Introduction of Computer-based Analytic Methods to Teacher Education Programs for Future Middle School Science Teachers

曼哈顿社区学院(BMCC)和纽约城市学院(CCNY)正在合作举办关于科学方法和数据分析技能的讲习班，以补充为职前科学教师开设的方法课程。该项目的目标是将基于计算机的数据分析纳入初中和高中职前教师的方法课程，通过教师培训使中学生更好地为STEM劳动力做准备，使职前教师能够在中学课堂上介绍最新的科学研究和数据分析，并增加从事科学教学的少数族裔学生的数量。该项目支持为期两天的JUMP START讲习班、改进后的每周研讨会、每两周一次的专业发展讲习班，以及一项为期两周的暑期计划，以培训职前教师访问和使用在线科学数据库。职前教师在学习开发研究问题和假设时由在职教师指导，这些问题和假设使用生物学、遗传学、生物信息学、地质学和工程学的公开数据库进行测试。虚拟实验是使用科罗拉多大学的虚拟化学实验室进行的。职前教师接下来进行实习和实地考察，帮助中学生设计毕业所需的理科结业计划。项目评估通过衡量学生和教师的态度、行为和活动，检查教师的准备和培训，以及在线数据库资源在课堂环境中的应用。结果将通过期刊出版物、会议演示文稿和每个合作机构网页上的网站发布。更多的外联活动针对的是城市大学系统中其他社区学院的教育教师。这一为期两年的项目将惠及129名科学教师(职前和在职)。该项目支持的讲习班和课程使教师为更具挑战性的高级课程做好准备，提高教学技能，并更好地为中学生在技术领域取得成功做好准备，因为他们使用劳动力应用程序来解决现实世界的问题。

The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and the City College of New York (CCNY) are collaborating on the development of workshops on the scientific method and data analysis skills to supplement methods courses for pre-service science teachers. The project goals are to incorporate computer-based data analysis into junior level methods courses for middle and high school pre-service teachers, to better prepare secondary school students for the STEM workforce via teacher preparation, to enable pre-service teachers to introduce current scientific research and data analysis in secondary school classrooms, and to increase the number of minority students pursuing careers in science teaching.The project supports a two-day jump start workshop, modified weekly seminars, bi-weekly professional development workshops, and a two-week summer program to train pre-service teachers to access and use online scientific databases. Pre-service teachers are mentored by in-service teachers as they learn to develop research questions and hypotheses, which are tested using publicly available databases in biology, genetics, bioinformatics, geology, and engineering. Virtual experiments are conducted using the University of Colorado's Virtual Chemistry Laboratory. Pre-service teachers next engage in an internship and fieldwork as they assist secondary students with the design of Science Exit Projects which are required for graduation. The project evaluation examines teacher preparation and training, as well as the application of on-line database resources in the classroom setting by measuring attitudes, behavior, and activities of students and teachers. Outcomes will be disseminated via journal publications, conference presentations, and websites on each partnering institution's webpage. Additional outreach targets education faculty at the other community colleges in the CUNY system. This two-year project will reach 129 science teachers (pre-service and in-service). The workshops and courses supported by this project prepare teachers for more challenging upper level courses, enhance pedagogical skills, and better prepare secondary students to succeed in technology fields as they address real-world problems using workforce applications.