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The Appleton Museum of Art
As co-owner of the Appleton Museum of Art, Florida
State University sponsors several initiatives which bring together museum
resources and area elementary and secondary schools. The museum-school partnerships
reflect the mission of both the University and the Museum in the area of
educational reform and community service.
On a regular basis the Appleton Museum of
Art provides interactive activities for area school children. These
activities include tours and interpretation of museum exhibitions,
hands-on work with the "touchable" collection, workshops
in art and humanities, and demonstrations by artists and educators.
Museum educators visit schools in Marion,
Citrus, Levy, and Lake Counties and involve students of all levels
in hands-on activities using "touchable" works from the
museum's collections. Included in the hands-on activities are programs
on African, Pre-Columbian, and Asian art.
In the Artist in Residency Program at the
Appleton Museum, Florida artists interact with school groups of all
levels (K-12) during workshops, demonstrations, and performances.
Visual artists, dancers from FSU's Dance Repertory Theatre, and musicians
teach children their artistic techniques and guide the children as
they create their own works. The dance program provides a series of
sessions that integrate movement, music, and art for typical students
as well as special needs populations.
The Appleton Museum schedules in-service sessions for the teachers of Marion, Levy, Citrus,
and Lake Counties. These sessions familiarize teachers with the discipline-based
art education, thus enabling them to present new and innovative methods
of learning to their students.
- Marion County Art Education Association
holds meetings at the museum. - The museum is a partner of the MCPEF. A number of High School students volunteer
time to assist Appleton programs and efforts. Their participation
and volunteer experiences are supervised primarily by the Marion County
Schools / Appleton Museum of Art liaision office in conjunction with
the museum education staff.
The Appleton Museum hosts exhibitions of
art works by students of Marion County in a gallery dedicated exclusively
to that purpose. These shows highlight the works from all of the schools
in rotation. Additionally the museum organizes and mounts two other
student exhibitions annually: Young in Art and The Congressional Art
Exhibition. In addition to exhibitions of art works, the museum showcases
other forms of student productions.
Contact person: Jim Rosengren, Interim Director, jrosengren@appleton.fsu.edu, (352) 236-7100.
AP Music Theory: A Workshop for Educators The The FSU School of Music and the Center for
Professional Development sponsor a summer teacher institute for music
educators who are interested in starting or maintaining an Advanced Placement
Music Theory course for their high school. This five-day workshop is scheduled
during July in Tallahassee. The workshop prepares participants to teach
music theory on the introductory college level as required by the AP curriculum,
while addressing teaching concerns and methodology appropriate for the
high school setting. The instructor, David Lockart, is a trained consultant
with the College Board and has served on the Supervisory Committee for
the AP Music Theory Exam. Biology for Elementary Education Majors (BSC 1005C) A special section of liberal studies biology (BSC 1005C) is taught by the Department of Biological Science each fall semester for prospective elementary education majors. This course is specifically designed to provide an inquiry-based biology experience to this group of pre-service teachers, keeping in mind that this will probably be their only content course for the biology subject matter that they will be teaching to their future elementary students. Contact person: Ellen Granger, granger@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6747.
The Boys' Choir of Tallahassee The Boys' Choir of Tallahassee, founded in August 1995 by the FSU School of Social Work, is an outreach program for young men ages 7-18 with limited social and economic opportunities. Through regular practice and tutoring sessions, as well as numerous performances and competitions, the choir attempts to foster academic excellence, build character and self-esteem, develop interpersonal skills, and help the participants realize positive potential, while acquiring skills for the future. Contact person: Earl Lee, elee@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9741.
Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair Each year the Office of Science Teaching Activities in the College of Arts and Sciences hosts the Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Each middle and high school in a three-county region sends students with state fair quality projects to the Regional Fair resulting in 250 to 350 entries. The project is an opportunity for a student to select a scientific topic he or she is interested in and research it. The students learn scientific methods for dealing with problems, collecting data, drawing conclusions, and presenting their work to a community of peers and scientists. The volunteer judges for the science fair (approximately 120 each year) are recruited from science faculty and graduate students at Florida State University, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee Community College, and local state agencies (e.g., Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission). The Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair is affiliated with the Florida State Science Fair and the International Science and Engineering Fair. Contact person: Robert Lutz, lutz@bio.fsu.edu, (904) 644-6747.
Center for the Study of Teaching and Learning School Improvement Project The Center for Education Research and Policy Studies School Improvement Project provides technical assistance to Florida's Low Performing schools. This technical assistance includes the following: implementing Governor Bush's Assistance Plus Plan; providing school visits for the purpose of assisting with school improvement planning and aligning efforts to research-based improvement strategies; providing funding opportunities through state and federal appropriated projects; and informing these customers of state and federal education requirements. Contact person: Mary Jane Tappen, mtappen@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 414-9892.
Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) There are SIX CARDs funded by the state legislature in Florida. The mission of the CARDs is to provide information and technical support for families, school personnel and other professionals providing services to individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities or with severe behavior and communication problems. The CARDs offer a unique mechanism for statewide collaboration in training and policy setting with numerous agencies, including the Florida Department of Education, the Autism Society of Florida and Florida Department of Children and Families. The FSU CARD serves 18 counties in the panhandle of Florida. Dr. Amy Wetherby is Executive Director of FSU CARD. Through the FSU CARD we have an established collaborative relationship with school districts in Leon County as well as with surrounding rural counties and across the panhandle of Florida. Over 200 individuals with autism or related disabilities residing in Leon County and over 700 in the panhandle are registered clients with CARD, most being school age. CARD staff members provide ongoing technical support for families and educational staff as requested. In collaboration with the Florida Department of Education and the Department of Special Education at FSU, CARD offers a weeklong Summer Institute on Autism every June to provide training on improving educational programs for children with autism. Educators from across the state attend this Institute. Contact person: Amy M. Wetherby, awetherb@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, (850) 644-8456.
The Certificate Program in Elementary School Science With the long-standing importance of technology
in Florida's economy, science has always been a critical subject for the
state's school children. However, the implementation of the science section
of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in the spring of 2003
brought a new urgency to science teaching in the state's K-12 schools.
