Energy: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Teachers (EMAT) Designing and Studying a Multidisciplinary, Online Course for High School Teachers

能源：教师的多学科方法(EMAT)项目将反复设计、开发、实地测试、完善和严格研究七个单元的在线专业发展(PD)课程，重点是替代能源背景下与能源相关的概念。主要受众是高中理科教师，他们在他们的代言领域之外授课，并为在理科中代表性不足的学生服务。该项目将调查PD是否会促使教师知识和实践的变化，从而导致更高的学生成绩。因此，EMAT将提高未被充分代表的学生的科学成就，并加强他们未来对科学的参与。生物科学课程研究及其合作伙伴俄勒冈州公共广播公司、国家教师增强网络、国家可再生能源实验室、五大湖生物能源研究中心和RMC研究公司带来了大量资源，并具有开发和研究EMAT的高度资格。EMAT项目通过合并迄今单独研究的PD的两个方面，并测试关于这种配对促进学习和实践的程度的假设，来促进教师专业发展领域的知识。这些方面是结构化的建构主义经验和基于情境认知学习理论的经验。教师通过科学内容、故事情节和学生思考的镜头，在课程分析过程中反思研究性教学实践。EMAT测试对教师的教学知识、教学知识、教学实践和学生的教学知识的纵向影响，为未来的PD项目提供了急需的数据。EMAT还研究了在线环境的哪些方面对教师最有效。收集的数据将为课程的全面修订提供参考，并将有助于解决我们对在线PD理解中的重大差距。EMAT有助于外地理解在线PD的哪些要素是有效的，以及高质量的在线PD在多大程度上转化为改善学生的学习。同时，该项目开发和测试了一种可扩展的、灵活的资源，以加强教师的学习和实践。因此，EMAT将产生广泛的影响，促进以研究为基础的教学和学习，同时促进发现和理解。此外，EMAT的目标是从大城市地区招聘教师参与者，这些地区有大量教师在校外授课，因此，EMAT影响了传统上在科学界代表性较低的学生。EMAT不仅将有助于PD的研究，而且还将在不同的环境中使用。一份促进指南允许全国各地的学区以及教师教育和认证项目免费使用该课程。此外，促进课程将通过国家教师增强网络提供研究生学分，并将免费提供给个人进行独立学习。所有研究和评估的结果将发表在面向教师的科学教育期刊和从业人员期刊上，并在会议上提交给PD小组。EMAT将通过影响教师和学生对能源相关概念的理解而造福社会，从而提高美国公民从健全的科学知识基础上创造性地应对能源挑战的能力。

The Energy: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Teachers (EMAT) project will iteratively design, develop, field test, refine, and rigorously study a seven-unit, facilitated, online professional development (PD) course focusing on energy-related concepts in the context of alternative energy. The primary audience is high school science teachers teaching out of their field of endorsement and serving students underrepresented in the sciences. The project will investigate whether the PD will precipitate changes in teacher knowledge and practice that result in higher student achievement. As a result, EMAT will improve the science achievement of underrepresented students and enhance their future participation in science. Biological Sciences Curriculum Study and partners Oregon Public Broadcasting, the National Teacher Enhancement Network, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, and RMC Research Corporation bring significant resources and are highly qualified to develop and research EMAT.The EMAT project advances knowledge in the field of teacher professional development by merging two facets of PD that have hitherto been studied separately and testing hypotheses about the degree to which this pairing enhances learning and practice. These facets are structured constructivist experiences and experiences grounded in situated cognition learning theory. Teachers reflect on research-based teaching practices in the lesson analysis process through Science Content Storyline and Student Thinking lenses. EMAT tests longitudinal impacts on teachers' content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and teaching practices and students' content knowledge, contributing much needed data for future PD projects. EMAT also studies which aspects of online environments are most effective for teachers. Data collected will inform full revisions of the course and will help address significant gaps in our understanding of online PD.EMAT advances the field's understanding of which elements of online PD are effective and the extent to which high-quality online PD translates to improved student learning. Simultaneously, the project develops and tests a scalable, flexible resource to enhance teacher learning and practice. As a result, EMAT will have a broad impact by promoting research-based teaching and learning while advancing discovery and understanding. Furthermore, by targeting the recruitment of teacher participants from large urban districts with high numbers of teachers teaching out of field, EMAT impacts students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. EMAT will not only contribute to the research on PD, but also will be available for use in diverse settings. A facilitation guide allows the course to be freely used by school districts and teacher education and certification programs across the country. In addition, the facilitated course will be offered for graduate credit through the National Teacher Enhancement Network and will be freely available to individuals for independent study. Results of all research and evaluation will be published in science education journals and practitioner journals for teachers, and presented to PD groups at conferences. EMAT will benefit society by impacting teacher and student understanding of energy-related concepts, thereby increasing the capacity of U.S. citizens to creatively address energy challenges from a foundation of scientifically sound knowledge.