Science for Future Elementary School Teachers: Connecting College Coursework to Pre-Professional Experiences

未来小学教师科学计划（FEST）与埃尔卡米诺学院（ECC）、莫菲特小学、加州州立大学多明格斯山分校和长滩分校合作，将ECC两门科学课程的内容与小学的教学前经验联系起来；(2)向职前教师介绍在科学教育中使用教学技术；(3)加强和维持未来科学教师的清晰转移路径。(1)参加Science FEST的学生参加针对未来教师的物理和生命科学课程改革，以发展他们的内容和教学知识；(2)同时参加课程开发课程，为小学生设计基于探究的、技术增强的科学模块；(3)在课堂、非正式教育环境和专业会议上展示这些模块；(4)通过课外科学俱乐部和实地考察活动，为小学生提供指导和指导，培养他们的领导能力；(5)接受额外的支持服务（学术/职业咨询、技术培训、转学入学援助），以促进他们转入四年制教师预备课程。因此，这些未来的教师在科学和教学技术方面有更强的基础，体验以探究为基础的科学，并更好地理解世界上科学的整体性。这个基金会帮助他们在进入自己的教室后更有效地传播科学内容。

Science for Future Elementary School Teachers (FEST) joins El Camino College (ECC), Moffett Elementary School, and California State Universities Dominguez Hills and Long Beach in a partnership to (1) link the content taught in two ECC science courses with pre-teaching experiences in the elementary schools; (2) introduce preservice teachers to the use of instructional technologies in science education; and (3) strengthen and sustain an articulated transfer path for future science teachers. Science FEST participants (1) take reformed physical and life science courses targeted for future teachers to develop their knowledge of content and pedagogy; (2) concurrently enroll in a curriculum development course in which they design inquiry-based, technology-enhanced science modules for elementary school students; (3) present the modules in classrooms, informal education settings, and at professional conferences; (4) develop leadership skills by advising and mentoring elementary school students via the After School Science Clubs and field trips; and (5) receive additional support services (academic/career counseling, technology training, transfer admission assistance) to facilitate their transfer into four-year teacher preparation programs. As a result, these future teachers have a stronger foundation in science and instructional technology, experience inquiry-based science, and better understand the integral nature of science in the world. This foundation helps them deliver science content more effectively once they enter their own classrooms.