While teachers with specific training in science are routinely employed
at the middle and high school levels, this is not the case at the elementary
school level. Few elementary schools have science specialists. The science
content training of nearly all elementary school teachers is dominated
by lecture-centered courses that do not prepare them to provide the hands-on
inquiry-driven learning environments their own students need.
Challenger Learning Center - FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Educational Outreach Staff Development Professional Workshops: The Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee,
opening Saturday, March 22, 2003, is a 32,000 square foot facility located
on Kleman Plaza in downtown Tallahassee. The Center is the K-12 outreach
facility of the Florida A&M University - Florida State University
College of Engineering and uses aerospace as a theme to foster long-term
interest in math, science and technology, create positive learning experiences,
and motivate students to pursue careers in these fields.
Challenger Learning Center Program When the crew of the Challenger space shuttle perished in 1986, they were on a pioneering mission to extend the boundaries of human knowledge. The Challenger Learning Centers are continuing that mission today by preparing students for life in the 21st Century. Through participation in the centers' simulated space adventures, Challenger Center officials have created a positive experience that encourages students to excel in math and science, and possibly pursue careers in science, engineering, and technology. The Challenger Center for Science Education is an international network of middle school-level science education facilities. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, the network currently consists of 32 facilities in the U.S. and two in Canada. In the next year, at least one new center will open in each month. Each facility has, at a minimum, a mission control center and a space station simulator. Under the direction of a science teacher, the middle school students plan and then simulate a mission. The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering's Challenger Learning Center is programmed to begin operation spring 2001. It will be the first college-based center in the state of Florida. Currently, Duval County School District operates a Center at Kirby Smith Middle School in Jacksonville and the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry operates a Center in that city. A memorandum of understanding with Leon County School District has been negotiated in which all middle school students in the district will eventually participate in the learning experience at the Center. The goal is ultimately to serve many of the middle school students within a 100-mile radius of Tallahassee and beyond. Additionally, the Center will be used in the training of both student teachers and school district middle school-level science teachers. The College of Engineering is proud of its success in securing funding for the construction of this world-class facility. At a time when immigration quotas are being increased due to a shortage of native-born American science and engineering graduates, this facility will motivate our children to pursue careers in related disciplines. Contact person: Rick Fisher, fisher@eng.fsu.edu, (850) 410-6370.
Classroom Programs In addition to the staff development workshops,
the Challenger Learning Center staff has also judged numerous Science
Fairs, presented at Family fun nights and delivered partial or all day
presentations to classrooms or after school programs. The following schools
have requested support for one of the above programs: Fairview Middle
School, BelleVue Middle School, Nims Middle School, Wesson Elementary
School, Pineview Elementary School, Oak Ridge Elementary, Caroline Brevard
Elementary School , Kate Sullivan Elementary, Hawks Rise Elementary, Gilchrist
Elementary, Cobb Middle School, Ft. Braden, Springwood Elementary, Chiles
High School, Godby High School, Academic Resource Center and Raa Middle
School.
The College Reach-Out Program Florida State University implements the College Reach-Out Program as a part of the State of Florida's College Reach-Out Program. It is an educational and motivational program designed to help students prepare for a successful college education. The program serves students in grades 6 - 12 who meet certain educational and economic guidelines. Students participate in a variety of structured activities, including:
Many of the program activities are supported and facilitated by college students who serve as peer mentors. Contact person: Angela Richardson, arichard@admin.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9699.
Computer Programs for Educators Webmaster The Center for Professional Development is proud to present a new Florida State University Certified Webmaster Program. This revolutionary curriculum was designed and developed by a team of professionals at CPD and is based on the latest instructional technology. The materials reflect the current standards in web site design and web application development. Upon completion of our certification, graduates will be competent in a variety of techniques and skills essential for the solid design and efficient implementation of web sites that stand out from the crowd. For more information about the FSU Webmaster Certification, please send an email to: techtraining@cpd.fsu.edu. For a list of courses, please visit our website at http://learningforlife.fsu.edu. MOUS The Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Program
is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved
by Microsoft to validate desktop computer skills using the Microsoft Office
2000 Suite including; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint,
and Microsoft Access.
Dance Repertory Theatre Dance Repertory Theatre (DRT) is a performing ensemble of the Department of Dance. The company's primary efforts are directed toward the study and production of repertory and community outreach programs. Its activities serve to enhance the department's mission as a regional repertory center by including the works of well-known choreographers in its program offerings. DRT presents annual formal concerts both on and off campus as well as lecture-demonstrations inn on-traditional performing spaces. The company performs regularly in the public schools, for churches and citizen groups, for the annual Very Special Arts Festival, and in collaboration with community and state arts organizations. A typical DRT season includes residencies for community colleges and cultural centers throughout the southeast. Examples of specific dance partnership programs Pre-K through 12 include the following: Lecture-demonstrations, performances, and workshops in collaboration with Little Chaires Pre-kindergarten Intervention Program, Gretchen Everhart Exceptional Student Population, FSU Research/Lab School (FSUS), private area schools, and Leon County Schools. The activities take place at the specific school site as wells FSU. These programs are designed according to the school request, curriculum topics, in conjunction with community and FSU events, exhibitions, and performances. Many projects are also in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute and Tallahassee Community Classroom Consortium. The Appleton Museum Project. A two or three-day residency by DRT at the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida. Includes lecture-demonstrations, performances, movement workshops, parent and children movement and art participation sessions, and movement gallery tours. These experiences are arranged for exceptional student populations and rural school populations, as well as performances and art-focused schools, and the general Ocala community. The Dance Dialogue Series: Dance Repertory Theatre Community Bridge Series. This Series includes a lecture-demonstration illustrating the way dancers train, how dances are choreographed, and the performance of repertory excerpts. This series is in conjunction with the DRT Concert and provides a forum for audience participation and dialogue between the performers and audience. The audience for this prologue to the performing arts includes area schools, community and recreation centers, and a variety of youth agencies. Creative Movement Component: Very Special Arts, Florida. Dance Repertory Theatre provides creative movement workshops, lecture-demonstrations, performances, teacher in-service, and resources for Very Special Arts Big Bend and Very Special Arts of Florida. Artist-in-the-Schools Touring Program Dance Repertory Theatre. This program includes lecture demonstrations, concert performances, and participation workshops for pre-K through 12 students outside Leon County. Touring programs include a variety of school sites, youth agencies, and community centers. Contact person: Lynda Davis, ldavis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9619.
