Improvement of a Science Teaching Center for Pre-Service Teachers

Donald L.柏德 纽约州立大学研究基金会 1995财政年度26，534美元奥尔巴尼，纽约122010009 ILI -仪器 项目名称： 跨学科 标题：职前科学教学中心的改进 教师 如果我们希望提高美国的科学素养水平，中学的科学教学必须改变。许多13岁的学生将在2061年及以后成为科学技术进步的消费者！ 此外，1995年毕业的科学教师到2030年才能退休。 考虑到这一点，职前教师必须学会使用最新的课堂技术。 该项目是科学教学中心（STC）的升级。 使用该实验室的课程强调在15台计算机和其他演示设备的实验室中进行实践活动。 教师与职前科学教育专业的工作，以更好地准备他们进入现代科学课堂。 本提案针对三个课程（SED 307、SED 308和SED 408研讨会）。 STC的四个活动中心都配备了两台联网计算机。 五台电脑被放置在学生工作区，两台电脑被放置在课程图书馆。 由职前学生收集的数据存储和显示在联网的计算机上。 这些数据是增加学生对科学概念的理解以及如何向7-12年级的学生教授这些概念的基础。 STC还配备了计算机配件（即，这些设备包括数码相机、数码相机（例如数码相机、数码相机、透明适配器、MacHandwriter笔式输入板、彩色扫描仪、彩色打印机和nView液晶投影仪），在中学普遍使用。 项目评估包括设施的使用，学生对学生对其学习和教学准备的影响的看法的调查，以及学生在其领域和教学经验的后续行动。 这一项目的成果将通过在专业会议上的介绍和在教育刊物上传播。

Donald L. Birdd DUE 9551402 SUNY Research Foundation FY1995 $ 26,534 Albany, NY 122010009 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Interdisciplinary Title: Improvement of a Science Teaching Center for Pre-Service Teachers Science instruction at the secondary level must change if we expect to improve the level of science literacy in the U.S. Many students now age 13 will be the consumers of science-based technological advancements in the year 2061 and beyond! Furthermore, a science teacher who graduates in 1995 may not retire until the year 2030. With this in mind, it is essential that pre-service teachers learn to use the most current classroom technology. This project is the upgrading of the Science Teaching Center (STC). The courses which use this laboratory emphasize hands-on activities in a laboratory of 15 computers and other demonstration equipment. Faculty work with pre-service science education majors to better prepare them for entry into the modern science classroom. Three courses (SED 307, SED 308, and seminars for SED 408) are targeted in this proposal. Each of four activity centers in the STC are being furnished with two networked computers. Five computers are being placed in the student work area, and two computers are being placed in the curriculum library. Data collected by the pre-service students is stored and displayed on the networked computers. These data are the basis for increasing the students' understanding of science concepts and how to teach these concepts to students in grades 7-12. The STC is also being furnished with computer accessories (i.e., transparency adaptor, MacHandwriter pen input pad, color scanner, color printer, and nView LCD projector), commonly found in secondary schools. Project evalu ation includes usage of the facility, student surveys of student perception of the impact on their learning and preparation for teaching, and follow-ups of the students in their field and teaching experiences. The outcome of this project will be disseminated through presentations at professional meetings and in educational journals.