Each adult participant will keep a journal or portfolio, in some comfortable format, which is shared back with the project leadership and in the Partnerships Meetings. The AAS program is based in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis and serves surrounding counties within the 30 mile radius. Jessop Teachers who have participated in the AAS program. The pre-college students and their families are primary beneficiaries. The teachers and scientists are also key beneficiaries.
Teachers get signifcant direct support for including science instruction in the classroom.
They are assisted in developing confidence in presenting classroom science. The students get to know, and in many cases bond with, a scientist. They frequently benefit from the resources at UC Davis. Some classes have been able to visit the campus. More frequently, research aids or information is taken to the classroom.