Caltech_Exploratorium Teacher Institute in Life Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）： 探索馆、加州理工学院（Caltech）和圣马特奥县教育办公室（SMCOE）提议在生命科学领域建立加州理工学院-探索馆暑期教师研究所（CESTI-LS）为初中和高中教师，创造了一个示范性的国家计划，整合前沿生物学研究领域，如细胞生物学，神经科学，分子和发育生物学，将基因组学和生物信息学纳入初中和高中生命科学课程。 CESTI-LS将加强教师对先进生命科学研究的了解，并开发新的方法，将研究融入课堂，使用基于探究的实践活动，由教师自己与Exploratorium教师，加州理工学院教授和加州理工学院研究生合作开发。最终，CESTI-LS将加强学生对生命科学和生物医学领域研究的理解，并加深公众对该研究对健康和日常生活的影响的理解。 该五年计划将分两个阶段制定和实施。第一阶段（2年）将致力于制定和测试圣马特奥县的CESTI-LS专业发展课程和原型课堂活动。在第二阶段的三年期间，研究所将向全国教师开放。在为期5年的项目期间，CESTI-LS将支持75名初中和高中教师进行为期2年的连续深入培训，共计约190小时。通过CESTI-LS开发的课程、活动和教学工具将被纳入探索馆的教学方案、在线教学资源和出版物方案，并在全国范围内传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Exploratorium, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and the San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) propose to develop the Caltech-Exploratorium Summer Teacher Institute in the Life Sciences (CESTI-LS) for middle and high school teachers, creating a model national program for integrating cutting-edge biological research in fields such as cellular biology, neurosciences, molecular and developmental biology, and genomics and bioinformatics into the middle and high school life sciences curriculum. CESTI-LS will strengthen teacher's knowledge of advanced life science research and develop new ways to integrate research into the classroom using inquiry-based, hands-on activities developed by the teachers themselves in concert with Exploratorium faculty, Caltech professors, and Caltech graduate students. Ultimately, CESTI-LS will strengthen student understanding of research in the life sciences and biomedical fields, and deepen the public's appreciation of the implications of that research for health and everyday life. The 5-year program will be developed and implemented in 2 phases. Phase I (2 years) will be devoted to formulating and testing the CESTI-LS professional development curriculum and prototype classroom activities in San Mateo County. During the 3-year period of Phase II, the Institutes will be open to teachers nationally. Over the 5-year project period, CESTI-LS will support 75 middle and high school teachers in a sequential, in-depth 2-year program totaling some 190 hours of training. The curricula, activities, and teaching tools developed through the CESTI-LS will be incorporated into the Exploratorium's teaching programs, on-line teaching resources, and publications programs, and disseminated nationally.