科学家合作的同时也向他人学习，分享对他们来说行之有效的方法。这次会议有可能提高在全国和全世界开展伙伴关系工作的能力。随着会议的结束，会议的信息将发布在许多网站上，包括MSPnet （www.mspnet.org）和AAAS （www.aaas.org）。

The Science & Health Education Partnership at the University of California at San Francisco and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are co-hosting the first-ever International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference in February 2013. There has been an increasing focus on the role of scientists in pre-college science education both in the United States and abroad. With this increase in attention, more partnership initiatives are begun each year with the goal of supporting K-12 science education. These partnerships originate in individual laboratories, through university departments or outreach centers, and through corporations and professional societies, and they receive funding from a wide variety of sources, such as private foundations, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, state and federal Departments of Education, and international funding agencies. The International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference, by bringing together about 200 teachers, scientists, and partnership specialists for a 2-day meeting prior to the AAAS 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston, is significantly advancing the teacher-scientist partnership field. The Conference is an opportunity for partnership specialists - the professionals who develop and facilitate the partnership programs - from around the world to learn from one another about program structures and evaluation; to develop a professional community and potential collaborations; and, critically, to learn from teachers and scientists involved in these programs. Funding is available for early career scientists (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) and teachers to attend the conference. With keynote speakers, moderated panels, and breakout sessions, participants are sharing what has worked well for them when partnering teachers and scientists while also learning from others. This meeting has the potential to increase capacity for partnership work throughout the country and world. As the Conference concludes, information from the meeting will be posted on many websites, including those of MSPnet (www.mspnet.org) and AAAS (www.aaas.org).