Degree in Three / Two in Four Motivated students who have clear academic goals and who have earned college credit in high school through AP, IB, or dual enrollment have a real opportunity to graduate from Florida State University in less than four years. This program offers pre-collegiate advising and assistance in developing an appropriate academic plan that could lead to a "degree in three (years)" in many of our majors. In addition, some of our master’s degree programs can be completed in one additional year, permitting some students to complete "two (degrees) in four (years)." Contact person: Linda Mahler, lmahler@admin.fsu.edu , (850) 644-0387.
Degree in Three Program Degree in Three is a special program designed to assist students who wish to graduate in less than four years. It is most appropriate for students who enter the university with college credits earned in high school through dual enrollment or through the IB or AP programs, especially if those credits relate to their college majors of choice. High school students are encouraged to contact the Degree in Three advisor for help in planning high school courses that will complement their intended college majors. For more information visit http://www.degreein3.fsu.edu/ or email degreein3@admin.fsu.edu. Contact person: Linda Mahler, lmahler@admin.fsu.edu, (850) 644-0387.
Early Childhood Education Field Experience Program Students in the graduate and undergraduate Early Childhood Certification Programs have the opportunity to participate in experiences with young children through the Creative Preschool, School for Young Children, and the Church of Advent Day Preschool during the fall semester. During the spring semester they also work with teachers and children in Kate Sullivan, Gilchrist, Killearn Lakes, Springwood, and Astoria Park elementary schools. Contact person: Mary Francis Hanline, mhanline@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4880.
Education Programs National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Student Education Highlights:
Teacher Education Highlights:
Curriculum Materials Development Highlights:
Contact person: Patricia Dixon, pdixon@magnet.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4707.
Electronic Curriculum Planning Tool (ECPT) The Electronic Curriculum Planning Tool (ECPT) is a curriculum and lesson planning database of learning activities for Florida Teachers. Each activity is cross-referenced to one or more of the Florida Sunshine Standards for eleven subject areas and Applied Technology. The ECPT won one a Davis Productivity Award. The database will run on both Windows and Macintosh computers and is free to Florida teachers.
Florida EXPLORES! (EXPloring and Learning the Operations and Resources of Environmental Satellites) EXPLORES! (EXPloring and Learning the Operations and Resources of Environmental Satellites) is a program of the Department of Meteorology that began in 1992. Through professional development workshops, teachers learn to implement the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Direct Readout satellite program. Teachers learn how to set up their own weather satellite to receive ground stations or how to obtain imagery through the Internet. Over 200 teachers have learned how to receive weather satellite imagery through the EXPLORES! Program. Teachers in the program also receive standards-based curricula on using weather satellite imagery in elementary, middle and high schools. EXPLORES! also provides weather satellite imagery and imagery interpretation, as well as information on tropical weather such as hurricanes, via the Internet. The EXPLORES! WWW site is http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores. Contact person: William Lusher, lusher@met.fsu.edu, (850) 644-3465.
Florida Learn & Serve, VISTA, and Community / Higher Education / School Partnership Programs In a unique partnership, several components of
Florida's national service programs are administered from a state university.
FSU hosts Florida Learn & Serve, which awards nearly $1 million annually
to schools for student service learning, or service that applies and is
a means of learning. Approximately 85 schools receive funding each year,
and over 25,000 students are involved. FSU also hosts the CHESP program,
which brings together K-12, higher education and community organizations
to use student service as a strategy to meet community needs. This program
awards nearly $400,000 per year. In addition, FSU hosts a statewide VISTA
initiative, which places up to 20 VISTAs as K-12 and higher education
campuses to help expand and improve student service and service-learning
efforts. Contact person: Joe Follman, jfollman@admin.fsu.edu,
(850) 644-9661.
Florida Low Vision Initiative Project Funded through the Florida Department of Education,
a low vision center has been established through the Department of
Special
Education for the purpose of providing technical assistance to school
personnel who work with grade K-12 students with visual impairments
and
their parents. Through this project, students with visual impairments
throughout the state have access to low vision clinical evaluations
and
are encouraged to improve their use of low vision. Teachers are provided
with training, through workshops and individual support, in working
with
students who have low vision and techniques for motivating their students
to use their vision and low vision devices (magnifiers and telescopic
lenses) efficiently. Contact person: Sandra Lewis, lewis@coe.fsu.edu,
(850) 644-4809.
The Florida State University K-20 Initiatives The Florida State University K-20 Initiative was established to foster partnerships among university programs and PK-12 schools. The FSU Mentor Project, the Southside Professional Development Schools Network, the Florida SUN Project, the FSU Readiness Liaison Project, the Leon County Schools FLARE Grant Project, the Leon County Schools Goals 2000 Project, the Chamber of Commerce World Class Schools Initiative, the Leon County Schools Action Research Project, and the Community/Higher Education/Schools Partnership Grant Project are examples of the work supported by this initiative. An overarching goal is to ensure students in the targeted PK-12 schools enter kindergarten better prepared to learn, and, as a result of innovative and effective teaching which recognizes the needs of diverse learners, graduate from those schools with an increased number of post-secondary choices and opportunities. Contact person: Laura Hassler, lhassler@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 645-5783.
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts
As a response to our mission to educate the public
concerning museum exhibitions in particular and art in general, the Museum
currently provides an Education Program as a community service. The Education
Program promotes community involvement in the arts and community appreciation
of the vital function of the arts as a source for ideas, interaction, and
influence within society and culture. The Education Program utilizes nine
different components. The four disciplines of the Comprehensive Art Education
approach provide a general guideline for all planning.
Contact person: Viki Wylder, vwylder@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 644-1299.
Florida State University R.E.A.D.S. (Reading for Education, Advancement, Development, and Service) Program The FSU R.E.A.D.S. (Reading for Education, Advancement, Development, and Service) Program is a community-based reading program of the FSU School of Social Work and FSU's Center for Civic Education and Service, using President Clinton's "America Reads" model. Social Work students from FSU work in task groups to acquire reading materials and provide mentoring and tutoring to children (ranging in age from preschoolers to teenagers) from the Springfield Boys and Girls Clubs and the G.A.M.E.S. (Growing and Maximizing Every Skill) Program. The project also strives to keep parents informed of their children's progress and to stimulate parent/child-reading activities. Contact person: Sharon Maxwell, smaxwell@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9748.
