Enhancing the STEM Ecosystem through Teacher-Researcher Partnerships

Authors

William E. Tapprich, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Heather Leas, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Steven N. Rodie, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Robert Duncan Shuster, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Chris Schaben
Christine E. Cutucache, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Metropolitan Universities

Volume

27

Issue

1

First Page

71

Last Page

85

Abstract

STEM faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) have partnered with teachers and administrators in the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) to implement a Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program. This program establishes resources and infrastructure that engage K-12 science teachers in scientific research experiences. In the first implementation of this program, eleven UNO faculty mentors, drawn from several STEM disciplines, were matched with eleven OPS teachers to conduct genuine research projects in support of their teaching.

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This article was originally published here: https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muj/article/view/21118.

Recommended Citation

Tapprich, William E.; Grandgenett, Neal; Leas, Heather; Rodie, Steven N.; Shuster, Robert Duncan; Schaben, Chris; and Cutucache, Christine E., "Enhancing the STEM Ecosystem through Teacher-Researcher Partnerships" (2016). Biology Faculty Publications. 80.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biofacpub/80