Teachers and Engineers Collaborating in STEM Elementary Teacher Preparation

教师和工程师合作开展 STEM 小学教师培训

• 批准号: 1440446
• 负责人: Adah Leshem
• 金额: $ 451.5万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-10-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1440446&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Teachers; Engineers; Collaborating; STEM; Elementary

Through the STEM-C Partnerships: MSP program, the Teachers and Engineers Collaborating in STEM Elementary Teacher Preparation (TEC-STEM-ETP) project will design a new model of teacher preparation at Iowa State University which infuses engineering design concepts into the elementary teacher preparation program, as well as emphasizes the knowledge and skills associated with scientific concepts appropriate for elementary school students. This project addresses the critical need for well-prepared elementary teachers to have confidence in and a commitment to engaging their students in experiential learning of essential scientific and engineering concepts in the early grades. The TEC-STEM-ETP is a Partnership among Des Moines Public Schools, the largest school district in the State of Iowa, and Iowa State University, with the School of Education, the College of Engineering, the Engineering and Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), and the Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CESMEE) working in collaboration.Designed to make lasting changes to the elementary teacher education program at Iowa State University (ISU), this project will: 1) align ISU elementary teacher education STEM curricula with state and national standards, and incorporate engineering design into the elementary teacher education program; 2) create a program for pre-service and in-service teachers to work in partnership with ISU Master's level engineering graduate students (TEC-STEM Fellows) on a regular weekly basis during the student teaching semester; 3) infuse engineering concepts into the elementary school curriculum in the Des Moines Public Schools; and 4) create a dual-listed undergraduate/graduate course, Engineering and Public Outreach, for engineering students. TEC-STEM-ETP utilizes a novel triad approach, consisting of a pre-service teacher, an in-service teacher and a Master's level engineering student to work collaboratively in a 3rd through 5th grade classroom to teach science well, and implement engineering concepts, mathematics and technology as recommended by the Next Generation Science Standards and required by the Iowa Core Curriculum. The involvement of engineering students in working with elementary pre- and in-service teachers, their students, schools and the community, as well as the Master's level Engineering and Public Outreach course addresses a secondary but important intent of this project to develop communication and public engagement skills of fledgling engineers. The research agenda of TEC-STEM-ETP will determine the effectiveness of this approach to improve elementary teachers' STEM practice and efficacy and to determine reciprocal effects on the engineers. Thus this project stands to make a contribution at the local level, in that there will be an innovative elementary teacher preparation program involving engineering as a legacy. It will also make a national contribution to educational/organizational research as the evidence of the impact of this work, which engages STEM disciplinary faculty members (Environment Physiology, Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) working with education faculty and school district personnel, is studied during its development and implementation.

通过STEM-C伙伴关系：MSP计划，教师和工程师合作STEM小学教师准备（TEC-STEM-ETP）项目将在爱荷华州州立大学设计一种新的教师准备模式，将工程设计概念注入小学教师准备计划，并强调与适合小学生的科学概念相关的知识和技能。 该项目解决了准备充分的小学教师有信心和承诺，让他们的学生在体验式学习的基本科学和工程概念的早期年级的关键需求。 该TEC-STEM-ETP是得梅因公立学校之间的合作伙伴关系，最大的学区在爱荷华州和爱荷华州州立大学，与教育学院，工程学院，工程和研究中心生物可再生化学品（CBiRC），以及卓越中心在科学，数学，该项目旨在对爱荷华州州立大学（ISU）的小学教师教育计划进行持久的改革，该项目将：1）使ISU小学教师教育STEM课程与州和国家标准保持一致，并将工程设计纳入小学教师教育计划; 2）为职前和在职教师创建一个与ISU硕士工程研究生合作的计划（TEC-STEM研究员）在学生教学学期期间每周定期; 3）将工程概念注入得梅因公立学校的小学课程;以及4）为工程专业的学生创建一个双列本科/研究生课程，工程和公共推广。TEC-STEM-ETP采用了一种新颖的三位一体的方法，由一位职前教师，一位在职教师和一位硕士工程专业学生组成，他们在3年级到5年级的课堂上协同工作，以教好科学，并按照下一代科学标准的建议和爱荷华州核心课程的要求实施工程概念，数学和技术。工程专业的学生参与与小学预科和在职教师，他们的学生，学校和社区的工作，以及硕士水平的工程和公共宣传课程解决了这个项目的次要但重要的意图，以发展初出茅庐的工程师的沟通和公众参与技能。TEC-STEM-ETP的研究议程将确定这种方法的有效性，以提高小学教师的STEM实践和效能，并确定对工程师的相互影响。 因此，该项目将在地方一级做出贡献，因为将有一个创新的小学教师准备计划，涉及工程作为遗产。它还将为教育/组织研究做出国家贡献，因为这项工作的影响的证据，涉及STEM学科教师（环境生理学，农业和生物工程，物理学，化学工程和机械工程）与教育教师和学区人员合作，在其开发和实施过程中进行了研究。