Florida SUN Project This collaborative initiative, supported by grant resources of $199,000 and contributions from SUN Microsystems of over $300,000, provides Internet training and access tools to teachers and students in Southside K-12 schools. The initiative’s ultimate goal is for students in less affluent neighborhoods to demonstrate the highest levels of performance. According to Maureen Brown Yoder (The Digital Divide: Learning and Leading with Technology 2000),"until we [all] enjoy universal access to technology many people will wield an unfair advantage in their learning environment, in the job market and in their daily lives." Through advanced Internet training for teachers and support for them as they implement these skills with students, this project seeks to address these inequities. In addition to the training and support, this collaborative effort provides 250 SUN devices that are part of a "thin client system", servers, Smart Boards and portable projection systems. Contact persons: Joanna Southerland, jsouther@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 645-0473, and Laura Hassler, lhassler@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 645-5783.
FSU CHOICE Company The CHOICE Company focuses on the development and education of young people through creative expression. Under the direction of a faculty advisor, the Company, comprised of undergraduate and graduate students, presents socially-conscious theatre to elementary, middle and high school classrooms with the hopes of inspiring them to write about personal, social, and cultural topics of concern. The Company assists with the teacher(s) and students by providing step-by-step instruction through workshops and ancillary materials on how to "build-a-play." At the conclusion of the project, those who so choose may submit their play for performance. The Company will choose 3-5 pieces to be fully performed at the young playwright's school. Grade levels and interest will define the interaction of the Company. The goals of the program are to:
Contact person: Sheridan Smith, Coordinator, sssmith@admin.fsu.edu, (850) 644-3189.
FSU/FAMU Regional Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Partnership The statewide Florida CSPD (Comprehensive System of Personnel Development) project comprises a community-based system of nine regional CSPD Partnerships. Each of these partnerships consists of state universities, school districts, private colleges, provider agencies, and parent organizations. Their function is to enhance the preparation, recruitment, and retention of qualified educators and related services personnel to meet the needs of students with disabilities in Florida's schools. The Florida State University/ Florida A & M University Regional Partnership includes two major universities, 15 local school districts, 4 community colleges, the state government, and three Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System (FDLRS) centers. Activities in the partnership have included coordination of a Part-time VE Master’s degree program for out-of-field teachers, a behavior management institute and follow-up for school-based teams of educators, a mentoring program for beginning teachers, Reading Research Into Practice, certification and re-certification courses for teachers, and a program assisting with the coordination of the distance learning program in speech-language pathology. Additionally, planned activities include increased involvement with the OT/PT (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy) program at FAMU, a needs assessment for a "Grow Your Own" outreach program for paraprofessionals who wish to become teachers, and a mini-grant distribution for collaboratively planned local projects on the Sunshine State Standards. Contact person: Linda Gessner, lgessner@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9141.
FSU Mentor Project Nearly one hundred faculty, staff and students at F.S.U. spend at least one hour per week mentoring a child at elementaryl, middle schools and high school levels. Using reading research from the FSU Department of Psychology, all first grade mentors are trained in Revised Open Court and provide one-to-one tutoring for students who enter first grade performing in the bottom quartile on reading readiness measures. Each first grader is mentored five days per week. First year test scores indicate the project is successful in improving students’ reading skills. Students in upper elementary are also provided tutoring assistance with direction from the classroom teacher. At the middle and high school level, mentors provide guidance and support in the role of "big sister" or "big brother". Faculty, staff and students may also choose to be an e-buddy, communicating electronically with students and providing feedback on writing skills in addition to other types of support. Contact persons: Bill Moeller, bmoeller@admin.fsu.edu, (850) 644-0639 or Laura Hassler, lhassler@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 645-5783.
FSU Summer Youth Camps Summer Music Camps: Since our beginning in1942, Florida State University
Summer Music Camps have hosted campers from 27 states and six foreign
countries, providing campers the opportunity to meet other talented junior
high and high school musicians while studying intensively with the expert
faculty and staff of the FSU School of Music. Summer Art Academy: Florida State University Summer Art Academy hosts
three one-week sessions covering six different topics. Week One focuses
on Drawing and Painting; Week Two covers Ceramics and Sculpture; and Week
Three provides instruction in Computer Art and Digital Design. Students
work closely with the FSU School of Visual Arts and Dance faculty and
staff to enhance their artistic abilities. Acceptance into the program
is limited and students must submit artwork for consideration. Summer Sports Camps: Florida State University is known throughout the
country for our love of sports. Talented student athletes have the opportunity
to learn and improve their skills working side-by-side with renowned FSU
coaches and staff in many athletic disciplines.
GEMS: Great Explorations in Math and Science The FSU Office of Science Teaching Activities (OSTA) in the College of Arts and Sciences became a regional GEMS Center for the southeast in 2000. Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) is a well-tested, innovative set of math and science curricula developed by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California-Berkeley. The GEMS curricula are high-quality, flexible, exciting and effective math and science activities for grades preK-10 and have been cross-correlated with the Sunshine State Standards. GEMS has more than 60 curricular units of activities that use easy-to-obtain, inexpensive materials; all units have been extensively field tested and studied in real classrooms with some of the relevant studies going back more than 20 years. GEMS curricula employ a "guided discovery" method that enhances the learning of the concepts and processes that they cover and make connections across many areas of school curricula, combining writing, literature, social studies and the language arts with math and science lessons. All OSTA faculty are certified GEMS Associates trained to lead GEMS activities with students in the classroom and GEMS workshops for teachers. The OSTA serves over 500 children and provides professional development experiences for over 50 teachers using GEMS activities each year. Contact person: Todd Bevis, bevis@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6747.
GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Better the Environment) Florida State University has become a major partner in the International K-12 GLOBE program. GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Better the Environment) was begun in 1994 to have students worldwide take scientific observations to help scientists study a variety of environmental areas, including meteorology and climatology. FSU scientists developed an improved cloud observation protocol, new protocols for relative humidity and barometric pressure observations, and are helping to develop an integrated weather satellite imagery system for GLOBE. FSU Scientists also conducted interactive chats on the World Wide Web. As a GLOBE Partner FSU will offer professional development workshops for teachers. These workshops will be conducted both in Tallahassee and around the state. Please see http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/Globe/. Contact person: William Lusher, lusher@huey.met.fsu.edu, (850) 644-3465.
