or the second consecutive year, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University, in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education, has been awarded a grant to develop K-12 science education.
The $140,068 award will allow the project to move into three new school districts – Ridgefield, West Haven and Westport – and create 10 new curriculum units through the professional development of 50 teachers and 10 higher education faculty this summer.
Quinnipiac received a $89,109 grant last year and the project became part of the Hamden, Meriden, New Haven, North Haven and Wallingford school districts.
The project will be directed by Howell, Kevin Basmadjian, dean of the School of Education, Richard Therrien, New Haven K-12 science supervisor, and Patricia White, North Haven K-12 science program coordinator. The goal is to eventually reach 50 schools.