"How Things Work" - A Model for Introducing Engineering Concepts to Primary Students

提案编号：0230705主要出版人：沃特金斯，史蒂夫机构名称：密苏里大学罗拉标题：“如何工作”-一个模型介绍工程概念，小学生摘要该项目将创建教育资源，小学教师处理技术素养和发展工程计划和K-12学校之间的重要互动。不幸的是，许多K-12学生在上学的早期就失去了对科学，数学和技术的兴趣和动力。因此，在教育过程中，针对高中生和在某种程度上针对中学生的技术方案和资源为时已晚。小学教学需要一个强大的技术组成部分，捕捉想象力，激发学生的兴趣。目前在发展小学教师的技术能力和为我们最年轻的学者提供适合其水平的资源方面所做的工作太少。该项目将建立一个基础，将工程教师，项目和资源与小学教师，学校和学生联系起来。特别是，为小学教师提供科学，数学和工程方面的综合，多课程计划是一个长期目标。这一规划建议的具体目标是促进教育，工程，艺术和科学大学教师之间的合作;通过开发一个创新的原型课程，以提高大学预科学生的兴趣和动机在工程概念;并加强大学课程，K-12课程，和密苏里州教师之间的协同作用。该计划的一个基本方面是让大学教师、大学生、在职教师和家长作为伙伴参与发展。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230705PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Watkins, SteveINSTITUTION NAME: University of Missouri-RollaTITLE: "How Things Work" - A Model for Introducing Engineering Concepts to Primary StudentsABSTRACTThis project will create educational resources for primary school teachers dealing with technical literacy and to develop significant interactions between engineering programs and K-12 schools. Unfortunately, many K-12 students lose interest and motivation for science, mathematics, and technology early in their school years. Consequently, technical programs and resources dealing with high school students and, to some extent, middle school students are too late in the educational process. Primary school instruction needs a strong technical component that captures the imagination and stimulates interest of students. Too little work is currently being done to develop the technical abilities of primary teachers and to provide level-appropriate resources for our youngest scholars. The project will build a foundation that connects engineering faculty, programs, and resources to elementary teachers, schools, and students. In particular, a comprehensive, multi-course program in science, mathematics, and engineering for primary teachers is a long-term aim. The specific goals for this planning proposal are to facilitate the collaboration among university faculty in education, engineering, and arts and sciences; to increase pre-college student interest and motivation in engineering concepts by developing an innovative prototype course; and to enhance the synergy among university programs, K-12 curriculum, and Missouri teachers. A fundamental aspect of the plan is to involve university faculty, university students, in-service teachers, and parents as partners in the developments.