PAC-Involved: Engaging Students in PAC (Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology) Learning through Repurposing of Popular Media

1311427前景展望-霍华德大学多媒体教育试点项目将设计、开发和测试创新的科学教育模式和材料，以多模式创新方式学习物理、天文学和宇宙学(PAC)，激励10-11年级的高中生对追求科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育的职业感兴趣。为了实现这一目标，PAC参与的试点项目小组正在结合正规和非正规教育的最佳特点，以及网络计算、流行媒体和信息技术提供的教育资源。该项目的主要目标是试验测试关键方法和设计，以开发一种新的学习模式，能够提供基本的科学内容准备，同时提高学生？参加普通高中物理和天文学课程并取得成功的动机，这些课程是进入大学STEM课程和职业生涯的门户。在两年的时间里，PAC参与的团队将设计、开发和测试一个新的学习环境，并将与来自华盛顿大都会地区公立学校系统的30名高中生合作。

1311427FotiyevaThe Howard University multimedia educational pilot project will design, develop, and test an innovative science education model and materials to motivate high school students in grades 10-11 to become interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by learning physics, astronomy, and cosmology (PAC) in multi-modal innovative ways. To accomplish this, the PAC - Involved pilot project team is combining the best features of formal and informal education along with the educative resources offered by networked computing, popular media, and information technologies. The main goal of the project is to pilot test key methods and designs to develop a new learning model that could provide essential science content preparation together with enhancing students? motivation to enroll and succeed in regular high school physics and astronomy courses, which are gateways to college level STEM courses and careers. Over a 2-year period, the PAC - Involved team will design, develop, and test a new learning environment and will work with 30 high school students from the Washington Metropolitan Area Public School Systems.