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Program Director:
Dr. Samuel Silverstein
Program Director John C. Dalton Professor and Chairman
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Department of Physiology
630 West 168th Street, Room 11-511
New York, NY 10032
2123053546
scs3@columbia.edu
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To improve science education in New York City schools, Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons established the Summer Research Program for Secondary School Science Teachers in 1990. The Program is based on the premise that teachers experienced in the day-to-day practice of science will be better able to motivate and guide students. The program focuses on teachers as the most efficient method of affecting large numbers of students. The program is evaluating the impact of teacher participation in the program on students by obtaining quantitative data on changes in behavior and academic success of students of these teachers. The preliminary results indicate the program has a positive impact on student behavior and academic performance.
Twenty teachers participate in the program each summer. Teachers are selected on the basis of evidence of leadership in their schools, and commitment to teaching. Ten new teachers join 10 teachers who participated in the program in the preceding summer. Each teacher carries out scientific research in a Columbia University biomedical, biological, chemical or physical science laboratory under the supervision of a member of Columbia's faculty for 8 weeks during two consecutive summers. Teachers gain hands-on experience with scientific concepts, materials and practice. During the course of 2 years at Columbia, each teacher works closely with his/her Columbia faculty mentor, and with the research technicians, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in the mentor's laboratory. Through these contacts teachers learn about the prerequisites for entering a career in science, the types and variety of talents needed to succeed in science, and the many career opportunities available in the sciences. When they return to their schools, teachers are expected to share the knowledge and insights gained from these experiences with their students and fellow teachers. Teachers prepare lesson plans for accomplishing these goa
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