A Professional Learning Community for Advancing Community College Education and Student Success (ACCESS)

促进社区学院教育和学生成功的专业学习社区 (ACCESS)

• 批准号: 2134775
• 负责人: Lisa White
• 金额: $ 4.66万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2134775&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Professional; Learning; Community; Advancing; College

The University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) will lead a one-year virtual conference to establish a Professional Learning Community (PLC) of community college instructors and graduate students to support the development of teaching resources for diverse audiences. The PLC builds upon existing partnerships with community colleges and resources developed as part of the ACCESS (Advancing Community College Education and Student Success) program to make the geosciences and practices of scientific inquiry more accessible to all learners. While Earth science literacy and perspectives from diverse stakeholders are essential for addressing 21st century societal and environmental challenges, the geosciences remain one of the least diverse STEM disciplines. By partnering with community colleges, the program will serve students who identify as low-income, first-generation, or underrepresented minorities. The ACCESS program is uniquely positioned to help enhance online and in-person geoscience learning experiences for students while simultaneously helping community college instructors and UC Berkeley graduate students develop inclusive pedagogical practices to enhance their teaching skills. The ACCESS PLC will support the revision and implementation of inquiry-based lessons for diverse audiences using active, equitable, and inclusive learning practices known as Model-Based Inquiry. Through a year-long series of workshops and meetings, the PLC will develop lessons that deepen students’ understanding of the Earth history and processes, which is necessary to contextualize the complexity and urgency of global climate and local environmental challenges. Efforts to enhance STEM education that focus on issues related to diversity and inclusive practices are typically one-time efforts and not a continual means of providing professional development and support for instructors. Year-long support for instructors and iterative development of resources in the UCMP ACCESS PLC will help transform and sustain shifts in teaching practices as we face the ongoing challenges of providing online and blended learning experiences for students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

加州大学伯克利分校古生物学博物馆 (UCMP) 将主持为期一年的虚拟会议，以建立由社区学院教师和研究生组成的专业学习社区 (PLC)，以支持为不同受众开发教学资源。与社区大学的现有合作伙伴关系以及作为 ACCESS（推进社区大学教育和学生成功）计划的一部分开发的资源，使所有学习者更容易接触到地球科学和科学探究实践，而地球科学素养和来自不同利益相关者的观点对于这一点至关重要。寻址面对 21 世纪的社会和环境挑战，地球科学仍然是最不多样化的 STEM 学科之一，通过与社区大学合作，该项目将为低收入、第一代或代表性不足的少数群体的学生提供服务。帮助增强学生的在线和面对面的地球科学学习体验，同时帮助社区大学教师和加州大学伯克利分校研究生开发包容性的教学实践，以提高他们的教学技能。 ACCESS PLC 将支持修订和实施。通过为期一年的一系列研讨会和会议，PLC 将开发课程，加深学生对地球历史和过程的理解。 ，这对于考虑全球气候和当地环境挑战的复杂性和紧迫性而言是必要的。加强关注多样性和包容性实践相关问题的 STEM 教育通常是一次性的努力，而不是提供专业发展和支持的持续手段。对于导师来说。当我们面临为学生提供在线和混合学习体验的持续挑战时，UCMP ACCESS PLC 对教师的长达一年的支持和资源的迭代开发将有助于转变和维持教学实践的转变。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。