[SSI Learning] 探索实践促提升 合作共赢求发展——记SSI-L项目研讨会暨浙江区域实验校联盟启动仪式

为探索社会性科学议题学习在初中科学教学中的实践，提升教师的跨学科教学能力，由杭州市基础教育研究室主办、杭州市保俶塔实验学校承办的主题为“探索·实践·提升”的社会性科学议题课堂教学与评价研讨活动于10月18日在杭州市保俶塔实验学校举行。同时为了加强区域合作，共同研讨和推进SSI-L项目，搭建学习型的互利共赢平台，“北京师范大学社会性科学议题学习项目”浙江区域实验校联盟正式成立。

本次活动得到了各级专家领导的鼎立支持，出席此次会议的专家有：国家教育咨询委员会委员、国家教育考试指导委员会委员、北京圣陶教育发展与创新研究院院长王本中；北京师范大学SSI-L项目负责人、中国基础教育质量监测协同创新中心科学提升部主任林静教授；杭州市西湖区教育局副局长周华松；杭州市西湖区教育发展研究院副院长汤珏弘；杭州市科学教研员金京生；西湖区科学教研员胡晴霞；12所联盟学校校长。

社会性科学议题（SSI）是指由于科学、技术与社会之间错综复杂关系引发的一些争议性科学议题。这类议题隐含人类因科技使用而产生的对社会、文化、经济和伦理的冲击。而由于不同个体间的立场及价值观差异，导致对问题本质的理解及解决问题的方法常形成不尽相同的意见。

社会性科学议题的教学就是在科学素养指导下构建的科学课堂，有助于学生对科学知识和科学本质的理解，旨在培养学生科学决策的能力和解决生活中复杂问题的能力，已被国际科学教育界认为是科学教育的重要路径之一。

教学探索：

1. 《健康管理——青少年科学减重策略研究》杭州市临平第一中学高瑛俏老师

高老师引导学生以“专家”视角分析九年级学生BMI数据，从运动、饮食两方面分析青少年出现超重和肥胖的原因并给予相应的建议。学生通过前期的调查研究，组内合作交流，在课堂上，“饮食减肥组”和“运动减肥组”双方从政策、经济、伦理、科学、安全五方面展开了激烈的争论，同时探讨“对方方案”是否可能在临平一中实施给出了具体的意见和建议。

2. 《运河水质研究》杭州市保俶塔实验学校郭颖旦老师

郭老师以运河水质为主线，引导学生通过运河水质检测、运河水质净化、运河水质变迁的原因分析与策略分享来开展运河水质研究。在分析运河水质变迁并提出建议的学习过程中，学生积极思考，从政策、经济、观念、科学、环境等方面进行观点汇报与交流。

两堂课均聚焦当今社会热点，以科学论证的方法引导学生挖掘问题背后的综合性原因，多维度思考问题解决方案，以求学生在科学理解与应用、思维与实践、态度与责任层面的素养提升。

林静教授充分肯定了两位授课教师的学习能力和议题的价值。引导教师们关注课堂与课程标准的关系，注重课堂的社会性，即以真实情境开展教学，凸显课堂与现实生活的关联。强调议题教学过程中应加强科学性，反哺国家课标，体现科学概念。在科学教学的组织方面，注意课堂文化，学生是课堂的主人，呼吁教师给予学生充分表达的机会，注重学生之间的交流，轮流说。建议减肥的议题立意可再拔高些，突出平衡膳食、吃出健康；饮食文化；审美文化；科学养生等。

议题实践：

杭州市三墩中学吴幸春《躬行觉知——社会性科学议题教学的实践与思考》、杭州市文理中学杨可《社会性科学议题教学的评价方法》、温州道尔顿小学吴煦《在社会性科学议题研究中践行儿童个体道德发展》、温州市瑞安市北外附属学校薛孝锋《社会性科学议题的课堂组织探讨》。四所联盟学校的实践教师，结合本校议题的开展，和大家分享交流了团队在实践过程中的教学实施途径和策略，为到会的老师提供了实践的样本参考和启发。

理念提升：

林静教授作了《社会性科学议题学习的课堂教学评价》的专题讲座，从评价取向、评价指标、评价方式三个维度进行了阐述。社会性科学议题学习（SSI-L）的目标是使中小学生科学素养整合性提升，增进学生对学科重要概念和跨学科概念的理解与应用，通过科学实践、道德推理、模型建构等方法培养学生的质疑和创新能力，提升道德伦理修养和责任意识。使学生学科学、做科学、用科学。

