Bridging the Poles: Education Linked with Research

架起两极的桥梁：教育与研究的联系stephanie Pfirman和Robin BellOPP架起两极的桥梁研讨会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，以帮助极地科学家进行有意义的教育和推广，并反过来帮助教育工作者将有意义的极地研究纳入他们的课堂。讲习班的产品将是一本将极地教育与研究联系起来的指南（印刷版和网络版）。研讨会的筹备工作始于2003年夏秋两季，确定了现有的资源，为研讨会征求潜在的参与者，12月为美国地球物理联合会举办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。讲习班指南的部分草案已经分发，以便在2004年6月的讲习班上讨论。在2004年秋季出版和广泛传播网络版指南之前，将有一段公众意见征询期。研讨会将促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法的认识和理解。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，这也将使2007年开始的国际极地年的教育影响最大化。该研讨会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牢固的伙伴关系，以吸引下一代科学家、工程师和领导人，并向公众宣传极地地区。

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.