Terrance Burgess, an assistant professor in MSU's College of Education, has been awarded a nearly $630,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) "supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."
Burgess' work will take place in a Lansing elementary school and focus on students grades 3-5. The goal is to help implement methods by which schools can involve youth in the curriculum development process. Having students be part of the curriculum-making process may help increase excitement and engagement in science - and possibly help students see themselves as scientists.
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