The DESERT Project: District-wide Emphasis on Science Education Reform in Tucson

沙漠项目：图森全区重视科学教育改革

• 批准号: 9731898
• 负责人: Roger Pfeuffer
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Tucson Unified School District
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-05-01 至 2005-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9731898&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: DESERT; Project; District; wide; Emphasis

97-31898 Paulin The DESERT Project is a Local Systemic Change (LSC) project designed to change the way that science is taught throughout the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) so that all students become scientifically literate. The project is designed to build self-sustaining learning communities in collaboration with the University of Arizona and the business community in 94 elementary and middle schools. Clear science standards together with both district wide and site centered professional development will be provided for 1,536 elementaryteachers, and 160 middle school teachers, and 94 principals (n = 1,790 teachers). Schools as learning communities together with community links to the community will be accomplished through leadership and district wide site centered strands. All strands are supported by Internet technology. The district wide strands provide professional development to help teachers meet the needs of diverse learners. This will be accomplished through a series of foundation courses (four) designed to provide teachers experience with inquiry and assessment strategies. These will be supplemented with summer courses will develop a pedagogical base necessary for effective science instruction to diverse learners. The site centered strand is designed to strengthen teachers in their instructional mode through study groups and action research that will empower them to assume responsibilities for their own professional development on a continuing basis. Computer workstations will be provided in each teacher's classroom allowing access to the DESERT website containing information and learning tools to support and augment teaching. Family science activities at each school with parents and pupils is designed to link the community and School closer together. Science forums in partnership with university scientists will be conducted. Businesses will inform and encourage their members to support systemic change throughout the TUSD schools.

97-31898 Paulin 沙漠项目是一个地方系统性变化（LSC）项目，旨在改变整个图森联合学区（TUSD）的科学教学方式，使所有学生都具备科学素养。 该项目旨在与亚利桑那大学和94所中小学的企业界合作，建立自我维持的学习社区。 将为1 536名小学教师、160名中学教师和94名校长（1 790名教师）提供明确的科学标准以及以地区为中心的专业发展。 学校作为学习型社区，与社区的联系将通过领导和地区范围内的以站点为中心的链来实现。 所有这些环节都得到了互联网技术的支持。 地区范围的链提供专业发展，以帮助教师满足不同学习者的需求。 这将通过一系列的基础课程（四），旨在为教师提供调查和评估策略的经验来实现。 这些课程将通过夏季课程进行补充，为不同学习者提供有效的科学教学所需的教学基础。 以网站为中心的链旨在通过学习小组和行动研究加强教师的教学模式，使他们能够在持续的基础上承担自己的专业发展责任。 将在每个教师的教室里提供计算机工作站，以便进入荒漠问题网站，其中载有支持和加强教学的信息和学习工具。 每所学校都有家长和学生参加家庭科学活动，目的是将社区和学校更紧密地联系在一起。 将与大学科学家合作举办科学论坛。 企业将通知并鼓励其成员支持整个TUSD学校的系统性变革。