Purpose: to provide information, interactive tools, and events where K-12 science and math teachers and college faculty together can share their knowledge and strategies to enrich the K-12 curricula and academic standards.   Return to COSE homepage   Return to SFSU homepage	PROGRAMS http://unicorn.sfsu.edu/~kroll/ This program is a team effort between COSE faculty and students in Computer Science and students from the Oakland public school system who are creating videos that are viewed on the internet. The programming work is being done in CSC699, Special Studies in Computer Science. Their focus is on the compression of media. The challenge is to make a much larger screen picture with an acceptable refresh rate so the film is not jerky when shown. At present the download time is long without a fast connection to the Internet, and that is the area primary concern for the Computer Science students. COSE faculty Lawrence Kroll, Computer Science http://www.sacnas.org/k12.html As part of the E-mentoring project sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Dr. Leticia Márquez-Magaña has worked with middle school teache, Mary Ann Baker to develop a hands-on activity for her students. The activity is based on the research being conducted in the Márquez-Magaña lab at SFSU. Ms. Baker teaches at Teague Middle School in Humble, Texas. Many of her students are members of underrepresented groups; the collaboration with Dr. Márquez-Magaña is intended to promote their interest in careers in science. COSE Faculty Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Biology Department http://www.sfsu.edu/~gk12sf/ San Francisco State University College of Science and Engineering (COSE) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) have collaboratively developed a GK-12 Project to serve students and science teachers of selected middle and high schools in San Francisco that have been identified as being most likely to benefit from Science Partnerships. Graduate student Fellows from COSE are to be systematically prepared by participating in SFUSD summer workshops and University seminar courses to support the efforts of SFUSD Science Teachers to deliver inquiry-rich pedagogy in science content and application of mathematics to science teaching. Twelve Fellows per year with achieved high academic performance in COSE graduate programs are selected from COSE's ethnically diverse student body. SFUSD will benefit by having these Fellows work on-site in Schools with SFUSD Science Teachers for 10 hours per week to assist in the classroom, prepare and help deliver hands on activities, and serve as resources knowledgeable about science content and math application to science concepts. Fellows and teachers will work together to understand and develop implementation of state and national science standards in compliance with SFUSD adopted standards in science curricula. COSE Faculty John Stubbs, Biology Department Ray Trautman, Chemistry Department Nan Carnal, Biology Department Kimberly Tanner, Biology Department Gretchen Rollwagen Bollens, Biology Department and the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies http://www.sfsu.edu/~hpath HealthPath works with middle school and high school students planning to pursue a career in the health field. HealthPath organizes and sponsors health career related fieldtrips, guest speakers, and family nights for students and parents. HealthPath also provides college and career advising for its students. This is done in conjunction with master's level SFSU School Counseling interns at the school sites who receive additional training and support from HealthPath. Designated teachers and school administrators also significantly contribute to the functioning of the HealthPath program. COSE Faculty Dr. Barry Rothman, Co-Director, Biology Department http://www.mathimp.org This program is funded by an NSF grant for the revision of the Interactive Mathematics Program's four-year integrated, problem-based, innovative high school curriculum. This grant will update and strengthen the curriculum, strengthen the professional development program, and develop outreach materials to enhance understanding by parents and other groups and support dissemination and implementation. The grant is expected to run four years at a total funding of approximately $2 million. The program is working with teachers throughout the US, and currently is pilot testing revisions at Berkeley High School. COSE Faculty Dan Fendel, Mathematics Department http://www.sfsu.edu/~capi The MAP is funded by a CSU grant under the Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative (CAPI). CAPI's primary goal is to reduce the need for English and mathematics remediation of incoming CSU freshmen. MAP hires mathematics graduate students to work with college-intending high school juniors and seniors. MAP instructors lead after-school sessions in which students work on problems collaboratively and present their solutions to the class. The topics covered include many that appear on the ELM and SAT exams. Due to the state budget crisis, the funds for CAPI have been cut. Many of the functions of CAPI will become part of the Early Assesment and Academic Preparation Program (EAAPP).However the CAPI web site has wonderful resources for teachers so it is being maintained. COSE faculty Bob Marcucci, Mathematics Department http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu/msp The REAL partnership will address serious problems in the current teaching of algebra, particularly with respect to performance by underrepresented groups. The partners propose to pilot a model for a professional development system that brings together three groups: algebra teachers in grades 8-10, university mathematics majors, and mathematics graduate students who are teaching remedial courses at the university level.  Each cohort will take part in a two-year program. During the NSF MSP grant period, there will be two cohorts. COSE Faculty Eric Hsu and Diane Resek, Mathematics Department http://sf-rocks.sfsu.edu/ The Reaching Out to Community and Kids with Science in San Francisco (SF-ROCKS) program at San Francisco State University aims to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students who enter college as geoscience majors through a multi-faceted collaborative research project that will provide teacher training, student education, and several tiers of mentoring relationships. SF-ROCKS is funded by the National Science Foundation Opportunities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences program (OEDG), Award Number 0119828. COSE faculty Lisa White, Karen Grove, Oswaldo Garcia, Matthew La Force, Ray Pestrong, and Dave Dempsey, Geosciences Department Return to COSE homepage Return to SFSU homepage