A Methods Course to Prepare Preservice Biology Teachers to Use Inquiry: Adapting the Focal Ecosystem Model.

生物科学(61)这个项目解决了在科学教学方法课程中整合内容、知识和教育学的需要。该项目采用了两个成功的NSF CCLI项目中的元素。这两所大学是犹他州威斯敏斯特学院的“大盐湖计划”(http://www.westminstercollege.edu/education_gslp/)和亚利桑那大学的“生物学教师培训的综合专题方法”((https://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pirs_prs_web/search/RetrieveRecord.asp?Awd_Id=0088855)，这两所大学都利用当地的生态系统作为开发探究式课程的焦点。目前的项目正在使这些示范项目适应大学和K-12学校的当地需求，将以学科为基础的教学知识、实验方法和教学方法整合到一个“生物教学方法”课程中。通过这种方式，他们为受训教师提供了丰富的经验，使他们能够在学生教学实习期间实施探究式课程。学生，主要是中等教育生物专业的学生，在开发以区域生态系统为重点的探究式实验模块的过程中得到指导。然后，作为K-12实习的一部分，他们获得了在课堂上教授这些探究性课程的实践经验。该项目还使学生能够通过一个设备租赁中心在K-12学校实施生物实验课程，该中心补充了他们担任实习教师的农村K-12学校的资源。该项目使大学生及其现在/未来的学生受益，从而产生了重大和持久的影响。

Biological Sciences (61) This project addresses the need for the integration of content knowledge and pedagogy in science teaching methods courses. The project adapts elements from two successful NSF CCLI projects. These are the Westminster College, Utah "Great Salt Lake Project" (http://www.westminstercollege.edu/education_gslp/) and the University of Arizona "Integrated, Thematic Approach to Biology Methods for Teacher Training," (https://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pirs_prs_web/search/RetrieveRecord.asp?Awd_Id=0088855 ) both of which use their local ecosystem as a focal point for developing inquiry-based lessons. The current project is adapting these model projects to the local needs of both the university and the K-12 schools by integrating discipline-based content knowledge, experimental methods, and pedagogical methods within a "Biology Teaching Methods" course. In this way they provide a rich experience for teachers-in-training that allows them to implement inquiry-based lessons during their student teaching internships. Students, primarily secondary education biology majors, are guided through the process of developing inquiry-based experimental modules focused on the regional ecosystem. They then gain practical experience teaching these inquiry-based lessons in the classroom as part of their K-12 internships. The project also enables students to implement experimental biology lessons in K-12 schools through an equipment-lending center that supplements the resources of the rural K-12 schools in which they are student teachers. The project benefits university students and their current/future pupils, thereby offering a significant and long-lasting impact.