Day of Discovery: A STEM Pipeline Program for Middle School Students

发现日：针对中学生的 STEM 管道计划

• 批准号: 9269642
• 负责人: VIRGINIA L SHEPHERD
• 金额: $ 26.37万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9269642
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 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to national reform efforts and calls by state and local business leaders, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) has committed to setting higher expectations and standards for K-12 STEM education. As part of this effort, the Center for Science Outreach (CSO) has developed and implemented two rigorous, interdisciplinary, research-focused programs for high school students interested in STEM: the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) and the Interdisciplinary Science and Research programs (ISR). The focus of the current proposal is vertical expansion of these programs to better prepare upper middle school students for entrance to SSMV and ISR through the Day of Discovery (DoD). DoD will host approximately 200 students from six middle schools with varying levels of achievement each year for academic year and summer experiences with an estimated 48 7th and 8th grade science teachers from intervention and comparison middle schools receiving professional development training throughout the grant period. Specifically, the proposal aims to 1) design and implement an innovative program for 7th and 8th grade students that will prepare them for and excite them about research-based STEM studies; 2) establish summer camps for DoD middle school students to enhance their STEM learning experiences; 3) engage middle school teachers in authentic research experiences to assist them in understanding how to integrate project-based learning in their classrooms. DoD is a pull-out, enrichment program for STEM-interested students. Students will spend about four hours each week with the DoD instructional team comprised of a postdoctoral scientist and an MNPS teacher. With the help of CSO staff, this instructional team will develop grade level appropriate curricular units supporting the current science standards through the use of PBL and inquiry. To extend the STEM learning time and create a linkage to the school year, summer camps will also be established. Under the direction of scientists, students will spend five days each summer exploring community health issues and developing presentations to communicate these findings to local officials. Teachers will also have an opportunity to participate in authentc research experiences during summer professional development. In PD session I, DoD instructional teams will build the scientist-teacher co-teaching partnership, develop curricula for DoD, and create pre- and post- content assessments to support evaluation of student learning. During session II, teachers from both intervention and comparison schools will receive a refresher on the essential elements of PBL and develop a unit of study for implementation in their science classroom. Anticipated outcome of this proposal include 1) DoD students will exit the program better prepared to participate in the SSMV, ISR, or other advanced STEM electives in high school; 2)DoD summer camp will provide a much-needed learning "bridge" between school years and ease the transition from 8th grade to SSMV or ISR; 3) Teachers will experience increased confidence in implementing PBL to teach middle school science.

 描述（由申请人提供）：为了响应国家改革努力以及州和地方商界领袖的呼吁，纳什维尔大都会公立学校 (MNPS) 致力于为 K-12 STEM 教育设定更高的期望和标准。科学外展中心 (CSO) 为对 STEM 感兴趣的高中生制定并实施了两个严格的、跨学科的、以研究为重点的项目：范德比尔特科学与数学学院 (SSMV) 和跨学科科学研究项目当前提案的重点是这些计划的纵向扩展，以便更好地为高中学生进入 SSMV 做好准备，ISR 将在“发现日”期间接待来自六所不同中学的约 200 名学生。估计有 48 名来自干预和比较中学的 7 年级和 8 年级科学教师在整个资助期内接受专业发展培训，以了解每年学年和暑期的成就水平。 具体而言，该提案旨在 1) 设计和实施创新计划。为了7 年级和 8 年级的学生将为基于研究的 STEM 学习做好准备并激发他们的兴趣；2) 为国防部中学生举办夏令营，以增强他们的 STEM 学习体验；3) 让中学教师参与真实的研究体验，以帮助他们了解如何将基于项目的学习融入课堂是一项针对 STEM 感兴趣的学生的抽出式强化计划，学生每周将与由一名博士后科学家和一名博士后组成的 DoD 教学团队一起度过大约四个小时。在 CSO 教师的帮助下，该教学团队将通过使用 PBL 和探究来开发支持当前科学标准的年级适当的课程单元，以延长 STEM 学习时间并与学年、夏令营建立联系。在科学家的指导下，学生每年夏天将花五天时间探索社区健康问题，并向当地官员传达这些发现。教师也将有机会在暑期专业发展期间参与真实的研究经验。在PD中第一节，国防部教学团队将建立科学家-教师共同教学伙伴​​关系，开发课程 国防部，并创建课前和课后内容评估，以支持对学生学习的评估。在第二节期间，来自干预学校和比较学校的教师将复习 PBL 的基本要素，并开发一个用于在其科学中实施的学习单元。该提案的预期成果包括 1) 国防部学生将更好地准备参加高中的 SSMV、ISR 或其他高级 STEM 选修课；2) 国防部夏令营将提供急需的学习“桥梁”。学校之间并简化从 8 年级到 SSMV 或 ISR 的过渡； 3) 教师在实施 PBL 教授中学科学方面将更有信心。