PRISMS- Phenomena and Representations for the Instruction of Science in Middle Schools

缅因州数学与科学联盟（MMSA）正在与AAAS项目2061合作，系统地识别和描述基于网络的现象和表示，以确定它们是否符合州和国家的内容标准，通过认知研究，并可能提高中学科学教学的质量。这些资源正在汇集成一个名为PRISMS（中学科学教学现象和表现）的集合，旨在增加通过数字图书馆访问的高质量K-12科学教育内容的数量。利用2061项目的教材分析程序，PI和同事们正在与中学教师合作，分析与科学基准有关的大约1,000个科学、数学和技术项目，以使其与中年级内容标准保持一致，并为教师提供教学支持。PRISMS收集提供了指向在线可用的对齐项目的指针，沿着提供了对其教学效果的丰富描述和评估。PRISMS还包括教师准备的注释，详细说明使用现象或表示的课堂经验，建议修改以使项目更有效，以及可以指导其教学使用的问题。 随着时间的推移，教师对这些资源的有用性的投入将使这些资源更加丰富。NSF数学和物理科学理事会（MPS）多学科活动办公室和刺激竞争性研究的实验计划（EPSCoR）都为该项目提供了重要的共同资助，以表彰这项工作在推进MPS和EPSCoR更大的教育目标方面的价值。

The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) is working with AAAS Project 2061 to systematically identify and describe web-based phenomena and representations to determine whether they are aligned with state and national content standards, informed by cognitive research, and likely to improve the quality of middle school science instruction. The resources are being assembled into a collection called PRISMS (Phenomena and Representations for the Instruction of Science in Middle Schools), designed to increase the amount of quality K-12 science educational content accessible through digital libraries. Using Project 2061's curriculum-materials analysis procedure, the PI and colleagues are working with middle school teachers to analyze approximately 1,000 science and mathematics and technology items connected to science benchmarks, for their alignment to middle grades content standards and for the quality of their instructional support for teachers. The PRISMS collection provides pointers to aligned items available online, along with rich descriptions and assessements of their instructional effectiveness. PRISMS also includes teacher-prepared annotations detailing classroom experiences with using the phenomenon or representation, suggested modifications to make the item more effective, and questions that can guide its instructional use. The collection expects to be enriched over time by additional teacher input on the usefulness of the resources. Both the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) are providing significant co-funding of this project in recognition of the value of this work in advancing the larger educational goals of MPS and EPSCoR.