MPWG: The Oceanography Camp for Girls

9554493科布尔女孩海洋营是由南佛罗里达大学海洋科学系和皮内拉斯县学校系统联合开发的，旨在鼓励准备进入高中的年轻女性对科学的职业兴趣。之所以选择海洋学，是因为它固有的跨学科性质，需要熟悉四门“硬”科学--生物、化学、地质学和物理学，以及数学基础。因此，该夏令营反映了妇女最常被低估的研究领域，并允许年轻女性使用从实践活动中获得的知识，并将其应用于她们自己“后院”的有形海洋环境。这种环境“桥梁”是通过在科考船上巡航进行数据收集、实地考察和深入的、实际的实验室探索来完成的。这一教育计划的独特性不仅来自现实世界的环境研究和意识，还来自已经在科学领域站稳脚跟的女性对中学女孩的一对一指导。该项目将极大地扩展和完善营地体验。每年，OCG只接触到30名居住在皮内拉斯县的年轻妇女。皮内拉斯县以外的目标人口使居住在六个县半径内的年轻妇女新人口能够从这一经历中受益。该计划扩展和改进的其他部分包括：1)修改计划格式，以适应住宿部分，增加学生榜样和夏令营参与者之间的互动；2)解决教育管道上的大量漏洞，以直接改善女性在科学领域的机会和留存；3)提供教师培训，以加强中学水平的科学教育；4)加强全州公立和私营研究机构之间的合作；以及5)作为其他机构的示范计划，为地区试点类似计划提供培训材料。向女学生提供服务的示范包括：暑期科学计划、在教学中使用技术、技术援助、制定针对女学生需求和兴趣的课程、改进课堂个别化教学、中学、大学和政府组织之间的合作，以及传播通过短期和长期审查过程收集的信息。该方案的目标人群是顺利读完七年级的年轻女性。这是一个女孩失去自信的关键时刻，她们在追求数学和科学的过程中需要积极的鼓励。理由是，夏令营经历将激励参与者选择更多的数学和科学课程，并认真考虑将科学作为职业选择。***

9554493 Coble The Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG) was developed jointly by the University of South Florida's Department of Marine Science (USF DMS) and the Pinellas County School System to encourage career interest in the sciences for young women posed to enter high school. Oceanography was chosen because of its inherent interdisciplinary nature, requiring a familiarity with the four "hard" sciences--biology, chemistry, geology and physics, as well as a foundation in mathematics. As such, the camp reflects the areas of study in which women are most often underrepresented, and allows young women to use the knowledge gained from hands-on activities and to apply it to a tangible marine environment in their own "backyard." This environmental "bridging" is accomplished via cruises aboard a research vessel for data collection, field trips, and in-depth, practical laboratory explorations. The uniqueness of this educational program derives its focus, not only from real-world environmental studies and awareness, but also from one-on-one mentoring of middle school girls by women who are already established in scientific fields. This project would significantly expand and refine the camp experience. Annually, the OCG has reached only 30 young women residing in Pinellas County. The target population beyond Pinellas County allows a new population of young women residing within a six county radius to benefit from this experience. Additional components of the expansion and refinement of this program include: 1) modification of the program format to accommodate a residential component, increase interactions between student role models and camp participants; 2) addressing the numerous leaks along the education pipeline to directly improve access and retention of women in the sciences; 3) providing teacher training to enhance science education at secondary levels; 4) increasing collaborative efforts between public and private research facilities statewide; and 5) serving as a m odel program for others, offering training materials to pilot similar programs regionally. The demonstration of the provision of services to female students includes: a summer science program, use of technology in instruction, technical assistance, development of a curriculum addressing needs and interests of female students, improvement of individualized instruction in the classroom, collaborations between secondary schools, university and governmental organizations, and dissemination of information gathered over both short-term and long-term review processes. The target population for this program is young women who have successfully completed seventh grade. This is a critical time when girls experience a loss of self-confidence and need positive encouragement in their pursuits of math and science. The rationale is that the camp experience will motivate participants to select more math and science courses and seriously consider the sciences as a career option. ***