Watershed-Integrated Sciences Partnership (WISP) between UMassBoston and Local School Districts

麻省大学波士顿分校与当地学区之间的分水岭综合科学合作伙伴关系 (WISP)

• 批准号: 0231638
• 负责人: Robert Chen
• 金额: $ 149.75万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Boston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231638&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Watershed; Integrated; Sciences; Partnership; WISP

PROJECT SUMMARY Teacher-Fellow teams in seven Middle Schools (Harbor, McCormack, Woodrow Wilson, Lewis, and Gavin Middle Schools in the Boston Public Schools; Pierce Middle School in the Milton Public Schools; Dedham Middle School in the Dedham Public Schools) located within the Neponset River watershed are adapting existing instructional materials such as FOSS kits to use a study of the local watershed as a unifying theme for middle school science. Data is being gathered from the school playground, the students' backyards and the larger community surrounding the participating schools. Inter-school information exchange enables the students at each school to relate their situation to the larger picture and the community of schools can collaborate to gain a sense of conditions within the entire watershed. Quantitative examples and activities are being emphasized in order to hone students' mathematics skills, reinforce the existing mathematics curriculum, and demonstrate mathematics' relevance to science and everyday life. Fellows receive a Summer Teacher Training workshop in pedagogy, state and national frameworks, and effective classroom management. Each Fellow is then teamed with a middle school Teacher in a weeklong Summer Environmental Science Content Institute that uses specific examples and hands-on activities within the watershed to strengthen the Teachers' and Fellows' science content knowledge and concept understanding. In addition to their classroom duties, Fellows are required to take a specially developed course, Teaching Environmental Sciences and Technology. (TEST), that provides continuing pedagogical and content training. Five daylong workshops are held for all Fellows and Teachers during the school year to exchange information and experiences and provide additional content and pedagogical material. A 1-credit spring seminar is used as a base to allow one cohort of Fellows to pass on their experiences and knowledge to the next. Special events such as canoe trips, river cleanups, Boston Harbor cruises, and citizen science activities help foster a sense of connectedness across municipal boundaries. WISP will be evaluated internally by a science pedagogy faculty member and externally by the Educational Development Center, Inc. of Newton, MA. The broader benefits of the program accrue to the Fellows, the teachers, the middle school students and the institutions involved. The Fellows are developing the interest, skills, and commitment necessary to be actively engaged in K-12 education throughout their scientific careers. Teachers are gaining environmental science content knowledge and enhancing their ability to teach science curricula and to reflect on their teaching practices. Middle school students are gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for science and mathematics. A set of school districts diverse in size, ethnicity and socio-economics and the University of Massachusetts, Boston are developing a shared learning community focused on common needs and shared resources. Title: A Watershed-Integrated Sciences Partnership (WISP) Institution: The University of Massachusetts--Boston PI/co-PI: Robert F. Chen, William E. Robinson, Michael Shiaris, Clara Jennings, and Marilyn Decker, Partner School Districts: Boston Public, Milton Public, Dedham PublicFunding: $1,497,458 total for 3 yearsNumber of Fellows/year: 10 Graduate and 3-5 Undergraduate Grade Band: Middle School Setting: Urban, suburbanDisciplines: Geosciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Sciences

项目摘要在​​七所中学（港口，麦考马克，伍德罗·威尔逊，刘易斯和波士顿公立学校的加文中学；米尔顿公立学校的皮尔斯中学；位于尼泊尔公立学校的迪德姆中学的皮尔斯中学），位于尼泊尔河河水中的迪德姆公立学校）在尼泊尔河河水中介绍了诸如中间科学的主题，以使福特夫人的主题供应范围，以使弗斯特夫人的范围供不应求。 数据正在从学校操场，学生的后院和参与学校的更大社区收集。 学校间信息交流使每所学校的学生能够将他们的处境与更大的情况联系起来，学校社区可以协作以在整个分水岭中获得条件感。 为了磨练学生的数学技能，加强现有的数学课程，并展示数学与科学和日常生活的相关性，正在强调定量示例和活动。 研究员接受了教育学，州和国家框架以及有效的课堂管理的夏季教师培训研讨会。然后，每个研究员都与一名中学老师合作，​​为期一周的夏季环境科学内容研究所，该研究所使用特定的例子和动手活动，以增强教师的科学内容知识和概念的理解。 除了他们的课堂职责外，研究员还必须参加专门发展的课程，教授环境科学和技术。 （测试），提供持续的教学和内容培训。 在学年期间，所有研究员和老师举行了为期五天的研讨会，以交换信息和经验，并提供其他内容和教学材料。 1学分的春季研讨会被用作允许一群研究员将他们的经验和知识传递给下一个基础。 特殊活动，例如独木舟旅行，河流清理，波士顿港巡游和公民科学活动，有助于培养整个市政边界的联系感。 WISP将由科学教育学教师内部评估，并由马萨诸塞州牛顿的教育发展中心在外部进行。 该计划对研究员，教师，中学生和所涉及的机构带来的更大好处。 研究员正在发展在整个科学职业中积极从事K-12教育所必需的兴趣，技能和承诺。 教师正在获得环境科学内容知识，并增强他们教授科学课程并反思其教学实践的能力。 中学生对科学和数学有了更深入的了解和欣赏。 一组学区的规模，种族和社会经济学和马萨诸塞大学的波士顿大学正在开发一个共同的学习社区，专注于共同的需求和共享资源。 标题：分水岭集成科学伙伴关系（WISP）机构：马萨诸塞大学 - 波士顿PI/CO-PI：Robert F. Chen，William E. Robinson，William E. Robinson，Michael Shiaris，Clara Jennings，Clara Jennings和Marilyn Decker，Marilyn Decker，伙伴学区研究员/年：10毕业生和3-5本科生乐队：中学：城市，郊外学科：地球科学，生物学，化学，计算机科学