Montana Teachers Investigate Ecology: MT-TIE

蒙大拿州教师调查生态学：MT-TIE

• 批准号: 9986862
• 负责人: Carol Brewer
• 金额: $ 19.51万
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-05-15 至 2003-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9986862&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Montana; Teachers; Investigate; Ecology; MT

9986862BREWERThis project will provide ecological research training and experience to teachers of grades 6-12 in Montana. After an initial two-week orientation workshop, ten teams of teacher-pairs will team up with a research scientist mentor and undergraduate students for a 40-day research fellowship (20 teachers per year). Scientist mentors will be drawn from the University of Montana, the US Forest Service, and the Montana Natural History Center, which will formalize a partnership between local schools and these agencies. Teachers will participate in a series of four two-day follow-up workshops during the academic year to develop ecological inquiries for their own students based on their summer research experiences. Undergraduate ecological interns, the project staff, and the mentor scientists will support teachers in their efforts throughout the school year. This project will enable teachers to develop problem-solving skills, confidence in inquiry-based teaching and learning, improved scientific literacy, and a greater long-term interest in science by using ecological investigations focused on topics and issues of local interest. Teaching practices that focus on "learning by doing" and inquiry instruction will be promoted, the development of local ecological research sites during and beyond the project will be supported. The project will instill scientific ways of thinking and understanding in participating teachers and their students through the development of authentic research experiences in their schoolyards and adjacent habitats.

9986862 brewer该项目将为蒙大拿州6-12年级的教师提供生态研究培训和体验。在最初为期两周的定向研讨会之后，10个教师对团队将与一名研究科学家导师和本科生合作，进行为期40天的研究奖学金（每年20名教师）。科学家导师将来自蒙大拿大学、美国林务局和蒙大拿自然历史中心，后者将正式确立当地学校和这些机构之间的伙伴关系。教师将在学年期间参加一系列为期四天的后续研讨会，根据他们夏季的研究经验，为自己的学生开展生态调查。本科生生态实习生、项目工作人员和导师科学家将在整个学年支持教师的工作。该项目将通过对当地感兴趣的主题和问题进行生态调查，使教师能够培养解决问题的能力，对基于探究的教学和学习充满信心，提高科学素养，并对科学产生更大的长期兴趣。促进“边做边学”和探究性教学的教学实践，支持项目期间和项目结束后当地生态研究地点的开发。该项目将通过在校园内和邻近栖息地的真实研究经验的发展，向参与的教师和学生灌输科学的思维和理解方式。