Evolution and Nature of Science Institutes for High School Biology Teachers

高中生物教师科学研究机构的演变与性质

• 批准号: 9055385
• 负责人: Craig Nelson
• 金额: $ 20.46万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-06-01 至 1993-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9055385&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Evolution; Nature; Science; Institutes; Biology

This project is an 18 month program that includes 1) a 1991 summer institute for 32 high school biology teachers with two academic year follow-up sessions, and 2) a pilot leadership program consisting of five two-week workshops taught, during the summer of 1992, by teams of lead teachers selected from previous institutes. The institute and follow-up sessions will be held on the campus of Indiana University and the workshops will be held in five different local sites, yet to be selected. The workshops will serve an additional 100 teachers. The purpose of this program, which builds upon the success of a previous teacher enhancement effort, is to develop a leadership program that can serve as a national model for dissemination of knowledge and pedagogical techniques in a specific subject matter area. The objectives of this program are 1) to improve the quality of instruction of the nature of science and evolution; 2) to encourage and enable biology teachers to begin with these matters and to integrate them throughout the biology course; 3) to demonstrate how the use of humans as biological examples can enhance student interest and learning; 4) to assist teachers in developing a more dynamic teaching methodology. Applications sessions will emphasize a shift in laboratory focus toward exploratory activities. In addition the use of cooperative learning, concept mapping, and textbooks as reference sources will be encouraged. An amount equal to 28% of NSF costs will be provided as cost sharing.

该项目为期18个月，包括1)1991年为32名高中生物教师设立的暑期学院，包括两个学年的后续会议；2)试点领导力项目，包括5个为期两周的研讨会，在1992年夏天由从以前的学院挑选的带头教师团队授课。学院和后续会议将在印第安纳大学校园内举行，研讨会将在五个不同的当地地点举行，但尚未选定。这些工作坊将为另外100名教师提供服务。这一计划的目的是在先前教师培训工作的成功基础上，开发一项领导力计划，作为在特定学科领域传播知识和教学技术的全国典范。该计划的目标是：1)提高科学和进化论本质的教学质量；2)鼓励和使生物教师从这些问题入手，并将它们整合到整个生物学课程中；3)展示使用人类作为生物范例如何提高学生的兴趣和学习；4)协助教师发展更具活力的教学方法。应用课程将强调实验室的重点转向探索性活动。此外，还将鼓励使用合作学习、概念图和教科书作为参考资料。将提供相当于NSF成本28%的金额作为成本分摊。