Overview
The Veriii AC Research Foundations program, offered in collaboration of Penn GSE and KSE Global Education, is a one-year (two-semester) academic enhancement curriculum and teacher professional development program designed to build foundational research skills and provide students with hands-on project experience.
Student-Centered Research Curriculum
The veriii AC Research Foundations curriculum equips students with foundational research skills through a project-based learning approach. Rooted in Penn GSE’s expertise in project-based learning and academic research, the curriculum supports students as they explore authentic research questions while building academic research literacy across disciplines.
The curriculum introduces students to various disciplinary research methods and ways of knowing, fostering critical thinking and inquiry. Over the course of 30 lesson hours, students will engage in identifying compelling questions, selecting and applying appropriate research strategies, analyzing findings and showcasing scholarly work.
- Lessons
- Module 1 Introduction to academic research
- Module 2 Identifying and refining research questions
- Module 3 Seeking and synthesizing background information
- Module 4 Designing for data collection
- Module 5 Analyzing and evaluating findings
- Module 6 Showcasing scholarly work
About KSE Global Education
Since 2012, KSE Global partners with top-tier academic institutions and professors worldwide. to provide a range of learning enrichment solutions for students including summer programs, university pathway programs, and professor-led research programs.
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Explore Our Innovative Teacher Training Program
Penn GSE is engaged in ongoing research and development into the core teaching practices of project-based learning (PBL) within research projects and programs. Drawing on this research, Penn GSE offers highly innovative and experiential professional development programs for teachers. The Penn GSE Teacher Professional Development program for the AC Curriculum engages educators in professional development that focus on project-based learning and its direct applications to teaching the AC Research Foundations curriculum.
The professional development program includes 10 hours of virtual synchronous sessions and 10 hours of asynchronous homework. Upon completion of the program, teachers should feel prepared and equipped to teach the Veriii AC Research Foundations program curriculum, and will earn a Certificate of Participation in Project-Based Learning.
Questions?
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