Extended Classroom for Enhanced Learning (EXCEL)

强化学习扩展课堂 (EXCEL)

• 批准号: 9851284
• 负责人: L. Scott Chumbley
• 金额: $ 5.75万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9851284&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Extended; Classroom; Enhanced; Learning; EXCEL

Faculty members in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) are establishing an instructional program and a classroom dedicated to bringing the capabilities of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) into elementary and secondary classrooms. The goal of this program is to enhance student and teacher understanding and learning of the microscopic world around them. With the development of the Internet and remote-controlled SEMs, a unique opportunity now exists to facilitate children's access to extremely expensive, technologically advanced equipment via inexpensive Internet connections. The classroom will consist of an environmental SEM fully connected to the World Wide Web and the Internet. A summer training program involving present and pre-service teachers at the elementary and secondary levels will be conducted, instructing them on how to use the SEM in the classroom. Teachers will develop the lessons, which will vary in content and SEM access, depending upon grade level. Classroom teachers will receive instruction in the SEM's use and capabilities through a series of summer workshops. During the school year, pre-service elementary and secondary teachers who are specializing in science and mathematics will facilitate the classroom investigations.

爱荷华州立大学（ISU）课程与教学系和材料科学与工程系的教职员工正在建立一个教学计划和一个教室，致力于将扫描电子显微镜（SEM）的能力带入小学和中学教室。这个项目的目标是提高学生和老师对他们周围微观世界的理解和学习。随着互联网和远程控制中小企业的发展，现在存在一个独特的机会，使儿童能够通过廉价的互联网连接获得极其昂贵、技术先进的设备。教室将包括一个完全连接到万维网和互联网的环境SEM。将对中小学的在职教师和职前教师进行暑期培训，指导他们如何在课堂上使用SEM。教师将开发课程，这些课程将根据年级的不同在内容和SEM访问方面有所不同。课堂教师将通过一系列的夏季研讨会接受关于电子商务的使用和能力的指导。在学年期间，专门从事科学和数学的职前中小学教师将促进课堂调查。