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（由申请提供）：为了应对国家和地方商业领袖的国家改革工作和呼吁，大都会纳什维尔公立学校（MNPS）致力于为K-12 STEM教育设定更高的期望和标准。作为这项工作的一部分，科学宣传中心（CSO）针对对STEM感兴趣的高中学生开发并实施了两个严格的，跨学科的，以研究为中心的计划：范德比尔特科学和数学学院（SSMV）和跨学科科学与研究计划（ISR）。当前建议的重点是这些计划的垂直扩展，以更好地准备上级中学生在发现（DOD）的那天进入SSMV和ISR。国防部将在学年和夏季的经验中接待来自六所中学的大约200名学生，其成就水平各不相同，估计有48个7年级和8年级的科学教师，包括干预和比较中学，在整个赠款期间接受专业发展培训。具体而言，该提案的目的是1）为7年级和八年级学生设计和实施创新计划，这将为他们做好准备并激发他们的基于研究的STEM研究； 2）为国防部中学生建立夏令营，以增强他们的STEM学习经验； 3）让中学教师参与真实的研究经验，以帮助他们了解如何将基于项目的学习整合到课堂上。国防部是一个针对茎干学生的拉力，丰富计划。学生每周将花费大约四个小时的时间，而国防部教学团队则完成了博士后科学家和MNPS老师。在CSO员工的帮助下，该教学团队将通过使用PBL和查询来建立适当的当前单位，以支持当前的科学标准。为了延长STEM学习时间并与学年建立联系，还将建立夏令营。在科学家的指导下，学生每年夏天将花五天的时间探索社区健康问题并开发演讲，以将这些发现传达给地方官员。在夏季专业发展期间，教师还将有机会参加AuthentICC研究经验。在PD会议I中，国防部教学团队将建立科学家教师的共同教学合作伙伴关系，开发课程 国防部，并创建前后内容评估，以支持对学生学习的评估。在第二会议期间，干预和比较学校的教师将对PBL的基本要素进行复活，并在其科学课堂中开发一个学习单位。该提案的抗癌结果包括1）国防部学生将在高中时更好地准备参加SSMV，ISR或其他先进的STEM选修课； 2）国防部夏令营将在学年之间提供急需的学习“桥梁”，并简化从8年级到SSMV或ISR的过渡； 3）教师将增加对实施PBL的信心，以教授中学科学。