Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research

连接两极：教育与研究联系Stephanie Pfirman和Robin Bellman 0403532The Bridging the Poles workshop将汇集来自北极和南极的研究人员与教育工作者进行对话，帮助极地科学家进行有意义的教育和宣传，帮助教育工作者在课堂上进行有意义的极地研究。讲习班的成果将是一份将极地教育与研究联系起来的指南（印刷版和网络版）。2003年夏秋两季开始规划讲习班，查明现有资源，征求可能参加讲习班的人，12月为美国地球物理联盟举行了一次关于极地教育的特别会议，并在AGU举行了一次规划会议。讲习班指南的各节草稿已经分发，以便在2004年6月的讲习班期间形成一份工作稿供讨论。在2004年秋季出版和广泛传播网络版之前，将有一个关于指南的公众评论期。讲习班将增进对成功的教育方法和利用研究与教育之间协同作用的方式的认识和理解。讲习班和指南将确定极地教育的未来方向，包括所需的基础设施，这也将最大限度地扩大2007年开始的国际极地年的教育影响。该讲习班将在北极和南极社区之间以及极地教育和研究之间建立更强有力的伙伴关系，以吸引下一代科学家，工程师和领导人，并教育公众了解极地地区。

Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with ResearchStephanie Pfirman and Robin BellOPP 0403532The Bridging the Poles workshop will bring together researchers from the Arctic and the Antarctic in a dialogue with educators to help polar scientists conduct meaningful education and outreach and reciprocally, to help educators include meaningful polar research in their classrooms. The workshop product will be a guide (printed as well as web-based) for linking polar education with research. Planning for the workshop began in the summer and fall of 2003 with identification of existing resources, solicitation of potential participants for the workshop, a special session on polar education for the American Geophysical Union in December as well as a planning meeting also held at AGU. Draft sections of the workshop guide are already being distributed to have a working copy for discussion during the workshop in June 2004. There will be a public comment period on the guide prior to its publication and broad dissemination of the web-based version in fall 2004.The workshop will advance knowledge and understanding about successful educational approaches and ways to harness synergies between research and education. The workshop and guide will define future directions for polar education, including needed infrastructure, which will also maximize the educational impact of the International Polar Year beginning in 2007. The workshop will build stronger partnerships between Arctic and Antarctic communities, and between polar education and research in order to engage the next generation of scientists, engineers and leaders, as well as to educate the general public about polar regions.