A Conference on Progress and Factors That Contribute to Closing the STEM Achievement Gap

关于有助于缩小 STEM 成就差距的进展和因素的会议

• 批准号: 1406282
• 负责人: Sharon Robinson
• 金额: $ 7.28万
• 依托单位: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1406282&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Progress; Factors; Contribute; Closing

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will host a conference with a special focus on closing the achievement gap through the preparation of effective science and mathematics educators and collaborative interdisciplinary partnerships. The book "Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective: Transforming STEM for an Effective Education" will be used to highlight innovative interventions other countries have implemented to address the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) achievement gap. Co-authors of the book will be invited to participate in the conference along with scientists, teacher educators, and policy makers to discuss effective strategies for closing the STEM achievement gap. The strategies will inform the future direction of educator preparation in developing effective science and mathematics educators and improving PK-12 STEM education. The objectives of this proposed conference are to: (1) review current research on the achievement gap in mathematics and science with a focus on school-related variables that adversely affect outcomes from low-income and minority students; (2) discuss teacher quality and effective teaching in STEM; (3) identify effective strategies and models that promote equity in education and close the STEM achievement gap; and (4) build collaborative, interdisciplinary partnerships for addressing the U.S. achievement gap in STEM. Conference participants will identify social and cultural barriers that contribute to persistent education inequities and achievement gaps in STEM and discuss effective education policies and innovative initiatives that select countries have applied to promote progress in narrowing STEM achievement gaps. During the conference, a panel discussion will take a systematic view of the subject, beginning with a cross-national analysis of teacher qualifications and the achievement gap that spans 50 countries with special interest in the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Turkey, China, Japan, Brazil, Singapore, Korea, South Africa, and Australia. Through an examination of international models of system-changing initiatives that promote gains in STEM achievement for minority and low-income populations, conference panelists will explore lessons learned and effective strategies from other countries that are potentially transferable to the American education system.

美国教师教育学院协会 (AACTE) 将主办一次会议，重点关注通过培养有效的科学和数学教育工作者以及跨学科合作伙伴关系来缩小成绩差距。 《从国际角度缩小成就差距：转变 STEM 以实现有效教育》一书将用于重点介绍其他国家为解决科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 成就差距而实施的创新干预措施。 该书的合著者将受邀与科学家、教师教育工作者和政策制定者一起参加会议，讨论缩小 STEM 成绩差距的有效策略。这些战略将为教育工作者培养有效的科学和数学教育工作者以及改善 PK-12 STEM 教育的未来方向提供指导。本次拟议会议的目标是：（1）审查当前关于数学和科学成绩差距的研究，重点关注对低收入和少数族裔学生的成绩产生不利影响的学校相关变量； (2) 讨论STEM的教师素质和有效教学； (3) 确定促进教育公平并缩小 STEM 成绩差距的有效战略和模式； (4) 建立跨学科合作伙伴关系，以解决美国在 STEM 方面的成就差距。会议与会者将确定导致持续教育不平等和 STEM 成绩差距的社会和文化障碍，并讨论选定国家为推动缩小 STEM 成绩差距而采取的有效教育政策和创新举措。会议期间，小组讨论将系统地探讨该主题，首先对教师资格和成就差距进行跨国分析，涵盖 50 个国家，特别是美国、加拿大、墨西哥、英国、土耳其、中国、日本、巴西、新加坡、韩国、南非和澳大利亚。通过审查旨在促进少数族裔和低收入人群在 STEM 成就方面取得成就的系统变革举措的国际模式，会议小组成员将探讨其他国家的经验教训和有效策略，这些经验教训和有效策略有可能转移到美国教育系统中。