Integrated Environmental Science and Technology Education for Middle Grade Teachers

9355753贝尔这个教师培训项目是美国科学促进会和乔治梅森大学的合作项目。这是一个为期四年的计划，让40名中学教师在3个和4个成员小组中实施“将环境科学和技术教育纳入他们的科学课程”。每个团队参加一个为期两年的项目；团队包括同一所学校的一名科学教师、一名计算机科学或数学教师和一名技术教育教师；团队来自华盛顿、MD、PA、VA和WV。将有两组教师团队参加。在该计划期间，每个教师团队将：(1)增加他们在环境科学、数学、计算机技术和技术教育以及教学内容方面的知识；(2)调整和发展将科学内容与适当的教学和评估策略联系起来的学习单元；(34)向其他教师传播制定综合课程和团队教学方法的过程。在GMU，教师将以小组形式工作，解决与科学家/工程师合作伙伴和学校管理人员有关的问题。综合项目评估旨在确定(1)教师和他们适应/发展的单元的成功程度(根据学生结果)，(2)团队概念转移的情况，以及(3)教师通过传播讲习班与其他人开发的单元进行培训的成功程度(根据学生结果)。

9355753 Bell This teacher enhancement project is a collaborative effort between the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAS) and George Mason University (GMU). It is a four year program to prepare 40-middle school teachers in 3 and 4 member teams to implement "integrated environmental science and technology education into their science curriculum. Each team participates in a two-year program; teams include a science teacher, a computer science or mathematics teacher and a technology education teacher from the same school; teams come from DC, MD, PA, VA and WV. Two sets of teacher teams will participate. During the program, each teacher team will: (1) increase their knowledge of environmental science, mathematics, computer technologies and technology education, as well as pedagogical content; (2) adapt and develop units of study that link science content with appropriate teaching and assessment strategies; and (34) disseminate to other teachers the process for developing an integrated curriculum and team approach to teaching. At GMU teachers will work in small groups to solve problems related to scientist/engineer partners and school administrators. The comprehensive project evaluation is designed to determine (1) how successful (in terms of student outcomes) are the teachers and units they adapted/developed, (2) how well the team concept transfers, and (3) how successful (in terms of student outcomes) are the teachers trained through the dissemination workshops with units developed by others.