ASPIRE: Teachers and researchers working together to enhance student learning

Abstract Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines have become key focus areas in the education community of the United States. Newly adopted across the nation, Next Generation Science Standards require that educators embrace innovative approaches to teaching. Transforming classr...

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Published in:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Main Authors: Lollie Garay, Anna Marie Wotkyns, Kate E. Lowry, Janet Warburton, Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp, Patricia L. Yager
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2014
Subjects:
STEM
science education
teacher-researcher partnerships
edu
Amundsen Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000034
https://doaj.org/article/4f65038204724ca89fb73bd2aace2c6b
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Summary:Abstract Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines have become key focus areas in the education community of the United States. Newly adopted across the nation, Next Generation Science Standards require that educators embrace innovative approaches to teaching. Transforming classrooms to actively engage students through a combination of knowledge and practice develops conceptual understanding and application skills. The partnerships between researchers and educators during the Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition (ASPIRE) offer an example of how academic research can enhance K-12 student learning. In this commentary, we illustrate how ASPIRE teacher–scientist partnerships helped engage students with actual and virtual authentic scientific investigations. Crosscutting concepts of research in polar marine science can serve as intellectual tools to connect important ideas about ocean and climate science for the public good.

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