共谋发展：

在杭州市基础教育研究室金京生老师的主持下，会议审定通过了“北京师范大学社会性科学议题学习项目浙江区域实验学校联盟”章程。联盟设立理事会和秘书处，联盟成员单位均为理事单位。经会议选举，杭州市保俶塔实验学校校长沙立国担任首届联盟理事长，杭州市三墩中学校长钱宇贤和温州道尔顿小学执行校长陈雪华担任联盟副理事长。联盟秘书处设立在理事长所在单位，俞园担任首届秘书长。联盟特邀韩平、王本中、林静、彭梦华、汤珏弘为顾问，对联盟工作进行引领和指导。王本中校长致辞中强调，浙江区域实验校联盟要充分发挥浙江综合性科学课程的优势，开展以大概念统领的跨学科的社会性科学议题学习研究。林静教授对浙江区域实验校联盟的成立表示祝贺和期待。联盟学校校长们表示将全力支持SSI学习项目在校的发展并加强联盟校间的联络和交流。

联盟将共同研讨社会性科学议题学习理念和实施方法，扎实推进SSI-L项目合作，为教师搭建项目学习平台，促进教师的专业发展，有效提升学生的科学素养和发展学生的核心素养。联盟将定期开展线上和线下的理论学习、议题的设计和研讨、交流议题实施过程中的策略和困惑，加强各校联络，促进社会性科学议题在区域内的研究与发展。

 

附：北京师范大学社会性科学议题学习项目浙江区域实验学校联盟理事单位
杭州市保俶塔实验学校、杭州市三墩中学、杭州市西溪实验学校、杭州市十三中教育集团、杭州市上泗中学、杭州市文理中学、杭州市临平第一中学、杭州市景苑中学、杭州市长阳中学、温州道尔顿小学、北京外国语大学瑞安附属学校、台州市椒江第五中学。

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To explore the teaching practice of SSI-L in science subjects in junior high schools and to promote teachers with better interdisciplinary teaching ability, the SSI-L teaching and evaluation seminar was launched on 18th October. The seminar was hosted by the Basic Education Research Office of Hangzhou and organized by Hangzhou Baochuta Experimental School. In order to strengthen regional cooperation, jointly research the SSI-L project, and build a learning platform for mutual benefit, The Partner School Alliance for Zhejiang Region of “Social-scientific Issues Learning Project of Beijing Normal University” was established.

The event was supported by experts at all levels. Attended guests included WANG Benzhong, member of National Education Advisory Committee, member of the National Education Examination Steering Committee and president of Beijing Shengtao Education Development and Innovation Institute; Dr. LIN Jing, the SSI-L project leader, and the Director of the Science Improvement Department of China Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality; ZHOU Huasong, deputy director of the Education Bureau of Xihu District in Hangzhou; TANG Juehong, vice president of the Education Development Research Institute of Xihu District in Hangzhou; JIN Jingsheng, research team member of science subject of Hangzhou; HU Qingxia, research team member of science subject of Xihu District, and principals of 12 partner schools.

Social-scientific issues (SSI) refer to some controversial scientific issues caused by complex relationships among science, technology, and society. Such issues imply the social, cultural, economic, and ethical impact of using technology. Since different people have different standpoints and values, they have different opinions towards the same problem, and their solving methods also vary.

The SSI-L project aims to help students to understand scientific knowledge and the nature of science, to cultivate students’ ability to make scientific decisions and solve complex problems in life. It has been considered as one of the important approaches to science education in the world.

Teaching Exploration

1. “Health Management — Research on Scientific Ways of Losing Weight for Adolescents”, GAO Yingqiao, Linping No.1 Middle School, Hangzhou

Gao led students to look at the BMI data of grade 9 students from an expert view to analyze the cause of overweight and obesity from aspects of exercise and diet, and gave suggestions. Students were divided into two teams, one was “diet group”, and the other one was “exercise group”. From the early-stage investigation and group discussion, those two groups had a hot debate in class regarding policy, economics, morals, science, and safety. They also commented on each other’s plan about whether the plan could be implemented in their school.

2. “Study on the Canal’s Water Quality”, GUO Yingdan, Hangzhou Baochuta Experimental School

Taking canal water quality as the main topic, GUO led students to do research through detecting canal water quality, purifying canal water, and exploring reasons for water quality change. By doing so, students thought actively and discussed and presented the result from various aspects like policy, economy, concept, science, and environment.

