iEvolve with STEM: Inquiry and Engagement to Invigorate and Optimize Learning for Everyone

该项目通过采用“公民科学”模式，在教师专业发展的支持下，提高学生的科学成绩，同时培养“行动研究”技能。主要合作伙伴是保龄球绿色州立大学，其他核心合作伙伴是帕金斯地方学校和桑达斯基城市学校。支持合作伙伴包括俄亥俄州州立大学石头实验室、托莱多大学、欧文斯社区学院、卢尔德大学、托莱多动物园、托莱多地区都会公园和伊利县水土保持区。主要创新包括：1）学生和教师在等级3通过8参与科学研究项目，由专业科学家与各种社区和高等教育合作伙伴协会领导; 2）教师学习如何通过参加专业发展的严格的3年计划，作为专业学习社区的成员领导学生进行科学研究; 3）教师和学生通过向同龄人、当地社区和专业科学界公布他们的研究结果来学习领导; 4）教师采取有效的策略进行差异化教学，以最大限度地提高所有学生的学习效果。主要的研究问题集中在学生的参与和动机如何与严格的学习成果的实现，以及在何种程度上课堂参与公民科学研究提高动机，参与和成就。教学创新直接影响了3至8年级6,000多名学生的学习。随着鲍林绿色州立大学成为西北俄亥俄州卓越中心（NWO）的行政所在地，iEvolve与STEM的研究结果正在广泛传播，该中心由五所高等教育机构，大量学区，以及各种致力于或以不同方式参与STEM的非营利组织和企业。该项目的愿景是一个更大的，更全面的愿景的一部分，为整个29个县的西北俄亥俄州。

This project is improving student performance in science through adoption of a "citizen science" model supported by teacher professional development, which also cultivates "action research" skills. The lead partner is Bowling Green State University with additional core partners being the Perkins Local Schools and the Sandusky City Schools. Supporting partners are The Ohio State University Stone Lab, University of Toledo, Owens Community College, Lourdes University, The Toledo Zoo, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, and the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. Key innovations are: 1) students and teachers in grades 3 through 8 participate in science research projects led by professional scientists in association with a variety of community and higher education partners; 2) teachers learn how to lead students in science research by participating in a rigorous 3-year program of professional development as members of Professional Learning Communities; 3) teachers and students learn to lead through publication of their findings to their peers, to their local communities, and to the professional science community; and 4) teachers adopt efficient strategies for differentiating instruction to maximize learning for all students. The primary research questions focus on how student engagement and motivation relate to achievement of rigorous learning outcomes and to what degree classroom participation in citizen science research improves motivation, engagement, and achievement. The instructional innovations directly impact learning for more than 6,000 students in grades 3 through 8.The findings of iEvolve with STEM are being broadly disseminated as Bowling Green State University is the administrative home for the Northwest Ohio Center for Excellence (NWO), a coalition of five institutions of higher education, a large number of school districts, and a variety of non-profit organizations and businesses devoted to or involved in STEM in diverse ways. The project vision is part of a larger, more comprehensive vision for the entire 29 county region of northwest Ohio.