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: 9155400
• 负责人: Irwin Shapiro
• 金额: $ 81.91万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-07-01 至 1995-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9155400&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Program; Instructional; Competency; Astronomy

SPICA II is a continuation of Project SPICA (Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy), a program that promotes the use of hands-on, activity-based science learning at all grade levels. The program, which is designed to increase the amount and quality of physical science being taught, relies on the attractiveness of astronomy to provide the vehicle for achieving its goals. Each summer for three years thirty different teachers will participate in three week institutes where they will become familiar with and use hands-on educational materials and learn related teaching methods. These teachers then become SPICA 'agents', delivering workshops which emphasize hands-on activities to other teachers in their home regions, districts, and states. Some of the teachers teach at the college-level and will develop and deliver in-service courses through university continuing education programs. In addition, a teacher's handbook of activities will be produced and made commercially available. Funds from sales of the handbook will be used to help finance the ongoing SPICA network.

SPICA II 是 SPICA 项目（天文学教学能力支持计划）的延续，该计划旨在促进各年级使用基于活动的实践科学学习。 该计划旨在提高物理科学教学的数量和质量，依靠天文学的吸引力来提供实现其目标的工具。 三年中的每个夏天，三十名不同的教师将参加为期三周的学院，在那里他们将熟悉和使用实践教育材料并学习相关的教学方法。 然后，这些教师成为 SPICA“代理人”，为他们所在地区、地区和州的其他教师举办强调实践活动的讲习班。 一些教师在大学任教，并将通过大学继续教育计划开发和提供在职课程。 此外，还将制作教师活动手册并进行商业化销售。 销售手册所得的资金将用于资助正在建设的 SPICA 网络。