Both issues were social hot issues. Both classes used scientific demonstration methods to guide students to explore comprehensive reasons behind problems and to think in multiple dimensions. Hopefully, students could improve their scientific literacy in understanding and application, thinking and practice, attitude and responsibility.

Dr. LIN fully affirmed the issues and the two teachers’ learning abilities. She suggested that teachers should pay attention to the relationship between the class and the national curriculum standards, focus on the sociality of the project, and highlight the relationship between class and the real-life situation through designing real scenarios and apply to classes. Dr. LIN also mentioned that SSI teaching should be more related with scientific concepts and the national curriculum standards. In terms of the classroom organization, teachers should be aware of the class culture and let students be the classroom master. Teachers should give students more opportunities to express themselves, discuss with each other, and take turns to say. Dr. LIN thought that the significance of losing weight can be improved with highlighting a balanced diet, food culture, aesthetic culture, and keeping health in a scientific way etc.

Project Practice

Teachers from four partner schools based on each school’s project shared their activity designs and teaching strategies. They were WU Xingchun from Hangzhou Sandun Middle High School, YANG Ke from Hangzhou Wenli Middle School, WU Xun from Wenzhou Dalton Primary School and XUE Xiaofeng from Ruian Affiliated School of Beijing Foreign Studies University presented topics of “Practice and Thinking of SSI-L Project”, “The Evaluation Method of SSI-L”, “Develop Student’s Individual Moral through SSI-L” and “The Class Organization and Discussion of SSI-L” respectively. Above information could be a reference and inspire attendees.

Concept Improvement

Dr. LIN gave a special lecture on “Teaching Evaluation of SSI-L Projects”, and expounded from three dimensions, which were evaluation orientation, evaluation index, and evaluation method. SSI-L aims to promote primary and secondary school students’ literacy in a comprehensive way. Through that, students could further understand important concepts and interdisciplinary concepts and apply them to real-life activities. Students could also improve their ability on raising questions and innovation through scientific practices, moral reasoning, and modeling. Finally, this could promote students’ moral accomplishment and responsibility consciousness, and make students learn science, do science, and use science.

Common Prosperity

Hosted by JIN Jingsheng from Hangzhou Basic Education Research Office, the conference approved the constitution of “The Partner School Alliance for Zhejiang Region of Social-scientific Issues Learning Project of Beijing Normal University”. The Alliance has a council and a secretariat, and the member units of the Alliance are all council units. After the election, SHA Liguo, principal of Hangzhou Baochuta Experimental School in Hangzhou, was appointed as the first chairperson, while QIAN Yuxian, principal of Hangzhou Sandun Middle School and CHEN Xuehua, executive principal of Wenzhou Dalton Primary School were appointed as the vice-chairperson of the Alliance. The Alliance secretariat was set in the chairman’s school, and YU Yuan served as the first secretary-general. The Alliance specially invited HAN Ping, WANG Benzhong, LIN Jing, PENG Menghua, TANG Juehong as consultants to lead and make guidance. WANG Benzhong during the speech emphasized that the Partner School Alliance for Zhejiang Region of Social-scientific Issues Learning Project should make full use of the advantage of the comprehensive science curriculum in Zhejiang and carry out interdisciplinary study and research on social-scientific issues led by big ideas. Dr, LIN congratulated and looked forward to the establishment of the Alliance. The alliance school principals were going to support the development of the SSI-L projects in their schools and to strengthen the communication between alliance schools.

The Alliance in the future will discuss the educational concepts and implementations of SSI-L, promote cooperation to build a project learning platform for teachers’ professional development to improve students’ scientific literacy and core literacy. The Alliance will regularly carry out online and offline seminars for learning relevant theories, discussing activity design, and sharing the strategies and difficulties on project implementation. The Alliance will strengthen communications among these member schools to support the project research and practices of SSI-L in Zhejiang Province.

Reference: Members of The Partner School Alliance for Zhejiang Region of Social-scientific Issues Learning Project of Beijing Normal University.

Hangzhou Baochuta Experimental School, Hangzhou Sandun Middle School, Hangzhou Xixi Experimental School, Hangzhou No.13 Middle School Education Group, Hangzhou Shangsi Middle School, Hangzhou Wenli Middle School, Hangzhou Linping No.1 Middle School, Hangzhou Jingyuan Middle School, Hangzhou Changyang Middle School, Wenzhou Dalton Primary School, Ruian Affiliated School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Taizhou Jiaojiang No.5 Middle School.