Science & Mathematics Integration for Literacy Enhancement (Project SMILE)

STEM教学的目标是教育具有科学和数学素养的民众，他们可以通过应用科学和数学来解决现实世界的问题。 SMILE项目（科学与数学整合促进识字能力提高）是一个探索性项目，旨在研究专业发展的有效性，重点是通过技术工具整合数学和科学教学，以提高中学教师教授科学探究和数学问题解决的能力。 该研究还调查了InspireData（一种数据可视化和分析软件）等现代技术工具在多大程度上改善了集成。 从阿巴拉契亚州立大学附近的学校招募了20名中学科学和数学教师，参与旨在开发和实施集成科学探究和数学问题解决的模块的活动，使用InspireData作为收集，组织，分析和可视化数据并处理与学生生活相关的真实的生活情况中产生的问题，问题和关注的结论的工具。 爱荷华州肖托夸的专业发展模式是用来组织为期三周的暑期学院和学年在线课程，通过MOODLE。 教师调查和SCOOP笔记本被用作事前事后数据来源，修改后的RTOP被用于课堂观察，以检验假设，

The goals of STEM instruction are to educate a populace that is scientifically and mathematically literate and who can solve real-world problems by applying science and mathematics. Project SMILE (Science and Mathematics Integration for Literacy Enhancement) is an exploratory project to study the effectiveness of professional development focused on the integration of mathematics and science instruction, mediated by technology tools, to improve middle school teachers' ability to teach scientific inquiry and mathematical problem solving. The study also investigates the extent to which modern technology tools such as InspireData, a data visualization and analysis software, improves the integration. Twenty middle school science and mathematics teachers are recruited from schools near Appalachian State University to engage in activities designed to develop and implement modules that integrate science inquiry and mathematical problem solving using InspireData as a tool for gathering, organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data and processing conclusions about questions, issues, and concerns derived from real life situations relevant to student's lives. The Iowa Chautauqua Model of professional development is used to organize the three week summer institute and academic year on-line courses through MOODLE. Teacher surveys and SCOOP notebooks are used as pre-post data sources and a modified RTOP is used for classroom observation to test hypotheses and