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PREPARING STRONG SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICS
LEADERS FOR VIRGINIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
A total of 24 outstanding
middle school teachers who are enrolled as students in the
masters level Interdisciplinary Science program are providing
leadership to improve mathematics and science instruction
throughout central Virginia. The program is offered by Virginia
Commonwealth University in collaboration with the University
of Virginia.
The graduate students
are supported by the National Science Foundation through
the Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
program. They are receiving training for in-school activities
through the Mathematics and Science Center of the Richmond
area schools. Fellows are providing enriched science and
mathematics disciplinary content for current middle school
teachers, working with teachers within training institutes
and on a one-to-one basis, and offering model lessons for
students in the teachers' classrooms.
Each Graduate Fellow
will complete a M.S. in Interdisciplinary Science. The Interdisciplinary
Science program includes graduate course work offered by
Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia
in at least two disciplines, an interdisciplinary science
course, a statistical methods course, and a final thesis/
project. After serving as Fellows and completing their graduate
program, selected fellows will become members of the Clinical
Faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University or the University
of Virginia, continuing to link the schools and the university
teacher preparation programs.
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