The LEAP 2010 Teacher Workshop

LEAP 2010 教师研讨会

• 批准号: 1048362
• 负责人: Deidre Hunter
• 金额: $ 2.99万
• 依托单位: Lowell Observatory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1048362&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LEAP; 2010; Teacher; Workshop; LEAP; 2010; Teacher; Workshop

This award supports the biennial teacher workshop, a critical component of LEAP (Lowell Educational Astronomy Program), which is a science enrichment and outreach program for 5th-8th grade Navajo and Hopi children and their teachers. This workshop will be held October 15-16, 2010.The LEAP program pairs astronomers with teachers for one year. The astronomer visits the classroom throughout the year, leading astronomy discussions and hands-on activities in collaboration with the teacher. The astronomer also holds star parties at the school and involves tribal educators in presenting traditional astronomical knowledge. The year-long partnership culminates in a field trip to Lowell Observatory in which the students visit the Observatory's Steele Visitor Center during the day and observe on two research telescopes at night. LEAP is primarily concerned with teacher training so that the efforts of the program have an impact far beyond the students worked with directly each year. The teacher workshop is a major part of that training, and each teacher brings a colleague from their school. The workshop thus reaches more teachers than participate directly.Two unique components of LEAP are: 1) the astronomers take the time to drive long distances to get to remote schools, not just once, but in a sustained effort throughout the school year; 2) the program provides all of the materials for classroom activities, allowing some classes the opportunity for hands-on activities that they could not otherwise afford. Over the past 14 years, LEAP has impacted more than 1700 Native American students and 50 5th-8th grade teachers at Navajo and Hopi Nation schools. The teacher workshop this year will enhance the understanding of science for 18 teachers at 9 Navajo and Hopi Nation schools, and will benefit their students for years to come.

该奖项支持BEAP（Lowell Educational Astronomy计划）的两年一级教师研讨会，该讲习班是5至8年级纳瓦霍和霍皮族儿童及其老师的科学丰富和外展计划。 该研讨会将于2010年10月15日至16日举行。LEAP计划将天文学家与教师配对一年。 天文学家全年访问教室，与老师合作进行天文学讨论和动手活动。 天文学家还举行了学校的明星派对，并涉及部落教育者介绍传统的天文知识。 为期一年的合作伙伴关系在洛厄尔天文台的一次实地考察中达到顶峰，在该旅行中，学生白天访问天文台的斯蒂尔游客中心，并在晚上观察两次研究望远镜。 LEAP主要与教师培训有关，因此该计划的努力远远超出了每年直接与学生合作的影响。 教师研讨会是该培训的主要部分，每个老师都从学校带来了一位同事。 因此，讲习班的教师比直接参与的教师更多。LEAP的独特组成部分是：1）天文学家花时间开车去长途跋涉去偏远学校，而不仅仅是一次，而且在整个学年中持续努力； 2）该计划为课堂活动提供了所有材料，使一些课程为他们无法负担的动手活动提供了机会。 在过去的14年中，LEAP影响了1700多名美国原住民学生和纳瓦霍和霍皮民族学校的50名5-8年级教师。 今年的教师研讨会将增强对9个纳瓦霍和霍皮民族学校的18位老师的科学理解，并将在未来几年内受益。