Enhancement of Minority Student Achievement in the Science Classroom

该建议旨在提高少数民族学生在科学课堂上的成绩。这是多文化科学教育研究所夏季和学年部分的延续，每年夏季轮换30名新教师和30名返回教师。来自麦迪逊和密尔沃基学区的科学教师将在麦迪逊与研究所的员工和教职员工会面，在夏季进行为期四周的会议，以开发三个领域的教学，这些领域有望改善少数民族学生的科学课堂环境。该研究所的目的是促进教师态度的改变（对少数民族、教师的作用、课堂组织），并使教师有能力发展必要的技能，将这些态度付诸实践。教师工作的三个方面是：(1)加深对少数民族学生的优势和需求的理解；研究了(2)合作学习方式和(3)问题解决方式在丰富多元文化科学课堂教学中的适用性。在整个学院中，教师将以合作学习/解决问题的模式学习，并持续关注少数民族学生的需求。主要任务将是开发新的教学单元，以利用这些模式来教授第二年的科学课。费用分摊相当于国家科学基金会奖金的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.