Using Local Geoenvironmental Research Projects to Achieve National Science Education Standards: A Pilot Summer Course for In-Service Teachers

[9816809]根据1996年美国国家研究委员会的一份报告，在5-8年级的教师中，只有不到25%的教师主修科学，只有不到45%的教师完成了10个学分以上的大学科学课程。本提案的目标是提高6-12年级的科学教学质量。改善科学教学需要对传统的科学教学模式进行彻底改革，然而在职教师很少有机会看到替代技术的模型。PI建议开发一个试点短期课程，以帮助在职科学教师将基于探究和基于研究的教育融入他们的教学技巧。在这个短期课程中，老师们将对当地的流域进行自己的地球科学研究，并制定教学计划，将他们的研究活动带入课堂。这门课程是在为本科生和研究生开发的一门类似课程的基础上编写的。虽然本课程将以当地的分水岭为基础，但其结果将是一个可适用于任何地点的示范讲习班。该奖项与芭芭拉·库珀博士的提案# 98-09826合作。

9816809 According to a 1996 NRC report, fewer than 25% of teachers in grades 5-8 majored in science, and less than 45% completed more than 10 credit hours of college science. The goal of this proposal is to improve the quality of science teaching in grades 6-12. Improving science teaching requires a complete overhaul of the traditional science-teaching models, however in-service teachers have few opportunities to see alternate techniques modeled. The PI proposes to develop a pilot short course that will help in-service science teachers incorporate inquiry-based and research-based education into their teaching techniques. During this short course, the teachers will do their own geoscience research on a local watershed and develop instructional plans to take their research activities into their classroom. The course is based on a similar course that was developed for instruction of undergraduates and graduate students. Although this course will be based on the local watershed, the result will be a model workshop that could be adapted for any location. This award is collaborative with proposal # 98-09826 by Dr. Barbara Cooper.