Holocaust Institute for Educators Now in its tenth year, the Florida State University
Holocaust Institute for Educators has prepared 350 teachers to incorporate
lessons about the Holocaust into their K-14 classes. Participant-teachers
hear thought-provoking presentations in multiple disciplines, visit with
Holocaust survivors and members of the Jewish community, and receive ideas
and materials to be applied to the classroom. Attendees, who are selected
partly for their leadership in designing instructional materials or developing
curriculum in their school or county, return to their schools and colleges
and integrate Holocaust studies in their own classrooms.
International Programs for High School Students (10-12 grades) FSU International Programs offers several credit and non-credit international opportunities for high school students. European Humanities Program and International
Baccalaureate European Humanities Program): Classes are in the spring
followed by a 26-day study tour in Europe during the summer. The spring
classes are also web-based and are available to students out of the local
area. Both are for credit.
JMI Entrepreneurship Camp JMI Entrepreneurship Camp was developed to ignite the interest of high school students in entrepreneurship. During the Camp, high school students will have the opportunity to experience what it means to be an entrepreneur. Students spend five days of hands-on activities with professors and instructors from the College of Business and local business executives. Three areas of focus for the Camp provide students with the opportunity to: explore a business idea of their own; to meet entrepreneurs of locally owned ventures and tour their businesses; and develop entrepreneurial skills through fun and challenging activities. Contact person: Diane Denslow, ddenslow@garnet.acns.fsu.edu, (850) 645-0030.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art K-12 Teacher and School Services
IT BEGAN WITH A DREAM... "
I hope this museum... will promote education and art appreciation, especially
among our young people. It is my earnest hope and desire that these works
of art may be of lasting inspiration to all the people of Florida and our
visitors, and that they may come and enjoy them... I want to keep the museum
open to all the people for their enjoyment." John Ringling, formal
dedication of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1931. Contact person: Debbie Herbert, DHerbert@ringling.org, (941) 359-7893
The LeRoy Collins Institute's Workshops on Voting and Elections The LeRoy Collins Institute at Florida State University, through its Florida Center for Voting, Elections and Civic Education, has successfully completed professional development workshops for 360 Florida public school teachers of American government and civics. These workshops were offered during 2002 in nine locations around the state by arrangement with several state universities. The Collins Institute has placed high priority on improving voter participation and voter education. This project is a continuation of an FSU program that began in the summer of 2001, for 160 teachers from counties all over the state. Building on that earlier program, the Collins Institute's effort is to export this to high school and middle school teachers all over the state. The objective of the workshops is to promote greater participation in civic and political life in our communities by more highly informed citizens. Social Studies teachers are given a better understanding of government, the political systems and electoral processes so that they can more effectively teach high school and middle school students about the importance of informed participation as a foundation of our democracy. The institute is currently seeking funds to support another round of these professional development workshops during the 2003-04 in preparation for the elections in 2004. Contact person: James Apthorp, Director of the LeRoy Collins Institute at japthorp@mailer.fsu.edu or (850) 644-1441.
Mars City Alpha / JASON Workshop Created by the Challenger Center for Space Science
Eudcation, Mars City Alpha is an award winning interdisciplinary classroom
simulation program. Key elements of the program include academic content,
creative and critical thinking skills and responsible decision making
skills. Curricula are aligned to national and Sunshine State Standards.
Monograph on Elementary Teachers Doing Action Research The Eisenhower National Consortium for Mathematics and Science at SERVE awarded Penny J. Gilmer a grant to edit the science education action research experiences of four Science FEAT teachers. Science FEAT was a NSF-funded teacher enhancement program for 72 teachers, mainly from middle schools, to earn masters or specialist degrees in science education. The monograph, Science in the Elementary School Classroom: Portraits of Action Research, published in spring 1997, has been distributed around the world. It is available in downloadable form at the following address: http://www.serve.org/Eisenhower/publications/publications.html. The co-editor of the monograph is Jane McDonald, an International Baccalaureate chemistry teacher at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, FL. Contact person: Penny J. Gilmer, gilmer@chem.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4026.
Monograph on Experiential Learning for Pre-service Science and Mathematics Teachers: Applications to Secondary Classrooms Penny J. Gilmer received a third grant from SERVE to co-edit a third monograph on how pre-service teachers experience scientific research as part of their undergraduate program. The pre-service teachers are part of the CO-LEARNERS program from the Florida Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher preparation. Pre-service teachers were enrolled at either Florida State University or University of West Florida. Co-editors include Penny J. Gilmer, Lori Hahn, and M. Randall Spaid. Ms. Hahn is an accomplished science teacher of middle schools in the state of Florida, and Dr. Spaid, now graduated with his doctorate from Florida State University, is an Assistant Professor at Mercer University in Macon, GA. This monograph is in downloadable form through the SERVE website: http://www.serve.org/Eisenhower/publications/publications.html. Contact person: Penny J. Gilmer, gilmer@chem.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4026.
Monograph on Teachers Doing Inquiry + Teaching Science SERVE also awarded Penny J. Gilmer a second grant to co-edit a monograph describing the experiences of teachers who have participated in scientific inquiry and who have brought those ideas into their science classrooms at the middle and elementary school levels. The newest SERVE monograph, Meaningful Science: Teachers Doing Inquiry + Teaching Science, published in 1999 and edited by Terrie Kielborn and Penny J. Gilmer, can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.serve.org/Eisenhower/publications/publications.html. Dr. Terrie Kielborn, co-editor of the monograph now teaches middle school in western Georgia. Contact person: Penny J. Gilmer, gilmer@chem.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4026.
Motion, Forces, and Energy I: Physical Science for 3rd and 5th Grade Teachers The FSU Department of Physics in collaboration with the Office of Science Teaching Activities offers a two-week summer institute for teachers of 3rd- and 5th-grade students to help them develop a better understanding of the central concepts of physics and prepare them to teach this subject to their own students. This professional development experience is centered on the motion, forces, and energy concepts found in the Grade Level Expectations of the Sunshine State Standards for 3rd and 5th grade science. The institute helps participants to build an understanding of physical science concepts by using the same equipment for its standards-based hands-on exercises that can then be used in their own classrooms. Teacher participants will earn one graduate credit hour in the Department of Physics, take the equipment used in the institute back to their classrooms, and earn a stipend. This institute was begun in the summer of 2001 and serves 20 teachers each year. Contact person: Ellen Granger, granger@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6747.
