Collaborative Research: Advancing professional development and broadening participation in informal science learning via the integration of the science and art of color

合作研究：通过科学与色彩艺术的融合促进专业发展并扩大非正式科学学习的参与

• 批准号: 1713276
• 负责人: Blakely Tsurusaki
• 金额: $ 125.17万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1713276&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Advancing; professional; development

The intent of this five-year project is to design, deliver, and study professional development for Informal Science Learning (ISL) educators in the arena of equity-focused STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) teaching and learning. While the strategy of integrating art and science to promote interest, identity, and other STEM-related learning has grown in recent years, this domain is still nascent with respect to a guiding set of best practices. Through prior work, the team has developed and implemented a set of design principles that incorporate effective practices for broadening participation of girls in science via science-art integration on the topic of the biology, chemistry and optics of "Colors in Nature." The continued initiative would impact the ISL field by providing a mechanism for ISL educators in museums, libraries and after-school programs to adopt and implement these STEAM design principles into their work. The team will lead long-term (12-18 months) professional development activities for ISL educators, including: 1) in-person workshops that leverage their four previously developed kits; 2) online, asynchronous learning activities featuring interactive instructional videos around their STEAM design principles; 3) synchronous sessions to debrief content and foster communities of practice; and 4) guided design work around the development or redesign of STEAM activities. In the first four years of the project, the team will work with four core institutional partners (Sitka Sound Science Center, Sno-Isle Libraries, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District after-school program, and the Pima County Public Library system) across three states (Alaska, Washington, and Arizona). In the project's later stages, they will disseminate their learning tools to a broad, national audience. This project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advancing innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and developing understandings of deeper learning by participants. The project has three main goals: (1) To support ISL educators in offering meaningful STEAM activities, (2) To create institutional change among the partner organizations, and (3) To advance the ISL field with respect to professional development and designing for STEAM Programming. The research questions associated with the professional development activities address the ways in which change occurs and focus on all three levels: individual, institutional, and the ISL field. The methods are qualitative and quantitative, including videotaped observations, pre and post interviews, surveys and analysis of online and offline artifacts. In addition, the project evaluation will assess the implementation of the project's professional development model for effectiveness. Methods will include observations, interviews, surveys and Website analytics and program data.

这个为期五年的项目的目的是为非正式科学学习 (ISL) 教育工作者在注重公平的 STEAM（科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学）教学和学习领域设计、提供和研究专业发展。尽管近年来整合艺术与科学以促进兴趣、认同和其他 STEM 相关学习的策略不断发展，但就一套指导性最佳实践而言，该领域仍处于新生阶段。通过之前的工作，该团队制定并实施了一套设计原则，其中结合了有效的实践，通过科学与艺术的融合，以“自然的色彩”为主题，扩大女孩对科学的参与。这项持续的举措将为博物馆、图书馆和课外项目的 ISL 教育工作者提供一种机制，让他们在工作中采用和实施这些 STEAM 设计原则，从而对 ISL 领域产生影响。该团队将为 ISL 教育工作者领导长期（12-18 个月）的专业发展活动，包括：1）利用他们之前开发的四个套件的面对面研讨会； 2) 在线异步学习活动，以围绕 STEAM 设计原则的交互式教学视频为特色； 3) 同步会议，汇报内容并培育实践社区； 4) 围绕 STEAM 活动的开发或重新设计指导设计工作。在该项目的前四年，该团队将与四个核心机构合作伙伴（锡特卡桑德科学中心、斯诺岛图书馆、费尔班克斯北极星自治市学区课外项目和皮马县公共图书馆系统）合作。三个州（阿拉斯加州、华盛顿州和亚利桑那州）。在该项目的后期阶段，他们将向广泛的全国受众传播他们的学习工具。该项目由推进非正式 STEM 学习 (AISL) 计划资助，该计划旨在推进非正式环境中 STEM 学习设计和开发的新方法以及基于证据的理解。这包括提供多种途径来扩大 STEM 学习体验的获取和参与，推进非正式环境中 STEM 学习的创新研究和评估，以及加深参与者对更深层次学习的理解。该项目有三个主要目标：(1) 支持 ISL 教育工作者提供有意义的 STEAM 活动，(2) 在合作伙伴组织之间创造制度变革，(3) 推动 ISL 领域在 STEAM 专业发展和设计方面的发展编程。与专业发展活动相关的研究问题涉及变革发生的方式，并集中在所有三个层面：个人、机构和 ISL 领域。这些方法是定性和定量的，包括录像观察、事前和事后访谈、线上和线下文物的调查和分析。此外，项目评估还将评估项目专业发展模式实施的有效性。方法包括观察、访谈、调查以及网站分析和程序数据。