Projects

GetReal! Science
April Lynn Luehmann , Ph.D.

April Lunn Luehmann, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Rochester's Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, directs the GetReal! Science Project.

Get Real! Science is a teacher preparation program grounded in authentic experiences and designed to engage students in real science--not abstract concepts and ideas. Students learn and teach science through an inquiry-based approach.

A series of scaffolded non-traditional (low-stakes, highly supportive), authentic inquiry-based teaching and learning experiences complemented by traditional student teaching field work each of three semesters of the program. These experiences include:

• Scientific Inquiry as Learners
• Get Real! Science Action Camp
• Rochester Science Educator's Conference
• Paired Fall Student Teaching Placements
• Science Thursday's
• Solo Spring Student Teaching Placements

Web Site: www.getrealscience.org