Project ESTEEM: Earth Science Teachers Exploring Exemplary Materials

哈佛大学天文台的欧文·夏皮罗博士将指导一个全国性的项目，为普通的地球科学教师服务。该项目的重点是在哈佛-史密森天体物理中心（CFA）为现有的地球科学材料建立一个储存库。同时，在每三年的夏季讲习班中，40名地球科学硕士教师将用三周的时间检查、评价现有的以活动为基础的地球科学材料，并开发新的材料来补充它们。他们还将参加一系列关于科学和科学教育的讲座；讨论如何以活动为基础的形式整合地球科学中的新信息；检查、评估和总结80项关于各种地球科学主题的活动；制作教师活动资料册；并制定一个时间表，让大师教师在他们家附近的当地地区使用这些材料举办讲习班。现场研讨会将在学员暑期CFA课程结束后的三个学年中进行。第一次讲习班将于1990年夏季开始。这些研讨会是基于物理教师资源代理（PTRA）模型。已经为天文学材料建立的数据库将扩大，以包括其他地球科学材料；地质、海洋学和气象学。这将允许教师代理人在夏季讲习班期间和以后通过modem从他们的家庭学校快速访问。后者将使它们能够根据当地需要定制现场地球科学讲习班。该数据库将包括科学、技术和社会课程主题。由杰出的教育工作者和研究科学家组成的咨询小组将为材料的科学内容和使用适当的教学方法确定方向。该项目是围绕PTRA模型设计的。它将测试其对其他受众和学科的适用性。它是基于对地球科学教师的广泛的全国调查。它响应教师的内容和现场需求以及他们的时间限制。它建立在众多优秀但分散的现有地球科学课程材料以及由首席研究员指导的非常成功的STAR和SPICA项目的知识基础上。这个名为“地球科学教师探索模范材料”的项目命名为“自尊项目”。费用分摊额为165,200美元，相当于NSF奖金的28%。

Dr. Irwin Shapiro of Harvard University Observatory will direct a project which is national in scope to serve the average earth-science teacher. The focus of the program is establishing a repository for existing earth science materials at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CFA). Concurrently, during each of three years in a summer workshop, 40 master earth-science teachers will spend three weeks examining, evaluating existing activity-based earth- science materials and developing new materials to supplement them. They will also attend a series of lectures on science and science education; discuss how to incorporate new information in earth-science in an activity based format; examine, evaluate, and summarize 80 activities on a variety of earth-science topics; produce a teacher activity resource book; and establish a schedule for master teachers to deliver workshops, using these materials, in local districts near their home. The on-site workshops will be delivered during each of three academic years following the participant's summer at the CFA. The first workshop will begin in the summer of 1990. These workshops are based on the Physics Teacher Resource Agent (PTRA) model. A data base, already established for astronomy materials will be expanded to include other earth-science materials; geological, oceanographical and meteorological. This will permit rapid access for teacher agents during the summer workshops and later by modem from their home school. The latter would enable them to customize the on-site earth- science workshop, responding to local needs. The database will include science, technology and society curriculum topics. An Advisory Panel composed of distinguished educators and research scientists will set the direction for the scientific content of materials and use of appropriate pedagogical practices. The project is designed around the PTRA model. It will test its applicability to other audiences and disciplines. It is based on an extensive national survey of earth-science teachers. It responds to teachers content and on-site needs as well as their time constraints. It builds upon a knowledge of the numerous excellent but dispersed existing earth-science curriculum materials and the very successful projects STAR and SPICA directed by the Principal Investigator. This project titled Earth Science Teachers Exploring Exemplary Materials gives it its name, Project ESTEEM. There is cost sharing in an amount of $165,200 which equals 28% of the NSF award.