Drone Research and Opportunities for Native Elementary Students (DRONES)

无人机研究和本土小学生的机会 (DRONES)

• 批准号: 1850561
• 负责人: Lynda McGilvary
• 金额: $ 103.91万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1850561&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Drone; Research; Opportunities; Native; Elementary

This project will advance efforts of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase student motivations and capacities to pursue careers in fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) by developing and testing a career exploration experience for upper elementary students. The project will engage students and their teachers within three rural school districts of Alaska: a rural coastal hub having a diverse population, a rural fringe community with an even mix of Native and non-Native residents, and a remote rural district primarily accessible by air or boat having a predominately Alaska Native population. The project encourages students and their communities to envision how unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be used to address local priorities, such as wildlife management, search and rescue operations, and monitoring of hazards. In this context, the project will develop, implement, and test a place-based education strategy that includes a teacher professional development course, three culturally inclusive curriculum units focusing on STEM fields, and UAS-focused career exploration experiences. The project aims to increase Alaska Native students' enthusiasm, engagement, and success in STEM education. This mixed-methods comparative case study responds to three identified problems within the schools and communities participating in the project. These include: 1) a lack of culturally relevant curriculum and educational resources, 2)inexperienced educators who are unprepared for rural Alaska settings; and 3)limited opportunities for local STEM mentorship and STEM workforce learning opportunities. In this context, the overarching goal of the project is to increase Alaska Native students' enthusiasm, engagement, and success in STEM learning. The associated research goal is to identify key factors and strategies that engender this success in STEM subjects. To achieve these goals, the project aims to: 1) engage students and communities in identifying locally relevant UAS applications; 2) develop science and technology curricula related to place-based UAS applications; 3) develop a distance-delivered continuing education course for upper-elementary teachers; 4)train up to 23 elementary school teachers to instruct science and technology using place-based pedagogies; and 5)deliver the DRONES curricula and an associated year-end career exploration experience to three school districts serving a total of 450 4th through 6th grade students in 14 rural Alaska communities. A backwards design process will be used for curriculum development to ensure that project deliverables address targeted Alaska cultural standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Alaska science standards, and 21st Century Competencies. Alaska Native cultural values will be identified, and key terminology will be translated into relevant Athabascan dialects to encourage community support.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目将推进学生和教师创新技术体验（ITEST）计划的努力，通过开发和测试高年级学生的职业探索体验，更好地理解和促进提高学生在科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）领域追求职业的动机和能力的实践。该项目将吸引阿拉斯加三个农村学区的学生和他们的老师：一个是人口多样化的农村沿海中心，一个是土著居民和非土著居民混合的农村边缘社区，一个主要通过飞机或船只到达的偏远农村地区，主要是阿拉斯加土著人口。该项目鼓励学生和他们的社区设想如何使用无人机系统（UAS）来解决当地的优先事项，如野生动物管理、搜索和救援行动以及危险监测。在此背景下，该项目将开发、实施和测试一种基于地点的教育策略，其中包括一门教师专业发展课程、三个以STEM领域为重点的文化包容性课程单元，以及以无人机系统为重点的职业探索体验。该项目旨在提高阿拉斯加本土学生在STEM教育中的热情、参与度和成功程度。这个混合方法比较案例研究回应了参与项目的学校和社区中三个确定的问题。这些包括：1)缺乏与文化相关的课程和教育资源；2)缺乏经验的教育工作者对阿拉斯加农村环境没有准备；3)当地STEM指导和STEM劳动力学习机会有限。在此背景下，该项目的首要目标是提高阿拉斯加原住民学生在STEM学习中的热情、参与度和成功程度。相关的研究目标是确定导致STEM科目成功的关键因素和策略。为了实现这些目标，该项目旨在：1)让学生和社区参与识别当地相关的无人机应用；2)开发与在地无人机应用相关的科学技术课程；3)开发中小学教师远程继续教育课程；4)培训多达23名小学教师，使用在地教学法指导科学和技术；5)为阿拉斯加14个农村社区的450名4至6年级学生提供无人机课程和相关的年终职业探索经验。课程开发将采用逆向设计过程，以确保项目成果符合阿拉斯加文化标准、下一代科学标准、阿拉斯加科学标准和21世纪能力。阿拉斯加原住民的文化价值将被确定，关键术语将被翻译成相关的阿萨巴斯坎方言，以鼓励社区的支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。