Motion, Forces, and Energy II: Physical Science for Middle-School Teachers The Office of Science Teaching Activities in collaboration with the FSU Physics Department will offer a two-week summer institute in physical science for middle-school teachers beginning in the summer of 2003. This institute will help teachers develop a better understanding of the central concepts of physics and prepare them to teach these concepts to their students. This professional development experience is centered on the motion, forces, and energy concepts found in the Sunshine State Standards for science in grades 6-8. The institute helps participants to build an understanding of physical science concepts by using the same equipment for its standards-based hands-on exercises that can then be used in the participants' own classrooms. Teacher participants will earn one graduate credit hour in the Department of Physics, take the equipment used in the workshop back to their classrooms, and earn a stipend. This institute will serve 20 teachers each year. Contact person: Ellen Granger, granger@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6747.
National Geographic Society Initiative: Mel C. & Dot Costin Magidson / National Geographic Society Endowment in Geographic Education at Florida State University This 1.8 million dollar fund endowment was established
to fund the Florida Geographic Alliance. The Alliance is a professional
organization concerned with the improvement of geography education in
the state of Florida K-12. It shares the National Geographic Society's
mission to promote the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge,
foster innovation in geographic education, and encourage stewardship and
conservation of the Earth's natural and cultural resources in pre-kindergarten
through 12th grade teaching and learning. It supports statewide initiatives
that place special emphasis on stewardship of our natural and cultural
resources or that strengthen the content knowledge and instructional performance
of educators through creative technological innovations, expanded student
field experiences, and state/local opportunities to influence the curriculum.
Example programs include the state Geography Action Program that culminates
in Geography Awareness Week each fall, a regional workshop series that
focuses on the current trends in geography and intensive summer institutes
for advanced training. Funds are also given to university and K-12 educators
in the form of mini-grants to help expand our mission.
National Literacy Project The goal of the National Literacy Project is to improve the reading and writing success of intermediate, middle, and high school students. Grounded in research, the National Literacy Project offers intensive professional development and follow-up support that leads to improved literacy teaching and learning. The National Literacy Project offers Summer Institutes and follow-up support. Project activities focus on the literacy needs of intermediate, middle, and high school students by
All educators will benefit from participating in the National Literacy Project. We offer the following options:
Contact person: Judith Irvin, Irvin@coe.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6447
Off to See Ms. Wizard Professor Penny J. Gilmer offers free science shows for schools and other organizations. Instead of just doing a performance, she involves two boys and two girls from the audience in each demonstration. This helps the children learn as they identify with the children who are involved in the demonstration with Dr. Gilmer. The pace is slower than if just presented by the scientist, but this may help the children learn too. Other Chemistry faculty and students in Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity also perform Magic Shows for similar audiences. Contact person: Penny Gilmer, gilmer@chem.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4026.
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Courses Each summer the Florida State University School
of Music and the Center for Professional Development are pleased to present
the Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education courses. Orff Schulwerk centers around
the development of the total child, while encouraging continued development
of the teacher. The training uses poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances
as its foundation for teaching music and employs melodic and percussive
musical activities that are easily learned by the students.
Physical Science Course for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Majors The initiation of the science section of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in the spring of 2003 will drive teaching and learning in science to the top of Florida's education agenda. The Sunshine State Standards set an ambitious agenda for the physical sciences, requiring elementary school students to achieve an understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion and the concepts of potential and kinetic energy by the 5th grade. The FSU Physics Department anticipated this need by initiating a physical science course (PSC 2801) targeted at undergraduate majors in early childhood education and elementary education ten years ago. The 40 students served by this course each year are well prepared to address the challenges of teaching physical science in Florida's elementary school classrooms. Contact person: David Van Winkle, rip@phy.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6019.
Physical Science Workshop for 3rd and 5th Grade Teachers Since the summer of 2001, the FSU Department
of Physics has collaborated with the Office of Science Teaching Activities
to offer a workshop for Leon County's grade 3-5 teachers to help them
achieve an understanding of the central concepts of physical science and
prepare them to teach the subject to their own students. The workshop
was motivated in part by the advent of the science section of the Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in the spring of 2003. The Sunshine
State Standards for 5th grade (which are tested on the FCAT) include an
understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion and the concepts of potential
and kinetic energy, presenting imposing challenges for teachers as well
as students.
Physics Department Planetarium The Physics Department's Pat Thomas Planetarium is one of FSU's most popular scientific attractions for K-12 students and teachers. The planetarium offers a variety of shows for 3rd grade and higher and draws 3,000 students per year. Operated by Physics Department faculty and staff, the planetarium draws hundreds more visitors per year during special events such as the biennial "Flying Circus of Physics" open house. This facility began operation in 1980, and was named for the late Senate President Pat Thomas in 1990. Contact person: Gerry Hart, hart@phy.fsu.edu, (850) 644-1194.
Pineview Elementary School Digital Community Project Students and faculty from the School of Information Studies have been working with Pineview staff and faculty to create a digital community of Pineview families. Training in Internet access, website development, and other projects to increase technology literacy at Pineview have been some of the major efforts from the School of Information Studies. Contact person: Don Latham, latham@lsi.fsu.edu, (850) 644-5722.
Prodigy 2000 Event Students from Gadsden and Leon County participated in the NASA Prodigy 2000 event. After a presentation of Newton’s Laws of Motion, students built and tested straw rockets. Students used metric measuring skills and discussed "good science" as well as principles of a "fair test." Following this presentation, Capt. Winston Scott, VP Students Affairs FSU, spoke to the students about his space flights, space walks, importance of education and the current mission to the ISS. He made particular note of the Afro-American astronaut Curbeam, who was doing a space walk (EVA) that day on the Destiny module for the ISS. Afterwards, there was a question and answer session and Capt. Scott signed autographs for the students. Contact persons: Kathy Safford-Osborne, safford@eng.fsu.edu, 410-6358 and Susan Borland, borland@eng.fsu.edu, (850) 410-6358.
