Research Experiences for STEM Students

STEM 学生的研究经验

• 批准号: 1202636
• 负责人: Laura Murray
• 金额: $ 11.5万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1202636&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experiences; STEM; Students

The Research Experiences for STEM Students (RE STEM) pilot program is providing research- and inquiry-based ocean science experiences for high school Advanced Placement Biology and Environmental Science (AP STEM) students and their teachers in two rural Eastern Shore, Maryland school districts, as a strategy for engaging students in geoscience education and career pathways. The RE STEM program leverages expertise at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL)) to introduce students to the practice of authentic ocean science research and incorporate skills used by ocean research scientists, including problem formulation and solving, mathematics and use of high technology instrumentation. The RE STEM Team, which consists of scientists from UMCES HPL and the AP STEM teachers from the school districts, will hold a summer institute based on resources developed through the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) program to develop the implementation plan for the student research projects and the integration into the AP Biology and Environmental Science classes. During the school year, the RE STEM Team will implement the student research project in the AP STEM courses offered by the two partnering school districts. The program culminates with a student visit to the UMCES HPL research institution so that students can explore the research world first hand. Student responses to the research experiences are being evaluated through pre- and post- surveys and by tracking choices of STEM majors in college. The RE STEM program targets approximately 150 AP STEM students on Maryland's rural Eastern Shore. Additionally, eight AP STEM teachers are gaining experience in research science that is expected to be transferable to their classrooms.

STEM学生的研究经验（RE STEM）试点计划正在为高中高级安置生物学和环境科学（AP STEM）学生及其教师提供研究和基于调查的海洋科学经验，这些学生在两个农村东海岸，马里兰州学区，作为让学生参与地球科学教育和职业道路的战略。RE STEM计划利用马里兰州环境科学中心大学霍恩角实验室（UMCES HPL）的专业知识，向学生介绍真实的海洋科学研究实践，并结合海洋研究科学家使用的技能，包括问题的制定和解决，数学和高科技仪器的使用。 RE STEM团队由UMCES HPL的科学家和来自学区的AP STEM教师组成，将根据通过海洋科学教育卓越中心（COSEE）计划开发的资源举办暑期研究所，以制定学生研究项目的实施计划并融入AP生物学和环境科学课程。在学年内，RE STEM团队将在两个合作学区提供的AP STEM课程中实施学生研究项目。该计划的高潮是学生参观UMCES HPL研究机构，以便学生可以第一手探索研究世界。学生对研究经历的反应正在通过事前和事后调查以及跟踪大学STEM专业的选择来评估。RE STEM计划的目标是马里兰州农村东海岸的大约150名AP STEM学生。 此外，八名AP STEM教师正在获得研究科学的经验，预计这些经验将转移到他们的课堂上。