STEPS - ScienceTheater Education Programming System: A Vehicle for Professional Development, Enhancing Professional Identity, and Communicating Science

STEPS - ScienceTheater 教育规划系统：专业发展、增强专业认同和传播科学的工具

• 批准号: 1043060
• 负责人: Brad McLain
• 金额: $ 64.75万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Denver
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2012-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1043060&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEPS; ScienceTheater; Education; Programming; System

The Space Science Institute is establishing a museum educator/theater network of eight museums around the country, pairing larger with smaller institutions. The Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific also are collaborators. The primary audience is informal science education museum educators; secondary audiences are museum visitors experiencing the to-be-developed programs.The Science Theater Education Programming System (STEPS) is a technology that has been developed by the PI and others. The team will be continuing to expand the capability of the system for this project, and the partnering museums are collaboratively creating an initial set of theater programs on astrobiology, along with a suite of training programs and communication formats for educators. The STEPS technology allows these programs to be delivered both on site and via outreach, depending on the goals of each organization. The intent is to form the core of a community of practice that would enhance the professional capacity and identities of informal educators. The theater program format is positioned as a flexible, low-cost alternative to traveling exhibits, particularly for the smaller institutions. Deliverables include: the establishment of the network, the STEPS system and programs, professional development tutorials and workshops, evaluation of the programs, and a research project and report examining the network as a community of practice and vehicle for strengthening the professional identities of museum educators.

空间科学研究所正在建立一个由全国八家博物馆组成的博物馆教育者/剧院网络，将较大的博物馆与较小的机构配对。科学技术中心协会和太平洋天文学会也是合作者。主要观众是非正式的科学教育博物馆教育工作者；次要观众是体验即将开发的节目的博物馆参观者。科学剧院教育编程系统(STEP)是由PI等人开发的一项技术。该团队将继续为这个项目扩展系统的能力，合作的博物馆正在合作创建一套关于天体生物学的初始剧场项目，以及一套针对教育工作者的培训项目和交流模式。STEPS技术允许根据每个组织的目标在现场和通过外展方式提供这些计划。其目的是形成一个实践共同体的核心，以加强非正规教育工作者的专业能力和身份。剧院节目形式被定位为巡回展览的一种灵活、低成本的替代方案，特别是对较小的机构来说。可交付成果包括：网络的建立、STEPS系统和方案、专业发展教程和讲习班、对方案的评估，以及一项研究项目和报告，该网络是加强博物馆教育工作者职业认同的实践社区和载体。