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Kindergarten Profs: Math, science programs take ‘brains-on’ approach to partnerships with K-12 schools

A sampling of partnerships

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A sampling of partnerships

(Note: UW sponsoring departments are in parentheses)

  • UW Engineered Biomaterials Middle Science Teacher Institute (Engineered Biomaterials)
    Scientists and middle school science teachers spend two weeks at the UW to develop biomaterials kits that will be incorporated into the classroom in projects matched with Washington State’s Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) in science.

  • Making Connections (Women’s Center)
    Young women, especially ones of color and first generation college bound, pursue studies in natural sciences, mathematics and technology. The program has three components: hands-on workshops; next-steps workshops to help students navigate the academic maze between high school and college; and mentors.

  • Materials Technology Institute (Materials Science)
    A 15-day intensive summer institute for community college and high school instructors. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation under the Advanced Technology Education Program, the institute includes lectures, labs, discussion sessions and both independent and team projects.

  • Native American Science Outreach Network (Chemistry)
    Twenty-five secondary science teachers of Native American students are selected to spend one summer month at the UW to learn science, computer and communication skills.

  • Northwest Mathematics Interaction Summer Geometry Institute (Mathematics)
    The principal activity is a one-week summer workshop on visual mathematics and geometry, investigating everything from models and paper folding to calculators and Geometer’s Sketchpad.

  • Project ASTRO (Astronomy)
    Grade 3-12 teachers are paired with amateur and professional astronomers. Currently 61 such partnerships (representing 2,400 students) exist throughout the Puget Sound region. Each scientist visits the class at least five times and develops an ongoing relationship with the students in addition to assisting the teacher and/or leading astronomy activities.

  • REVEL (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life) Project (Oceanography)
    Science teachers from grades 7 to 12 are trained in the study of underwater volcanic processes. Teachers are selected yearly to participate in funded research cruises and are invited to join the scientific team to collaborate on research projects at sea. They share their experience on a daily updated Web site and answer questions from students, teachers, and the general public.

  • The Nature Mapping Program (Fisheries)
    K-12 students and teachers link with local experts and community members to record fish and wildlife observations and submit their data to a biodiversity database housed at the UW.

  • Educational Leadership in Mathematics and Science (Education)
    K-12 math, science and technology-focused teachers enroll in a nine-credit academic program in curriculum and instruction that includes a paid six-week business internship and culminates in a locally focused reform effort. The purpose is to: 1) expand teachers’ views of educational reform; 2) build substantive relationships between schools, local business and the UW; 3) develop teachers’ potential for new leadership roles in education; and 4) improve science, technology and mathematics education for all.

  • Elementary Science for Elementary Students (Electrical Engineering)
    Demonstrations and teacher training activities in the fundamentals of electricity and senses (artificial and natural). The goal of the program is to excite interest in physical sciences through highly interactive and experimental learning activities in electricity, how computers work, from ears to microphones, from smell to smoke alarms, from vision to cameras.

  • Making Connections: Celebrating the Decade of the Brain Summer Institute (Biobehavioral Nursing)
    Intensive two-week program on advances in biomedical research and neuroscience, with follow-up activities designed for science and health educators of grades 6-10. Research scientists and medical professionals volunteer their time to conduct interactive presentations on bioethical issues and hands-on laboratories.

  • Genetics Education Networks to Enhance Teaching and Improve Curricula in Science. (Medicine)
    Program funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute will create high-school instructional modules to expose school kids in Seattle and Northshore to the building blocks of genetics and life science.

  • Creating a Community of Mathematics Learners (Mathematics, Statistics, Education)
    Middle and high schools in Bellevue, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Seattle, Shoreline.
    Six hundred math teachers receive 132 hours of training.

  • Expanding the Community of Mathematics Learners (Mathematics, Statistics, Education)
    Grades K-6: Bellevue, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Seattle, Shoreline.

    Three hundred “resource” teachers receive 240 hours of training.

  • Seattle Partnership for Inquiry-Based Science (Molecular Biotechnology)

    Grades K-5 Seattle Public Schools.

    One hundred hours of hands-on training for all 1,400 teachers.

  • Middle School Science Systemic Change Partnership (Molecular Biotechnology)

    Five districts: Bellevue, Highline, Northshore, Seattle, Shoreline.

    One hundred sixty-five hours of professional development. ¶

    Steve Goldsmith, News & Information


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    March 30, 2000