Ecologists, Educators, and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 Education

生态学家、教育工作者和学校 (ECOS) - GK-12 教育合作伙伴

• 批准号: 0338165
• 负责人: Carol Brewer
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0338165&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ecologists; Educators; Schools; ECOS; Partners

Title: Ecologists, Educators, and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 EducationInstitution: University of MontanaPI/ CoPI: Carol Brewer, Associate Professor, Biology; Lisa Blank, Associate Professor, Science Education; Paul Alaback, Associate Professor, Forestry; David Oberbillig, Science Teacher, Big Sky High School; Michael Plautz, Science Teacher, Hellgate Middle SchoolNumber of Fellows per Year: 10 graduate students, 5 undergraduate life science majorsSchool District Partners: Missoula Curriculum Consortium of 14 W. Montana districts (Bonner, Clinton, DeSmet, Florence-Carlton, Frenchtown, Hellgate Elementary, Lolo, Missoula County Public Schools, Potomac, Seeley Lake, Sunset, Swan Valley, Target Range, Woodman)Targeted Audience: K-12 Setting: RuralNSF Disciplines: Biological SciencesThe Ecologists, Educators and Schools (ECOS) - Partners in GK-12 Education Program brings together teachers and administrators in the Missoula Curriculum Consortium and University of Montana faculty from the Division of Biological Sciences and the College of Forestry and Conservation to create a national model of how authentic research experiences at the K-12 level can improve the teaching and learning of science. Using schoolyards and nearby open areas as outdoor research laboratories, ECOS Teams are developing science demonstration projects related to local ecology and conservation biology. Throughout the academic year, K-12 students and their teachers interact with University of Montana faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students conducting related research in ecology. Intellectual Merit: The ECOS Program: 1) introduces all participating faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates to teaching and learning research and national science education standards; 2) provides content-rich, multi-layered professional development in science for K-12 teachers; 3) develops school-based, content-rich laboratories and research projects for K-12 students; 4) supports a co-mentoring network of science faculty, in-service teachers, and graduate and undergraduate students; and 5) encourages the development of a writing community to disseminate results of the project in peer-reviewed journals and at national meetings.Broader Impact: Scientific ways of thinking and understanding are being fostered in K-12 students and teaching practices focused on "learning by doing" and inquiry instruction are being introduced to a number of school districts, many of which include rural and/or impoverished schools, traditionally underserved schools. The Fellows represent future science faculty who will be effective linkages between scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technologists and educators in the K-16 continuum. Specific project indicators are being collected in order to determine effective mechanisms to promote program sustainability and to facilitate transfer to other sites in Montana and around the country. Ultimately, ECOS will contribute to a national model of how research projects can be introduced into the K-16 curriculum to enhance the teaching and learning of science. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Biological Sciences.

职务名称：生态学家，教育工作者和学校（ECOS）-GK-12教育的合作伙伴机构：蒙大拿大学PI/ CoPI：卡罗尔布鲁尔，副教授，生物学;丽莎空白，副教授，科学教育;保罗Alaback，副教授，林业;大卫Oberbillig，科学教师，大天空高中;迈克尔Plautz，科学教师，地狱门中学每年的研究员人数：10名研究生，5名本科生生命科学专业学区合作伙伴：14 W的米苏拉课程联盟。蒙大拿州行政区划（邦纳，克林顿，DeSmet，佛罗伦萨-卡尔顿，弗伦奇敦，地狱之门小学，洛洛，米苏拉县公立学校，波托马克，塞利湖，日落，天鹅谷，目标范围，伍德曼）目标受众：K-12设置：农村NSF课程：生物科学生态学家，教育工作者和学校（ECOS）-GK的合作伙伴-12教育计划汇集了米苏拉课程联盟和蒙大拿大学生物科学系和学院的教师和管理人员林业和保护创建一个国家模式，如何在K-12水平的真实研究经验可以改善科学的教学和学习。利用校园和附近的开放区域作为户外研究实验室，ECOS团队正在开发与当地生态学和保护生物学相关的科学示范项目。 在整个学年，K-12学生和他们的老师与蒙大拿大学的教师，博士后学者，研究生和本科生进行生态学相关研究互动。智力优势：ECOS计划：1）向所有参与的教师，研究生和本科生介绍教学研究和国家科学教育标准; 2）为K-12教师提供内容丰富，多层次的科学专业发展; 3）为K-12学生开发校本，内容丰富的实验室和研究项目; 4）支持科学教师、在职教师、研究生和本科生的共同指导网络; 5）鼓励发展写作社区，在同行评审期刊和国家会议上传播项目成果。在K-12学生中培养科学的思维和理解方式，在一些学区采用注重“边做边学”和探究式教学的教学方法，其中许多学区包括农村和/或贫困学校，这些学校历来服务不足。 研究员代表未来的科学教师，他们将成为K-16连续体中科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员以及教育工作者之间的有效联系。 正在收集具体的项目指标，以确定有效的机制，促进方案的可持续性，并促进向蒙大拿州和全国其他地点的转移。 最终，ECOS将有助于研究项目如何引入K-16课程，以加强科学的教学和学习的国家模式。该项目得到了生物科学局的部分支持。