QuarkNet The FSU Physics Department is one of twelve charter members of QuarkNet, a National Science Foundation-supported program to establish collaboration between physicists active in research and high school science teachers. Through QuarkNet, which is based at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago and has members throughout the nation, the FSU Physics Department has continuous contact with a network of physics teachers in North Florida and holds annual summer workshops. Four faculty members from FSU's High Energy Physics Program participate in QuarkNet. Contact person: Horst Wahl, wahl@hep.fsu.edu, (850) 644-3509.
The Saturday-at-the-Sea Programs: Sea-to-See, Saturday-at-the-Sea, and Saturday-at-the-Sea Summer Camp The Sea-to-See Program takes marine organisms into elementary schools allowing classes of students an hour to explore the diversity of organisms found along the Florida coast. The students take a five-minute introductory video "field trip" and then spend approximately 25 minutes at each of two touch tanks exploring hardy marine organisms. The program finishes with a discussion of these organisms and their habitats. This program, in operation since 1996, reaches over 6000 students per year. The Saturday-at-the-Sea (SATS) Program takes groups of middle-school students and their teachers to the FSU Marine Lab for a day of exploring along the coast with scientists. The students take two field trips, one to a salt marsh and oyster bar and another (by boat) over sea grass and sandy bottom, and discover the animals and plants that live in these habitats. Along the way, they learn about their life histories, behaviors, relationships to each other, and more, and even get the chance to look at them up close using microscopes. The educational value of the program has been enhanced through the development of curriculum packages that can be used by teachers in their classrooms during the month that surrounds their program day. This program, in operation since 1985, can reach 900 students per year. The Saturday-at-the-Sea Summer Camp Program allows rising 8th- and 9th-grade students to participate in the many aspects of scientific inquiry--from developing a research question about the marine environment and devising a project to answer their question to collecting and analyzing data and preparing oral and written reports of their findings. They also explore by snorkel, trawl, and through guided field trips the variety of habitats that make up the coastal environment. This program, in operation since 1996, can reach 40 students per year. This Saturday-at-the-Sea series of programs has been specifically designed to demonstrate the excitement that scientific endeavor generates. They are staffed by FSU faculty and graduate and undergraduate students who serve as positive, appropriate role models for scientists. Our research indicates that the student participants in the SATS program develop more positive attitudes along scales that measure attitudes concerning the normality of scientists, their enjoyment of science lessons, their career interests in science, and the social implications of science. Contact person: Barbara Shoplock, bshop@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9829.
Saturday Morning Physics Since 1983, the Physics Department has sponsored Saturday Morning Physics for local high-school students. On eight successive Saturdays during the fall, lectures are presented free of charge on various topics related to research carried out at FSU. Some of the topics include nuclear physics (with a tour of the nuclear accelerator), high-energy physics research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and a planetarium show. The intent is to acquaint the students with activities related to science and to perhaps kindle an interest in one or more topics. Typically, approximately 150-200 students show up each weekend. Certificates of attendance are provided for students coming to six or more of the lectures during the semester. Contact person: Paul Cottle, cottle@fsulcd.physics.fsu.edu, (850) 644-5777.
School of Nursing-Partner in Excellence The School of Nursing is a Partner in Excellence with 30 public schools each semester. The variation in number is due to the variation in the number of students enrolled in the major. As a partner, the School of Nursing has faculty and students who conduct health screening, health teaching, health promotion, drug and alcohol education, breast and testicular self-exam, safety and environmental teaching, and health appraisals for students in the schools. The faculty and students also provide consultation and conduct health screening and health promotion activities for school faculty and staff. In addition, the School of Nursing assists in recognition ceremonies for academic excellence and provides judges for science fairs, history fairs, and other programs offered by the public schools. Contact person: Tonya Harris, tharris@garnet.fsu.edu, (850) 644-5345.
Science Graduate Students in K-12 Education (GK-12) This program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a collaboration between Florida State University and the Leon County School District whose goal is to increase the number of science professionals who are prepared and willing to make meaningful contributions to the K-12 science and mathematics enterprise and to enhance the science and mathematics teaching practice of K-8 teachers. To do so, nine graduate students were recruited from science departments at FSU to become "GK-12 fellows." Recruited students engaged in extensive learning to prepare them to become valuable classroom resources for K-12 teachers and students. Each year, thirty-six K-8 teachers are selected by the district to work with these GK-12 fellows in their classrooms and are designated as GK-12 teachers. Each GK-12 teacher has a GK-12 fellow in their classroom for one nine-week grading period. They work closely with GK-12 fellows to bring inquiry-based instruction to their classrooms. All GK-12 teachers and fellows also participate in summer science institutes to enhance their science teaching practice. FSU and the school districts have designed the program to be closely aligned with existing K-12 science outreach efforts by Florida State and with state and national science education standards. Short-term benefits of this project will include the learning and experience that the program immediately brings to the GK-12 fellows, enhancing their communication and teaching skills and thus their value as educators. The GK-12 teachers will benefit immediately from their participation in summer institutes and the participation of the GK-12 fellows in their classrooms; participation of young scientists in the classroom brings an approach to science teaching that provides more relevance for K-12 students and enriches their learning of science. In the long term, as the GK-12 fellows move into their science professions, the number of K-12 teachers and students who will benefit from their expertise will multiply. The GK-12 teachers will continue to influence the science knowledge and attitudes of new groups of students who pass through their classrooms. Contact person: Ellen Granger, granger@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-6747.
Science Inquiry for Teachers The Science Inquiry for Teachers program is offered by the Office of Science Teaching Activities in the College of Arts and Sciences and funded by the National Science Foundation. It provides science teachers with a professional development opportunity designed to aid them in infusing real science inquiry into their classrooms. In the program, they have the opportunity to experience original ecological research and reflect on what this means for their practice of teaching. Time is also dedicated to the development of plans to incorporate such original inquiry-based experiences into their teaching practice. Behavioral Ecology was chosen because this type of research is readily accessible, captures student interest, and has extremely modest budget requirements. Nevertheless, everyone who teaches science (not just life science teachers) is encouraged to participate. Thirty teachers per summer can participate in this program that is aligned with national and state science standards. The teachers spend six weeks of their summer in this full immersion science research and instructional enhancement project. Evaluation of the program's impact on teaching practice is underway. Contact person: Jeff Dutrow, dutrow@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-1142.
