iEvolve with STEM: Inquiry and Engagement to Invigorate and Optimize Learning for Everyone

iEvolve with STEM：探究和参与，以激发和优化每个人的学习

• 批准号: 1238136
• 负责人: William Midden
• 金额: $ 727.73万
• 依托单位: Bowling Green State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-15 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238136&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: iEvolve; STEM; Inquiry; Engagement; Invigorate

This project is improving student performance in science through adoption of a "citizen science" model supported by teacher professional development, which also cultivates "action research" skills. The lead partner is Bowling Green State University with additional core partners being the Perkins Local Schools and the Sandusky City Schools. Supporting partners are The Ohio State University Stone Lab, University of Toledo, Owens Community College, Lourdes University, The Toledo Zoo, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, and the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. Key innovations are: 1) students and teachers in grades 3 through 8 participate in science research projects led by professional scientists in association with a variety of community and higher education partners; 2) teachers learn how to lead students in science research by participating in a rigorous 3-year program of professional development as members of Professional Learning Communities; 3) teachers and students learn to lead through publication of their findings to their peers, to their local communities, and to the professional science community; and 4) teachers adopt efficient strategies for differentiating instruction to maximize learning for all students. The primary research questions focus on how student engagement and motivation relate to achievement of rigorous learning outcomes and to what degree classroom participation in citizen science research improves motivation, engagement, and achievement. The instructional innovations directly impact learning for more than 6,000 students in grades 3 through 8.The findings of iEvolve with STEM are being broadly disseminated as Bowling Green State University is the administrative home for the Northwest Ohio Center for Excellence (NWO), a coalition of five institutions of higher education, a large number of school districts, and a variety of non-profit organizations and businesses devoted to or involved in STEM in diverse ways. The project vision is part of a larger, more comprehensive vision for the entire 29 county region of northwest Ohio.

该项目通过采用由教师专业发展支持的“公民科学”模式来提高学生的科学表现，同时培养“行动研究”技能。主要合作伙伴是鲍林格林州立大学，其他核心合作伙伴包括帕金斯当地学校和桑达斯基市学校。支持合作伙伴包括俄亥俄州立大学石材实验室、托莱多大学、欧文斯社区学院、卢尔德大学、托莱多动物园、托莱多地区维景公园和伊利县水土保持区。主要创新包括：1) 3 至 8 年级的学生和教师参与由专业科学家与各种社区和高等教育合作伙伴合作领导的科学研究项目； 2) 教师作为专业学习社区的成员，通过参加严格的三年专业发展计划，学习如何带领学生进行科学研究； 3) 教师和学生通过向同龄人、当地社区和专业科学界发表他们的发现来学习如何领导； 4) 教师采取有效的差异化教学策略，最大限度地提高所有学生的学习效果。主要研究问题集中于学生的参与度和动机如何与严格学习成果的实现相关，以及公民科学研究的课堂参与在多大程度上提高了动机、参与度和成就。教学创新直接影响 6,000 多名 3 至 8 年级学生的学习。 iEvolve 与 STEM 的研究结果正在广泛传播，因为鲍灵格林州立大学是西北俄亥俄卓越中心 (NWO) 的行政所在地，该中心由五所高等教育机构、大量学区以及致力于或以多种方式参与 STEM 的各种非营利组织和企业组成。该项目愿景是俄亥俄州西北部整个 29 个县地区更大、更全面的愿景的一部分。