Enhancement of Minority Student Achievement in the Science Classroom

这项建议规定提高少数族裔学生在科学课堂上的成绩。这是多元文化科学教育研究所暑期和学年部分的延续，为期两年，每年夏天轮换30名新教师和30名返校教师。来自麦迪逊和密尔沃基学区的科学教师将于夏季在麦迪逊与研究所的工作人员和教职员工会面四周，在三个领域开展教学，预计这三个领域将改善少数族裔学生的科学课堂环境。该研究所旨在促进教师态度的改变(对少数群体、教师的作用、课堂组织)，并使教师有能力发展将这些态度付诸实践所需的技能。教师将在三个方面开展工作：(1)加深对少数族裔学生的优势和需求的了解；以及(2)合作学习方法和(3)丰富多元文化科学课堂的问题解决方法的适用性。在整个学院，教师将在合作学习/解决问题的模式中自己学习，并继续关注少数族裔学生的需求。主要任务将是开发新的教学单元，以便在下一年利用这些模式教授他们的科学课程。费用分担相当于NSF奖励的52%。

This proposal provides for the enhancement of minority student achievement in the science classroom. It is a continuation of the summer and academic year portion of the Institute for Multicultural Science Education for two years, rotating a cycle of 30 new teachers and 30 returning teachers each summer. Science teachers from the Madison and Milwaukee school districts will meet in Madison with Institute staff and faculty for four weeks during the summer to develop instruction in three areas that are predicted to enhance the science classroom environment for minority students. The Institute is designed to foster changes in teachers' attitudes (toward minorities, role of teachers, organization of classroom), and empower the teachers to develop the skills necessary to put those attitudes into practice. The three areas in which teachers will work are: (1) developing greater understanding of the strengths and needs of minority students; and investigating the applicability of (2) the cooperative learning approach and (3) the problem solving approach to enrichment of multicultural science classrooms. Throughout the Institute, teachers will themselves learn in the cooperative learning/problem solving mode, with continuing attention to the needs of minority students. The major task will be to develop new instructional units for teaching their science classes the following year utilizing those modes. Cost sharing is equivalent to 52% of the NSF award.