Engaging science students' hearts and minds: Researching science teachers' professional learning in the development of contemporary understandings of scientific literacy

本计划将发展、支持和重视科学教师在培养学生科学素养方面的工作，并在教育界分享由此获得的知识成果，以积极促进学校科学的优质教与学。改善科学教与学，关键在于提出应对21世纪科学教学固有问题的新途径。通过支持和鼓励在教师专业学习中嵌入创造性和创新性的思想、概念和方法来进行高质量的科学教学和学习，将促进挑战现状的关键知识的发展。

This project will develop, support and value the work of science teachers in developing students' scientific literacy and share the subsequent knowledge gains in the educational community to positively advance quality teaching and learning in school science. Improving science teaching and learning hinges on offering new ways of responding to the problems inherent in teaching science in the 21st century. By supporting and encouraging the creative and innovative ideas, concepts and approaches to quality science teaching and learning embedded in teachers' professional learning the development of the critical knowledge for challenging the status-quo will be advanced.