The Minnesota LCI Program: Enhancing Scientific Conceptual Learning and Techonological Literacy

明尼苏达州以实验室为中心的教学（LCI）计划通过课堂规模的实践，探究驱动的教学技术，即LCI，来提高科学概念的掌握和技术素养。这一实施要求改变明尼苏达州高中和社区学院的制度做法和行政结构。为了解决这个问题，这个项目得到了学校变革中心的帮助。在为期31个月的时间里，至少有24名现有或未来的高中教师、1440名高中学生、9000名社区大学学生、10名社区大学教师参加了该项目。具体的成功策略包括：开发3个社区学院LCI学习中心和8个高中LCI示范教室，在强有力的行政支持下，作为课堂规模LCI教学的范例。2)。建立一个支持性的、自我维持的科学教师网络，为其他感兴趣的教师提供支持，并展示该项目产生实际和实质性变化的能力。3)。创建大量的视频和多媒体图书馆，包括课堂规模的LCI课程模块和工作场所实习经验，以帮助全国的教师努力在课堂规模上实施LCI。

The Minnesota Laboratory Centered Instruction (LCI) Program is enhancing scientific conceptual mastery and technological literacy through the classroom-scale implementation of a hands-on, inquiry driven teaching technique known as LCI. This implementation requires changes in the institutional practices and administrative structures of Minnesota high schools and community colleges. To address this issue the project is being aided by The Center For School Change. During its 31-month duration, the program is reaching a minimum of 24 existing or future high school instructors, 1,440 high school students, 9,000 community college students, and 10 community college instructors. Specific strategies for success include: 1. Development of three community college LCI learning centers and eight high school LCI model classrooms to serve as examples of classroom-scale LCI teaching with strong administrative support. 2.) Creation of a supportive, self-sustaining network of science instructors to offer support to other interested instructors and demonstrate the ability of the program to effect real and substantive change. 3.) Creation of a substantial video and multimedia library of classroom-scale LCI curricular modules and workplace internship experiences to assist instructors nationwide in their efforts to implement LCI at a classroom-scale.