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Beyond the Research Experience:

RET Preconference at NSTA. A Research Community for Teachers:. A community of researchersincluding university faculty, technical staff, post-doctorate fellows and graduate studentsOpen to high school science teachers as enduring and ever-fuller participants in its researchFostering collabor

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Beyond the Research Experience:

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    1. RET Preconference at NSTA Beyond the Research Experience: Research Communities for Teachers Virtual Research Communities for High School Students

    2. RET Preconference at NSTA A Research Community for Teachers: A community of researchers including university faculty, technical staff, post-doctorate fellows and graduate students Open to high school science teachers as enduring and ever-fuller participants in its research Fostering collaborative educational outreach led primary by these high school teachers

    3. Why research communities? Communities can extend and enhance the benefits of research experiences Communities offer a range of benefits beyond those of research experiences

    4. Benefits of research experiences RETs put teachers in contact with scientific communities (research communities) inquiry is modeled current knowledge and standards of practice are communicated resources are made available Meets professional development expectations Makes economic sense

    5. A Research Community for Teachers The Notre Dame QuarkNet Center 7th year of collaboration weekly meetings 40 full time summer research projects (RET, other funding) dozens of presentations at professional meetings 18 teachers (8 five+ years), 79 students 3 generations of research efforts (D0, CMS, ILC) Long-term professional development planning 3-year guided inquiry training with ASU Modeling

    6. Research Communities for Teachers Building on the research experience Enduring contact with research communities inquiry becomes a way of life current knowledge/standards constantly renewed resources flow by design Sustained and cooperative professional development Regular summer support begins to transform professional identity: to teacher/researcher

    7. Research Communities for Teachers Benefits beyond research experiences Development and employment of expertise Personal identification with scientific enterprise Professional stability Long-term thought and cooperative action collaboration held together by the stability and focus of scientific research

    8. Grid Cosmic Ray Site Product of long-term collaboration A platform for virtual research community entry-level background assistance data posting and evaluation publication and discussion of results http://quarknet.fnal.gov/grid/ Under construction: CMS Testbeam

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