Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Deborah Shanley, former Dean of the Brooklyn College School of Education; Maritza Macdonald, former Director of Professional Development at the American Museum of Natural History; and John Chamberlain, former Chair of the Brooklyn College Department of Geology, without whose support this partnership could not have been established and nurtured; Wayne Powell, founding partner and subsequently Chair of Geology, whose continued commitment has been a bedrock of the partnership; and David Randle and Rob Steiner of the American Museum of Natural History, who have served as principal liaisons between the college and the museum for over 10 years. Additional thanks to the lead science administrators of New York City School Districts 15, 18, and 19 for partnering in grant development and teacher participant recruitment; the New York State Education Department and the National Science Foundation for funding to support the design, implementation and evaluation of these partnerships.