Track 1 GK-12: Integrated Science Teaching Enhancement Partnership (InSTEP)

综合科学教学增强合作伙伴关系（InSTEP）的目标是组织和扩大技术的佛罗里达理工学院和布里瓦德公立学校，旨在加强和改善科学教学和提高学生的科学探究和发现的热情之间的现有关系。研究生（GK-12研究员）与高中（9-11年级）综合科学（IS）教师相匹配，并参加研讨会，研讨会和小型研讨会，重点是学生的学习风格，基于探究的教学方法，教学法以及国家和州的课程标准。智力优点：研究员与IS教师一起设计和试验一系列连接核心IS内容领域，地球科学，生物学，化学和物理学的学习模块。利用海洋探索作为一个共同的主题，该计划利用佛罗里达的广泛的沿海资源和学生对当地海洋相关问题的认识，以激发对科学的兴趣。这一专题方法被用来展示科学学科之间的相互关联以及海洋在环境和化学循环以及物理和生物过程中发挥的作用。模块是基于国家和国家课程标准，包括演示和探究活动，强调科学的过程，并在很大程度上依赖于教学策略，鼓励实验和解决问题。将购买和翻新一个移动的实验室[海上科学探索实验室]，以支持当地实地的实践活动。InSTEP团队与来自佛罗里达技术方案的海洋生物学、海洋学、化学、物理学和环境科学的参与资源教师合作，在通过区域讲习班和地区范围的在职培训方案传播之前开发和修订这些模块。课程信息通过佛罗里达的NSF赞助的海洋科学教育卓越中心（佛罗里达COSEE; http://floridacosee.net）开发和维护的交互式门户网站以电子方式分发。该项目的广泛影响反映在研究员，教师和学生的利益。InSTEP研究员学习有价值的教学，沟通和课堂管理技能，获得他们的能力，以提高K-12教育的高度认识，并体验K-12教学的回报和挑战。教师提高他们的理解和掌握科学的概念和内容，增加他们的舒适与调查为基础的技术，并获得更大的赞赏是课程的跨学科性质。学生有机会与科学家和职业榜样互动，并通过积极参与数据收集和分析，加深对科学进程和科学与当地社区问题的相关性的理解和认识，该项目得到地球科学局的部分支持。

The goal of the Integrated Science Teaching Enhancement Partnership (InSTEP) is to organize and expand an existing relationship between the Florida Institute of Technology and Brevard Public Schools designed to enhance and improve science instruction and increase student enthusiasm for scientific inquiry and discovery. Graduate students (GK-12 Fellows) are matched with high school (Grades 9-11) Integrated Science (IS) teachers and participate in workshops, seminars, and mini-symposia focusing on student learning styles, inquiry-based teaching methods, pedagogy, and national and state curriculum standards. Intellectual merits: Fellows work with IS teachers to design and pilot a series of learning modules linking core IS content areas, Earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Using ocean exploration as a common theme, the program takes advantage of Florida's extensive coastal resources and student awareness of local ocean-related issues to stimulate interest in science. This thematic approach is used to demonstrate the interrelatedness of science disciplines and the role the ocean plays in environmental and chemical cycles and physical and biological processes. Modules are based on state and national curriculum standards and include demonstrations and inquiry-based activities that emphasize the scientific process and rely heavily on instructional strategies that encourage experimentation and problem solving. A mobile laboratory [SEAS (Science Exploration At Sea) Lab] will be purchased and renovated to support hands-on activities at local field-sites. InSTEP teams work with participating resource faculty from Florida Tech programs in marine biology, oceanography, chemistry, physics, and environmental science to develop and revise the modules before they are disseminated through regional workshops and district-wide in-service training programs. Curriculum information is distributed electronically through an interactive web portal developed and maintained by Florida's NSF-sponsored Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (Florida COSEE; http://floridacosee.net). The broader impacts of the project are reflected in the benefits to the Fellows, teachers, and students. InSTEP Fellows learn valuable teaching, communication, and classroom management skills, gain a heightened awareness of their ability to enhance K-12 education, and experience the rewards and challenges of K-12 teaching. Teachers improve their understanding and mastery of science concepts and content, increase their comfort with inquiry based techniques, and gain a greater appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of the IS curriculum. Students have an opportunity to interact with scientists and career role models and, through active participation in data collection and analysis, develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the scientific process and the relevance of science to local community issues.This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Geosciences.