An In-Service Summer Workshop in Natural Science for Middle/High School Science Teachers Including Research Experience in the Grand Canyon

为初中/高中科学教师举办的在职自然科学夏季研讨会，包括大峡谷的研究经验

• 批准号: 8954615
• 负责人: Stanley Beus
• 金额: $ 39.87万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona 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: 1989-07-15 至 1993-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8954615&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Service; Summer; Workshop; Natural; Science

Dr. Stanley S. Beus of Northern Arizona University (NAU) will direct 6-week in-service workshops for 26 science teachers (grades 6-12). Workshops will begin in the summer of 1990 and continue for 3-summers. Each summer 6 participants identified as Master Teachers, may earn seven-graduate credits and 20 as "Research Assistants" may earn six-graduate credits. Participating teachers will come from Arizona and other southwestern states. The workshops have 3 two-week phases. An intensive Phase I emphasizes content in biology and geology with classroom, laboratory and field experiences. Phase II is a 12-day outdoor field-research camp in the Grand Canyon with a focus on biological and geological aspects as well as uses of the canyon and river (STS aspects). During Phase III, back at NAU, participants guided by research scientists, will prepare their findings from Phase II and guided by master teachers will develop teaching materials based on the previous experiences. It is intended that the teaching materials will translate the workshop experiences into using the outdoor resources of the home district; be it a canyon environment or a flat desert environment for earth-science instruction. Follow-up activities include a science activity manual with contributions from all participants, a Grand Canyon slide set, a bi-monthly newsletter, ongoing electronic communications via CISCO-NET and a two-day workshop in Flagstaff. Finally, Master Teachers will conduct two or more workshops in their home school districts for their peers. The Research Assistant teachers will attend one or more of these workshops. This carefully crafted project uses a variety of teaching/learning techniques, reinforcement and support for both the well-prepared and underprepared science teacher. It uses an exciting national resource yet customizes classroom activity material to make use of local outdoor resources. It builds upon exemplary cooperation between NAU, local school districts, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Museum of Northern Arizona, and private industry. NSF support will enable teachers from Native American settlements to participate. This focus, the cooperation and a study of resource management of this "national treasure" give the project a strong science, technology and society component and significant minority impact. There is cost sharing in an amount of $182,368 which is 50% of the NSF award.

北亚利桑那大学(NAU)的Stanley S.Beus博士将为26名科学教师(6-12年级)主持为期6周的在职讲习班。讲习班将于1990年夏季开始，为期3个夏季。每年暑假，6名被确定为硕士教师的参与者可以获得7个研究生学分，20名被称为“研究助理”的参与者可以获得6个研究生学分。参赛教师将来自亚利桑那州和其他西南部州。研讨会有3个为期两周的阶段。第一阶段强化课程强调生物和地质学的内容，以及课堂、实验室和实地经验。第二阶段是一个为期12天的户外野外研究营地，位于大峡谷，重点是生物和地质方面以及峡谷和河流的利用(STS方面)。在第三阶段，回到北非大学，参与者将在研究科学家的指导下，准备他们在第二阶段的发现，并在大师的指导下，根据以前的经验编写教材。教材的目的是将工作坊的经验转化为利用家乡地区的户外资源；无论是峡谷环境还是平坦的沙漠环境，用于地球科学教学。后续活动包括一本有所有参与者参与的科学活动手册、一份大峡谷幻灯片集、一份双月通讯、通过思科网络进行的持续电子交流以及在弗拉格斯塔夫举办的为期两天的研讨会。最后，大师教师将在他们的家乡校区为他们的同龄人举办两个或更多的工作坊。研究助理教师将参加其中一个或多个研讨会。这个精心设计的项目使用了各种教/学技术，对准备充分和准备不足的科学教师进行了强化和支持。它使用令人兴奋的国家资源，但定制课堂活动材料，以利用当地的户外资源。它建立在NAU、当地学区、国家公园管理局、开垦局、北亚利桑那州博物馆和私营企业之间的典范合作之上。NSF的支持将使来自美洲原住民定居点的教师能够参与其中。这种关注、合作和对资源管理的研究使该项目具有很强的科学、技术和社会成分，并产生了重大的小众影响。费用分摊金额为182,368美元，是NSF奖励的50%。