The Earth and Space Science Technological Education Project (ESSTEP)

地球和空间科学技术教育项目(ESSTEP)地球和空间科学技术教育项目(ESSTEP)将联合来自两年和四年制机构和中学教师的本科教师，与专业学会、企业和政府机构建立伙伴关系，为8至14年级的教师提供：(1)在地球和空间科学的最新数据获取、操纵和演示技术方面的实践经验，(2)在课堂和实验室使用技术的创新战略，(3)地球和空间科学技术领域的实习机会，以及(4)更好地获得各种以技术为基础的教育资源。更具体地说，ESSTEP将协助教员探索如何利用互联网、地理信息系统、全球定位系统、多媒体、图像处理、光盘和激光光盘等技术来加强学生的学习，促进科学和技术职业，促进新课程和材料的开发，并更好地衔接8-14年级的地球和空间科学课程。通过地球和空间科学技术培训机构和一个万维网，ESSTEP将在未来五年内直接为120名教师提供服务。这些教员将为额外的1100至1500名教员提供在职机会。

Title: The Earth and Space Science Technological Education Project (ESSTEP) The Earth and Space Science Technological Education Project (ESSTEP) will unite undergraduate faculty from two- and four-year institutions and secondary school faculty, with professional societies, businesses, and government agencies in a partnership to provide faculty in grades 8 through 14 with: (1) hands-on experience in state-of-the-art data acquisition, manipulation, and presentation technologies for the earth and space sciences, (2) innovative strategies for using technology in classrooms and laboratories, (3) internship opportunities in earth and space science technology fields, and (4) improved access to a wide-variety of technology-based education resources. More specifically, ESSTEP will assist faculty in exploring ways that technologies such as the Internet, Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, multimedia, image processing, CD-ROMs and laserdiscs can be used to enhance student learning, promote science and technology careers, catalyze the development of new courses and materials, and better articulate the grade 8-14 earth and space science curricula. Through earth and space science technology training institutes and a World Wide Web site, ESSTEP will directly serve 120 faculty during the next five years. These faculty will in turn provide in-service opportunities for an additional 1100 to 1500 faculty.