Science on the Move Science on the Move is a science outreach program that is a joint effort of the Physics Department and the Office of Science Teaching Activities in the College of Arts and Sciences. It is a full-service, mobile science program bringing science equipment, supplies, and expertise to public schools in a nine-county region around FSU. The program is designed to provide the ever-changing technology for an inquiry-based approach to teaching science to K-12 science classrooms--technology that most cannot afford on their own. Not only are the equipment and supplies available, but also the professional science teacher who coordinates the program can be scheduled to provide professional development training for teachers and to visit their classrooms to help engage the students in experience-based science learning. Typical activities are three to four science periods long. This program has been operating since 1999, and annually can provide over 1,500 students and their teachers with physical science enrichment activities. In summer months, Science on the Move holds inservice institutes for teachers who want to gain more experience in teaching physical science. Contact person: Lance King, king@physics.fsu.edu, (850) 645-4966.
Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity & Excellence (SSTRIDE) The Program in Medical Science (PIMS) has developed an outreach program for middle and high school students within the Leon County School District. The mission of SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity & Excellence) is to identify students who have a genuine interest in pursuing career in science, engineering, mathematics or medicine and to give those students support in developing the skills, focus, and motivation necessary to achieve their goals. The ultimate goal of SSTRIDE is to increase the number of minority high school graduates from Leon County, Florida, who enter post-graduate education in science and health related fields of study. The program includes in-school programs, after-school tutoring, educational trips, community support projects, a parent support group, enhanced curriculum, laboratory-based activities, and summer programs to enhance learning experiences in math and science and prepare for standardized college entrance exams. The program has been implemented in Nims Middle School, Leon High School, Rickards High School, and Florida A & M University Developmental Research School serving 60 students. A tracking system is in place to determine the effectiveness of the program and to provide support from the middle school years through college and into professional education. In addition to partnerships with these four Leon County middle and high schools, STRIDE has developed supportive relationships with the Big Bend Area Health Education Center, the Tallahassee Regional Medical Center, the Leon County School District, the Florida Department of Education Bureau of Student Services and Exceptional Education, and the Tallahassee Odyssey Science Center. Contact person: Thesla Berne-Anderson, tberne@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4607.
Southside Professional Development Schools Network
The Southside Professional Development Schools Network
(SPDSN) is a partnership designed to increase collaboration among twelve
high needs elementary, middle and high schools in Leon County as well as
high needs schools in other districts, Florida State University and Florida
A&M University. The Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce and the City/County
Joint Planning Office are also partners in the project. The collaborative
efforts are designed to promote simultaneous renewal of teacher preparation
programs and K-12 schools, scholarly inquiry related to teaching and learning,
high quality professional preparation, high quality professional development
and improved student performance in the K-12 schools. Measures of success
include increased FCAT scores, increased reading proficiency for first,
second and third graders, increased demonstration of Florida’s Accomplished
Practices (by preservice and practicing teachers), new collaborative partnerships,
publications, presentations, and new resources. Examples of professional
development school (PDS) projects in the SPDSN include:
Contact person: Laura Hassler, lhassler@mailer.fsu.edu, (850) 645-5783.
Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education In The Stavros Center established an agreement
with the Leon County School district to offer economic education inservice
training to K-12 grade teachers. Participants attended eleven seminars,
lectures, and hands-on sessions that focused on how to integrate K-12
grade Florida Sunshine State Standards with economics content. Stavros
staff visited local classrooms periodically and provided instructional
support as needed. As an example, teachers learned to use the Stock Market
Game Simulation to teach skills in choice making and money management.
In the stock market simulation, 4th - 12th grade students engaged in tracking
the economy by conducting research on different companies during a 10-week
period. Other teacher inservice sessions covered Economics and History,
Personal Finance, and the economic effects of globalization, to list a
few.
Strings in the Schools The School of Music provides leadership, resources, and student and faculty volunteers for the Leon County Schools String Program. This program was initiated during the 1994-95 academic year, bringing string instruction for the first time to Leon County Schools. The program involves fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students in thirteen schools. Contact person: Dr. Michael Allen, allen_m@cmr.fsu.edu, (850) 644-4112.
Upward Bound Program The Upward Bound Program is one of the oldest TRIO Programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC. FSU conducts the Upward Bound Program at the James A. Shanks High School, Quincy, Florida through the Multicultural Student Support Center, Division of Student Affairs. The FSU Upward Bound Program was funded in 1989 to support 65 high school students in ninth through twelfth grades. The after school program provides academic instruction, tutoring, counseling and cultural enrichment activities designed to increase numbers of college bound students from this economically depressed area of the Florida Panhandle region. Students also receive a monthly stipend of $40 during the academic year and $60 during the summer. Contact person: Angela Richardson, arichard@admin.fsu.edu, (850) 644-9699.
Visiting Scholars Program An initiative in physical education called the
"Visiting Scholars Program" brings a distinguished scholar in
the area of physical education pedagogy to campus yearly to put on a two
and one-half day seminar series for our undergraduates, graduates, and
in-service physical education teachers from Leon and surrounding counties.
The seminar event is scheduled to coincide with the county's March teacher
in-service day. The scholar is the featured presenter for the physical
educator's in-service workshop and the presentations occur on-site at
a local Leon County school facility. All the scholar's expenses are paid
by our department, and Leon County pays for lunch for all attendees.
Young Scholars Program (YSP) The Young Scholars Program (YSP) is a six-week, residential summer program designed to offer college-level experience in high technology areas to high-achieving high-school students through both classroom and laboratory activities. The purpose of the program is to provide these students with advanced educational opportunities in science, mathematics, and computer science that would not ordinarily be available to them in the course of their high-school education. The program includes formal instruction in discrete mathematics, computer science, molecular biology, and modern physics. This formal instruction is taught in a lecture/laboratory combination format. In addition, an individual research component in the laboratory of a faculty mentor in either biological, behavioral, physical, or computer science occupies 40% of each student's academic curriculum. Finally, there is a series of weekend activities, including field trips to areas of North Florida that are unique for their scientific and economic importance to the state. The program has been operating since 1983. Contact person: Robin Smith, smith@bio.fsu.edu, (850) 644-1142.
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