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Abstract:
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A new graduate course for in-service teachers, Science Research in the Classroom, was piloted at Kansas State University in Summer 2005. The purpose of this course was to create strong partnerships between middle- or high-school science teachers and university faculty members in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). Together, the teacher/STEM faculty member partners developed instructional modules based on current scientific research. These modules were delivered at an established summer outreach workshop for middle-school girls. Feedback collected at the end of the course indicated that in general, the teachers were very happy with their participation and felt that the expectations that they had for the course were met. They were very positive about their interactions with their faculty partners and pleased with their experience in taking part in the outreach workshop. Early results provide some insight into the issues involved with integrating on-going science/engineering research with standards-based 6-12 science instruction.
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