The LEAP 2010 Teacher Workshop

LEAP 2010 教师研讨会

• 批准号: 1048362
• 负责人: Deidre Hunter
• 金额: $ 2.99万
• 依托单位: Lowell Observatory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1048362&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LEAP; 2010; Teacher; Workshop

This award supports the biennial teacher workshop, a critical component of LEAP (Lowell Educational Astronomy Program), which is a science enrichment and outreach program for 5th-8th grade Navajo and Hopi children and their teachers. This workshop will be held October 15-16, 2010.The LEAP program pairs astronomers with teachers for one year. The astronomer visits the classroom throughout the year, leading astronomy discussions and hands-on activities in collaboration with the teacher. The astronomer also holds star parties at the school and involves tribal educators in presenting traditional astronomical knowledge. The year-long partnership culminates in a field trip to Lowell Observatory in which the students visit the Observatory's Steele Visitor Center during the day and observe on two research telescopes at night. LEAP is primarily concerned with teacher training so that the efforts of the program have an impact far beyond the students worked with directly each year. The teacher workshop is a major part of that training, and each teacher brings a colleague from their school. The workshop thus reaches more teachers than participate directly.Two unique components of LEAP are: 1) the astronomers take the time to drive long distances to get to remote schools, not just once, but in a sustained effort throughout the school year; 2) the program provides all of the materials for classroom activities, allowing some classes the opportunity for hands-on activities that they could not otherwise afford. Over the past 14 years, LEAP has impacted more than 1700 Native American students and 50 5th-8th grade teachers at Navajo and Hopi Nation schools. The teacher workshop this year will enhance the understanding of science for 18 teachers at 9 Navajo and Hopi Nation schools, and will benefit their students for years to come.

该奖项支持两年一度的教师讲习班，这是 LEAP（洛厄尔教育天文学计划）的重要组成部分，该计划是一项针对 5 至 8 年级纳瓦霍族和霍皮族儿童及其教师的科学丰富和外展计划。 该研讨会将于2010年10月15日至16日举行。LEAP计划将天文学家与教师配对，为期一年。 天文学家全年都会访问教室，与老师合作引导天文学讨论和实践活动。 这位天文学家还在学校举办星空派对，并让部落教育工作者介绍传统的天文学知识。 为期一年的合作关系最终以洛厄尔天文台实地考察结束，学生们白天参观天文台的斯蒂尔游客中心，晚上使用两架研究望远镜进行观测。 LEAP 主要关注教师培训，因此该项目的影响力远远超出每年直接接触的学生。 教师研讨会是培训的主要部分，每位教师都会带来一名来自学校的同事。 因此，研讨会的参与人数比直接参加的教师还要多。LEAP 的两个独特组成部分是：1）天文学家花时间长途跋涉前往偏远学校，不仅仅是一次，而是在整个学年持续努力； 2) 该计划提供了课堂活动的所有材料，使一些班级有机会进行他们原本无法负担的实践活动。 在过去 14 年里，LEAP 影响了纳瓦霍族和霍皮族学校的 1700 多名美国原住民学生和 50 名 5 至 8 年级教师。 今年的教师讲习班将增强 9 所纳瓦霍族和霍皮族学校 18 名教师对科学的理解，并使他们的学生在未来几年受益。