Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy (Project SPICA)

天文学教学能力支持计划（SPICA 项目）

• 批准号: 8855571
• 负责人: Irwin Shapiro
• 金额: $ 57.05万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-06-15 至 1992-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8855571&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Program; Instructional; Competency; Astronomy

The Support Program for Instructional Competence in Astronomy (SPICA) project proposes a unified, national support program for teachers interested in teaching astronomy by developing a cadre of 32 expert high school teachers each year for three years through intensive summer institutes each of four-week duration. The institutes will provide the participants with a variety of experiences necessary for the participants to give short workshops to less well-prepared elementary, junior high and high school teachers. This project follows the model established by American Association of Physics Teachers as the Physics Teacher Resource Agent program. At the summer institutes, the participants will hear presentations from those scientists who are involved with current optical, radio and x-ray research, building the next generation of observational instruments, and developing the theoretical models which will direct the course of future astrophysical research. Teachers will be able to talk with these scientists informally as well. Participants will work with optical and radio telescopes. Teachers will be trained in the latest science education methods and will have hands- on experience with a wide range of astronomy education materials previously developed under Project STAR, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the Education Development Center. They will learn how to most effectively work with those who teach at grade levels other than their own. These expert teachers will return to their home schools as "agents-of-change." They will conduct local, area and regional astronomy education workshops in their home areas during the three years following their workshop participation. The project will evaluate not only the institute participants' experiences, but the effectiveness of their workshops and the resultant impact on student learning and attitudes. The institution will cost-share the project in an amount which represents about 34% of the National Science Foundation request.

天文学教学能力支持计划 (SPICA) 项目为对天文学教学感兴趣的教师提出了一项统一的国家支持计划，通过为期 4 周的强化暑期学院，每年培养 32 名高中专家教师骨干队伍，为期三年。这些机构将为参与者提供各种必要的经验，以便参与者为准备不足的小学、初中和高中教师举办短期讲习班。 该项目遵循美国物理教师协会建立的物理教师资源代理计划的模式。 在夏季学院，参与者将听到那些参与当前光学、射电和 X 射线研究、建造下一代观测仪器以及开发指导未来天体物理研究进程的理论模型的科学家的演讲。 教师也将能够与这些科学家进行非正式交谈。 参与者将使用光学和射电望远镜。 教师将接受最新科学教育方法的培训，并将获得先前在 STAR 项目、劳伦斯科学馆和教育发展中心开发的各种天文学教育材料的实践经验。 他们将学习如何最有效地与其他年级的教师合作。 这些专家教师将作为“变革推动者”返回母校。 他们将在参加讲习班后的三年内，在自己的家乡举办地方、地区和区域天文学教育讲习班。 该项目不仅将评估学院参与者的经验，还将评估研讨会的有效性以及对学生学习和态度的影响。 该机构将分摊该项目的费用，金额约为美国国家科学基金会请求的 34%。