Teacher Enrichment Initiatives: Supporting Teachers Who Are at the Frontline of Our Nation's Future.
Teacher Enrichment Initiatives: Supporting Teachers Who Are at the Frontline of Our Nation's Future.
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10.15695/jstem/v3i2.06
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2020
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Evans TM
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Fordtran CW;Grimes KK;Riggs RA;Evans TM
教师负责将课堂科学与现实世界的应用程序联系起来；然而，教师在生活和生物科学中体验现实世界应用程序的机会有限。当有机会参与实践学习体验时，教师将课堂活动与现实世界应用程序联系起来的能力会增加。通过当地STEM生态系统内的伙伴关系，教师充实倡议(TEI)为教师提供经验，使他们能够加强课堂科学与职业之间的联系。在TEI超过25年的时间里，我们的教师和合作伙伴之间的这些合作已经产生了350多项个人动手、基于探究的课程活动。此外，TEI通过传播最佳实践和提供教师专业发展(TPD)经验，在STEM劳动力的增长中发挥了关键作用，旨在提高教师对STEM职业选择和学生相关教育途径的了解，同时提高教师专业水平。自2011年以来，TEI每年主办15次TPD会议和300个研讨会，有1800多名K-12教师参加。受教师参与影响的学生人数超过300,000人，涵盖所有年级。到目前为止，已有超过83名科学家、工程师和STEM职业专业人士参加了TEI赞助的活动。
Teachers are charged with connecting classroom science to real-world applications; however, opportunities for teachers to experience real-world applications in the life and biosciences are limited. When provided the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning experiences, teachers’ capacity to connect classroom activities to real-world applications increases. Through partnerships within the local STEM Ecosystem, the Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) provides teachers with experiences that enable them to strengthen the connections between classroom science and careers. Over the course of TEI’s 25+ years, these collaborations between our teachers and partners have resulted in the production of over 350 individual hands-on, inquiry-based curriculum activities. In addition, the TEI has played a pivotal role in the growth of the STEM workforce by disseminating best practices and providing teacher professional development (TPD) experiences designed to improve teacher knowledge of STEM career options and the associated educational pathways for their students while enhancing teacher professionalism. Since 2011, the TEI has hosted 15 TPD conferences and 300 workshops with over 1,800 K-12 teachers participating annually. The number of students impacted through teacher participation exceeds 300,000, covering all grade levels. To date, over 83 scientists, engineers, and STEM-career professionals have participated in TEI sponsored events.