Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology (SPIRIT) Comprehensive Project for Students and Teachers

通过信息技术 (SPIRIT) 为学生和教师想象和实现的令人惊奇的可能性综合项目

• 批准号: 0737679
• 负责人: Alka Harriger
• 金额: $ 119.58万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0737679&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Surprising; Possibilities; Imagined; Realized; through

Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology (SPIRIT) encourages women to pursue computer-related careers so as to provide a better gender balance in the Information Technology (IT) workplace. The SPIRIT project provides sixty-five high school teachers with professional development experiences using Alice, a programming tool that enhances STEM instruction while simultaneously demonstrating appealing aspects of IT. The teachers, along with counselors and students, also learn about a wide range of career options in IT. Before leaving the institute, the teachers develop a plan for using Alice-based lessons in their classrooms during the school year. The SPIRIT team serves as a resource to the teachers throughout the school year as they use Alice to support classroom instruction. It is expected that the Alice interventions will increase the interest level of the students, both for STEM subject areas as well as for IT. The summative evaluation plan is designed to determine if this expectation is met.

通过信息技术（精神）想象和实现的令人惊讶的可能性鼓励妇女从事与计算机相关的职业，以在信息技术（IT）工作场所提供更好的性别平衡。 Spirit Project使用爱丽丝（Alice）提供了65个高中教师的专业发展经验，Alice是一种编程工具，可增强STEM指导，同时展示其吸引人的方面。老师以及辅导员和学生，还了解其中的各种职业选择。在离开研究所之前，老师制定了一项计划，以在学年期间在教室中使用基于爱丽丝的课程。精神团队在整个学年都为老师提供了资源，因为他们使用爱丽丝来支持课堂教学。预计爱丽丝的干预措施将增加学生的利息水平，包括STEM学科领域及其。总结性评估计划旨在确定是否达到了这种期望。