Attention Rural Colorado & Nebraska Middle & High School Science Teachers

Our team of researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder and BSCS Science Learning (BSCS) invite you to participate in a study to investigate the effectiveness of an online professional learning course. The course aims to support rural middle and high school science teachers in building classroom assessments that are engaging to students and align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Colorado and Nebraska state science standards. Our researchers will use information from the class to study how educators learn about implementing science standards in rural areas. This study is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

What is involved?

Attend a weekly Zoom class with other rural science teachers. Learn to elicit and use knowledge about students’ interests to design engaging standards-aligned assessment tasks. Develop a supportive community of rural science educators from Colorado and Nebraska. Complete interviews and surveys about your experience taking the course. Attend approximately 25 hours of online class time either on Tuesday OR Thursday evenings from September through mid-December 2022. Complete some asynchronous work in between sessions. Receive $1,600 for your participation.

Why participate?

Through this course, you’ll meet colleagues who face similar issues and will have the opportunity to work together. You will learn how to apply what you are learning to science classes you are teaching while taking the course.   The course will be facilitated by experienced researchers and science educators from the University of Colorado, Boulder and BSCS.

How to learn more

For more detailed information, please click here. To complete our interest form, please click here. Watch this video to learn more about what you’ll experience as a study participant.

Questions? Please contact Lisa Carey at [email protected]