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   Project SummaryIn this PAEC project, Science Collaboration: Immersion, Inquiry and Innovation, Sc-iii, science teachers will experience research at the elbow of scientists, becoming both scientist and science educator (Gilmer, 2005). One hundred twenty teachers will have the opportunity to learn and "do" science alongside lauded professors, and knowledgeable representatives of many science-related careers, such as foresters, soil scientists, environmentalists, agronomists, chemists, field-biologists, and entomologists to name a few.Project participants will also be actively engaged in a variety of collaborative networks, designed to establish important articulation between the teacher team and research scientist, teachers and scientists from universities, agencies and industry, and between and among teachers from different grade spans and schools. The expected result is that, as teachers experience science in the context of a scientist and engage in rich dialogue with scientists and each other, science instruction will become more inquiry-based and important resources that may bring relevance to the classroom will be utilized. Ultimately, students will become increasingly interested and literate in science, there will be a positive difference in student academic achievement, and the number of Florida students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be positively impacted. Project as a Glance (in pdf format) To view the pdf document, click here to download FREE Adobe Reader. |