Track 1 GK-12: Integrated Science Teaching Enhancement Partnership (InSTEP)

综合科学教学增强伙伴关系(INSTEP)的目标是组织和扩大佛罗里达理工学院和布里瓦德公立学校之间的现有关系，旨在加强和改进科学教学，提高学生对科学探究和发现的热情。研究生(GK-12研究员)与高中(9-11年级)综合科学(IS)教师相匹配，并参加讲习班、研讨会和小型研讨会，重点关注学生的学习方式、探究式教学方法、教育学以及国家和州的课程标准。智力优势：研究员与IS教师合作，设计和试验一系列学习模块，将核心IS内容领域、地球科学、生物、化学和物理联系起来。该项目以海洋探索为共同主题，利用佛罗里达州广阔的沿海资源和学生对当地海洋相关问题的意识来激发人们对科学的兴趣。这一专题方法用来说明各科学学科之间的相互联系，以及海洋在环境和化学循环以及物理和生物过程中发挥的作用。单元以州和国家课程标准为基础，包括强调科学过程的演示和基于探究的活动，并在很大程度上依赖于鼓励实验和解决问题的教学策略。将购买和翻新一个流动实验室[海洋科学探索实验室]，以支持当地实地的实际活动。INSTEP团队与佛罗里达理工学院海洋生物学、海洋学、化学、物理和环境科学项目的资源教师合作，开发和修改这些模块，然后通过区域研讨会和地区范围的在职培训计划进行传播。课程信息通过由佛罗里达州国家科学基金会赞助的海洋科学教育卓越中心(佛罗里达州COSEE；http://floridacosee.net).)开发和维护的交互式门户网站以电子方式分发该项目的广泛影响反映在对研究员、教师和学生的好处上。In Step研究员学习有价值的教学、沟通和课堂管理技能，对他们加强K-12教育的能力有更高的认识，并体验K-12教学的回报和挑战。教师提高了他们对科学概念和内容的理解和掌握，增加了他们对以探究为基础的技术的舒适性，并对IS课程的跨学科性质有了更大的理解。学生有机会与科学家和职业榜样互动，并通过积极参与数据收集和分析，加深对科学过程以及科学与当地社区问题的相关性的理解和欣赏。

The goal of the Integrated Science Teaching Enhancement Partnership (InSTEP) is to organize and expand an existing relationship between the Florida Institute of Technology and Brevard Public Schools designed to enhance and improve science instruction and increase student enthusiasm for scientific inquiry and discovery. Graduate students (GK-12 Fellows) are matched with high school (Grades 9-11) Integrated Science (IS) teachers and participate in workshops, seminars, and mini-symposia focusing on student learning styles, inquiry-based teaching methods, pedagogy, and national and state curriculum standards. Intellectual merits: Fellows work with IS teachers to design and pilot a series of learning modules linking core IS content areas, Earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Using ocean exploration as a common theme, the program takes advantage of Florida's extensive coastal resources and student awareness of local ocean-related issues to stimulate interest in science. This thematic approach is used to demonstrate the interrelatedness of science disciplines and the role the ocean plays in environmental and chemical cycles and physical and biological processes. Modules are based on state and national curriculum standards and include demonstrations and inquiry-based activities that emphasize the scientific process and rely heavily on instructional strategies that encourage experimentation and problem solving. A mobile laboratory [SEAS (Science Exploration At Sea) Lab] will be purchased and renovated to support hands-on activities at local field-sites. InSTEP teams work with participating resource faculty from Florida Tech programs in marine biology, oceanography, chemistry, physics, and environmental science to develop and revise the modules before they are disseminated through regional workshops and district-wide in-service training programs. Curriculum information is distributed electronically through an interactive web portal developed and maintained by Florida's NSF-sponsored Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (Florida COSEE; http://floridacosee.net). The broader impacts of the project are reflected in the benefits to the Fellows, teachers, and students. InSTEP Fellows learn valuable teaching, communication, and classroom management skills, gain a heightened awareness of their ability to enhance K-12 education, and experience the rewards and challenges of K-12 teaching. Teachers improve their understanding and mastery of science concepts and content, increase their comfort with inquiry based techniques, and gain a greater appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of the IS curriculum. Students have an opportunity to interact with scientists and career role models and, through active participation in data collection and analysis, develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the scientific process and the relevance of science to local community issues.This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Geosciences.