Teaching Technology from Everyday Stuff: Sustaining Professional Development Online

这项提议是为了开发一种基于互联网的专业发展模式，以补充实际操作讲习班。该模式将促进观念的改变，并将广泛适用于小学教师。该模式的有效性将通过评估过程进行测试。重点是用“日常用品”来教孩子们关于设计世界的知识。该项目以工程师和教师在课程开发方面的合作为特色。该项目专注于五个设计主题，这些主题以前是国际和平研究所先前由NSF支持的课程开发的基础，即：“环境分析和设计”、“机构”、“电路和控制”、“包装和结构”以及“标志、符号和代码”。该项目包括一个试点阶段，重点是在五个专业发展站点为教师举办在线论坛方面的促进者培训。将在这些地点举办两个实践讲习班。随后是实地测试阶段，涉及在全国范围内扩大到15个地点。主要交付内容是经过测试的专业开发包。

This proposal is for the development of an internet-based professional development model that would supplement hands-on workshops. The model would promote conceptual change and would be broadly accessible to elementary teachers. The efficacy of the model would be tested through an evaluation process. The focus is on using "everyday stuff" to teach children about the designed world. The project features collaboration of engineers and teachers in the development of curriculum. The project focuses on five topics of design that have previously been the basis of prior NSF-supported curriculum development by the PI, namely: "Environmental Analysis and Design;" "Mechanisms;" "Circuits and Controls;" "Packaging and Structures" and "Signs, Symbols and Codes." The project includes a pilot phase that focuses on facilitator training in the conduct of online forums for teachers, at five professional development sites. Two hands-on workshops will be conducted at these sites. A field-test phase follows, involving scaling-up to 15 sites nationally. The primary deliverable is a tested professaional development package.