Collaborative Research: Project WetKids - Immersion Along the Gulf Coast

合作研究：WetKids 项目 - 沉浸在墨西哥湾沿岸

• 批准号: 0639629
• 负责人: Julie Cwikla
• 金额: $ 73.34万
• 依托单位: University of Southern Mississippi
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-02-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0639629&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Project; WetKids; Immersion

The Pascagoula School District in southern Mississippi is partnering with the National Audubon Society (Audubon Mississippi), Chevron-Texaco, Mississippi Naturalists, NASA and the University of Southern Mississippi to extend its existing science curriculum by involving 135 students and 9 teachers from three middle schools in grades 6-8 in out-of-school time scientific investigations of local coastal wetlands. Approximately 50 percent of the students in the district are students of color and/or economically disadvantaged. Project goals are to (1) increase students' understanding, appreciation, attraction and interest in STEM fields and prepare them for high school course work and post-secondary study in science, math and engineering; (2) improve teachers' "content knowledge and pedagogical skills through collaborative experimentation and rich industrial and academic experiences with researchers in STEM fields;" and (3) "establish a sustainable and replicable model for development and implementation of an integrated in- and out-of-school curricular program." The project is conducting research on the impact of the program on student and teacher learning and attitudes, parental involvement and partnership development.

密西西比州南部的帕斯卡古拉学区正在与国家奥杜邦协会(奥杜邦密西西比)、雪佛龙-德士古公司、密西西比博物学家、美国国家航空航天局和南密西西比大学合作，扩展其现有的科学课程，让来自三所中学的135名学生和9名教师参加6-8年级的课外时间对当地沿海湿地的科学调查。该学区约50%的学生是有色人种和/或经济困难的学生。项目目标是(1)增加学生对STEM领域的理解、欣赏、吸引力和兴趣，并为高中课程工作和中学后科学、数学和工程方面的学习做好准备；(2)通过与STEM领域的研究人员进行协作实验以及丰富的工业和学术经验，提高教师的教学知识和教学技能；以及(3)“建立一个可持续和可复制的模式，发展和实施校内外综合课程计划。”该项目正在就该计划对学生和教师的学习和态度、家长参与和伙伴关系发展的影响进行研究。