Project NEXUS
Project NEXUS or the National Experiment in Undergraduate Science Education (NEXUS)[1] is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funded project based at the University of Maryland, College Park and headed by Principal Investigator Dr. J. Randy McGinnis. Its purpose is to investigate an innovative model of teacher preparation. It also aims to develop a national model for science and math support courses for undergraduate students pursuing biology and other pre-healthcare majors.[1]
History[edit]
Originally a collaboration among University of Maryland, College Park (UM), (a large, primarily majority population university); Bowie State University (BSU), Maryland (a smaller, historically black university); and Hands On Science Outreach, Inc. (a national organization developing and administering informal science education classes for children), it has evolved into a collaborative with Coppin State University (CSU), (Maryland) and available informal science education internships. The initiative also included Purdue University and the University of Miami.[2] The award was made in 2005 and ran until 2012. Project NEXUS was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0455752.[3]
Initiatives[edit]
The key assumption was that science educational practices require systemic reform within the undergraduate science subject matter and education classes, prospective teachers’ field-based experiences, and professional development during new teachers induction years (NSF, 1993;[4] NRC, 1997;[5] Sunal, Wright, & Day, 2004).[6] Under the project, the participating schools developed interdisciplinary module that can be integrated into existing course or into a new curriculum.[2]
It has produced a paper detailing the methods that can be used to increase the number of underrepresented minority students in the scientific and technology fields.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "umdberg / Project NEXUS UMCP". umdberg.pbworks.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gardner, Elizabeth (September 11, 2011). "HHMI selects Purdue to help create new interdisciplinary science curriculum". www.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Award Abstract #0455752". Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ National Science Foundation, "Proceedings of the National Science Foundation workshop on the role of faculty from the scientific disciplines in the undergraduate education of future science and mathematics teachers." (Author, Washington, DC 1993)
- ↑ National Research Council, "Improving teacher preparation and credentialling consistent with the National Science Education Standards." (National Academy Press, Washington, DC 1997)
- ↑ D. Sunal, E. Wright, and J. Day, Eds., "Reform in undergraduate science teaching for the 21st century" (Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT 2004)
- ↑ Leggon, Cheryl B.; Gaines, Michael S. (2017). STEM and Social Justice: Teaching and Learning in Diverse Settings: A Global Perspective. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp. ix. ISBN 978-3-319-56296-4. Search this book on
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