Science and Technology Enhancement Program Project STEP

项目步骤包括研究生和本科生研究员、中学科学和数学教师、辛辛那提大学教职员工和一名图形/网络开发人员，他们组成团队，设计、开发和实施与学生社区问题有关的动手活动和以技术为基础的探究项目，作为教授科学和数学技能的工具。活动将融入课堂、演示、实验室练习、个人和小组项目以及实地体验，使中学生能够直接体验真实的学习实践，需要他们使用更高层次的思维技能；鼓励需要协作学习、团队合作、写作和展示的创造性解决问题的技能；培养学生积极参与的服务学习兴趣，取得可感知影响的结果，并进行评价性反思；更好地激励和准备中学生接受高级教育。将对研究员进行培训，以创建和实施这些活动，方法是参加教育方法课程，这是一门教育技术高级课程，并在指导初中生和高中生的暑期学校方面担任助教和导师。将进行定量的形成性和终结性评估，以评估该项目在研究员教学技能方面的有效性，及其对初中和高中科学和数学教育的影响，并随着该项目的发展而不断改进。该项目得到了工程局的部分支持。

Project STEP, involves graduate and undergraduate Fellows, secondary science and mathematics teachers, University of Cincinnati faculty and a graphics/web developer, working in teams to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driven inquiry-based projects which relate to the students' community issues, as vehicles to teach science and math skills. Activities will be incorporated into lessons, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, individual and group projects, and field experiences to enable middle and high school students to directly experience authentic learning practices that requires them to use higher-order thinking skills; encourage creative problem-solving skills that require collaborative learning, teamwork, writing, and presentation; cultivate an interest in service learning in which students are active participants, achieve outcomes that show a perceptible impact, and engage in evaluative reflection; and better motivate and prepare secondary school students for advanced education. The Fellows will be trained to create and implement these activities by taking an educational methods course, an advanced course in instructional technology, and by serving as teaching assistants and tutors in guiding summer academies for middle and high school students. Quantitative formative and summative evaluation will be conducted to assess the project's effectiveness on Fellows' teaching skills, its impact on middle and high school science and mathematics education, and to continually improve the program as it develops. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Engineering.