St. Louis Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching & Learning

圣路易斯科学教学研究中心结合了对科学教学研究的关注和对专业发展的关注，以及将探究式教学和学习纳入正规和非正式环境下的K-12科学教育所需的支持。三个非正式科学机构、两所大学、五个学区、一个社区学院系统和科学技术中心协会(ASTC)共同参与了这项工作。国际科学和技术研究中心将解决科学教育工作者的全部问题--那些进入该领域的人、那些在该领域的人以及那些从一个专业领域向另一个专业领域重新装备的人。他们的研究议程侧重于不同类型的合作对专业发展的影响以及合作者之间的接口(教育和科学；正式和非正式)。将为教师和其他科学教育工作者开发一种诊断工具，用于评估科学和探究背景的优势和劣势。此外，该项目将通过以实践为基础的研究、以研究为基础的实践以及将结果转化为对教育工作者的实际建议，在研究和实践之间产生协同作用。

The St. Louis Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching and Learning (CISTL) combines a focus on research into science teaching and learning with a focus on professional development and support needed to bring inquiry-based teaching and learning into K-12 science education in both formal and informal settings. Joining together in this effort are three informal science institutions, two universities, five school districts, one community college system and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). CISTL will address the full continuum of science educators -- those entering the field, those in the field and those retooling from one area of expertise to another. Their research agenda focuses on the effect of varying types of collaboration on professional development and the interfaces among the collaborators (education and scientific; formal and informal). A diagnostic tool for assessing strengths and weaknesses in science and inquiry backgrounds will be developed for teachers and other science educators. In addition, the project will create a synergy between research and practice through research based in practice, practice based on research and the translation of results into practical suggestions for educators.