STEM Practice-rich Investigations for NGSS Teaching (SPRINT)

NGSS 教学的 STEM 实践丰富调查 (SPRINT)

• 批准号: 1503153
• 负责人: Julie Yu
• 金额: $ 44.63万
• 依托单位: Exploratorium
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1503153&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Practice; rich; Investigations; NGSS

The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of innovative resources, models and tools (RMTs). Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects.STEM Practice-rich Investigations for NGSS Teaching (SPRINT) is an exploratory project that will research and develop resources and a model for professional learning needed to meet the demand of implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The Exploratorium Teacher Institute will engage middle school science teachers in a one-year professional learning program to study how familiar routines and classroom tools, specifically hands-on science activities, can serve as starting points for teacher learning. The Teacher Institute will use existing hands-on activities as the basis for developing "practice-rich investigations" that provide teachers and students with opportunities for deep engagement with science and engineering practices. The results of this project will include: (1) empirical evidence from professional learning experiences that support teacher uptake of practice-rich investigations in workshops and their classrooms; (2) a portfolio of STEM practice-rich investigations developed from existing hands-on activities that are shown to enhance teacher understanding of NGSS; and (3) a design tool that supports teachers in modifying existing activities to align with NGSS.SPRINT conjectures that to address the immediate challenge of supporting teachers to implement NGSS, professional learning models should engage teachers in the same active learning experiences they are expected to provide for their students and that building on teachers' existing strengths and understanding through an asset-based approach could lead to a more sustainable implementation. SPRINT will use design-based research methods to study (a) how creating NGSS-aligned, practice-rich investigations from teachers' existing resources provides them with experiences for three-dimensional science learning and (b) how engaging in these investigations and reflecting on classroom practice can support teachers in understanding and implementing NGSS learning experiences.

探索研究K-12计划（DRK-12）旨在通过研究和开发创新资源，模型和工具（RMT），显着提高学前班学生和教师的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）的学习和教学。DRK-12项目中的项目建立在STEM教育的基础研究和先前的研究和开发工作的基础上，为拟议的项目提供理论和经验依据。STEM实践丰富的NGSS教学调查（SPRINT）是一个探索性项目，将研究和开发满足下一代科学标准（NGSS）实施需求所需的专业学习资源和模型。探索教师研究所将从事中学科学教师在为期一年的专业学习计划，研究如何熟悉的例程和课堂工具，特别是动手科学活动，可以作为教师学习的起点。教师研究所将利用现有的实践活动为基础，开发“实践丰富的调查”，为教师和学生提供深入参与科学和工程实践的机会。该项目的成果将包括：（1）来自专业学习经验的实证证据，支持教师在讲习班和课堂上进行实践丰富的调查;（2）从现有的实践活动中开发出一系列STEM实践丰富的调查，这些调查被证明可以提高教师对NGSS的理解;和（3）一个设计工具，支持教师修改现有的活动，以配合NGSS。SPRINT指出，为了解决支持教师实施NGSS的直接挑战，专业学习模式应使教师参与他们应向学生提供的同样积极的学习经验，通过基于资产的方法加强教师的现有优势和理解，可导致更可持续的实施。SPRINT将使用基于设计的研究方法来研究（a）如何从教师的现有资源中创建NGSS对齐，实践丰富的调查，为他们提供三维科学学习的经验，以及（B）如何参与这些调查和反思课堂实践可以支持教师理解和实施NGSS学习经验。