Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education (SPICE)

佛罗里达大学自然历史博物馆、学前教育和培训中心、教育学院、妇女研究和性别研究中心以及环境工程科学和动物系将与阿拉丘亚县学校董事会合作，通过将研究生安排在课堂上实施生态系统健康和可持续发展的探究式模块来促进科学和工程事业。目标将是阿拉丘亚县的中学，那里有大量来自科学和工程专业代表性不足的学生。动物学和环境工程科学的研究生将与教师配对。作为一个团队，他们将参加一个暑期学院和一个研讨会，学习和讨论与探究性学习相关的教学方法，审查国家和国家科学标准，并决定满足个别课堂需求和利用团队成员专业知识的具体主题。研究生和教师将设计和修改侧重于生态系统健康和可持续发展的模块。这些模块将专门针对国家和州的科学标准，并将强调对环境“奥秘”的亲身探索。将强调实验、数据收集、分析和结果解释。项目将与学生的生活直接相关，并将发布在网站上。所有参与该项目的教室都将配备计算机和技术支持，以促进这种基于网络的交流。经过测试和改进后，将通过夏季培训讲习班广泛提供单元，其中将免费提供用于执行单元的工具包。还将提供模块和完整的说明，并在网上广泛宣传。为了提供指导，研究生研究员将从选项菜单中选择单独工作或与学生小组合作。同样，中学生将通过参与已经建立的旨在提供分享科学学习机会的科学项目，成为同龄人和年幼儿童的榜样。具体地说，该计划旨在：o培养中学生追求科学、技术、工程和数学职业的愿望，特别是在代表性不足的群体中。O为研究生从事教育事业提供支持和准备。O改善公立学校的科学、技术、工程和数学课程，同时满足州和联邦标准。项目名称：探究式合作教育中的科学伙伴机构：佛罗里达大学PI/联合PI：Douglas Level，Jean Andino，Betty Camp，Roberta Harbrucker，Mary Jo Koroly合作学区：阿拉丘亚县资助：1,445,013美元每年研究员数量：9名毕业生设置：项目的农村目标受众：中学NSF支持的学科涉及：科学和工程

The University of Florida's Museum of Natural History, Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, College of Education, Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, and Departments of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Zoology, will team with the School Board of Alachua Country to promote science and engineering careers by placing graduate students into classrooms to implement inquiry-based modules on Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. The target will be middle schools in Alachua County with large populations of students from populations underrepresented in science and engineering. Graduate students in Zoology and Environmental Engineering Sciences will be paired with teachers. As a team, they will participate in a summer institute and a workshop to learn and discuss pedagogy associated with inquiry-based learning, to review state and national science standards, and to decide upon specific topics that meet the needs of individual classrooms and take advantage of team members' expertise. Graduate Fellows and teachers will design and modify modules focused on Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. These modules will specifically address national and state science standards, and will stress hands-on exploration of environmental "mysteries". Experimentation, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of results will be stressed. Projects will have immediate relevance to the students' lives and will be posted on a website. All classrooms participating in the project will be furnished with computers and technical support to facilitate this web-based communication. After testing and refinement, modules will be made widely available through summer training workshops, in which kits for implementation of modules will be provided free of charge. Modules and complete instructions will also be made available and widely advertised on the web. To provide mentoring, Graduate Fellows will select from a menu of options for working individually or in small groups with students. Likewise, middle school students will become role models for peers and younger children by participating in already-established science programs designed to provide opportunities for sharing scientific learning. Specifically, the program aims to: o foster middle school students' desire to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, especially within underrepresented groups. o provide support and preparation for Graduate Fellows to pursue a career in education. o improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curricula in the public schools while addressing state and federal standards. Project Title: Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education (S.P.I.C.E.) Institution: University of FloridaPI/Co-PI: Douglas Level, Jean Andino, Betty Camp, Roberta Harbrucker, Mary Jo KorolyPartner School Districts: Alachua CountyFinancing: $1,445,013Number of fellows per year: 9 graduateSetting: Rural Target audience of the project: Middle SchoolNSF supported disciplines involved: Science and Engineering