Track 2: Highlands to Piedmont Newark, NJ Geoscience Scholars Alliance

轨道 2：高地到皮埃蒙特 新泽西州纽瓦克 地球科学学者联盟

• 批准号: 0703673
• 负责人: Alexander Gates
• 金额: $ 170万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2015-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703673&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Track; Highlands; Piedmont; Newark; NJ

This program creates a top to bottom (Highlands to Piedmont) net of engagement in the Geosciences that takes Newark public school students from first contact in 9th grade through college and into a career. The program is designed to greatly increase the number of underrepresented minority students in the Geosciences and shepherd them into careers in the Geosciences. Ultimately, the program will change the culture in the Newark public school system and with Newark residents to view the Geosciences as a desirable pursuit. The net includes revision of the 9th grade Earth Science curriculum, introduction of modules and hands-on exercises in the related sciences in 10th through 12th grades, a summer institute, an after school explorers group, industrial internships and an informational-advisement system for high school and college students and their families. Revision of the curriculum and development of the supplementary exercises and modules will be done utilizing resources and expertise at Rutgers University. The summer institute will be administered by the pre-college program at Rutgers. Teacher training for the 9th grade teachers and for the modules and exercise in advanced grades will be accomplished by Kean University. The after school and weekend explorers group will be run by the Newark Museum, in part, utilizing resources and opportunities at the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. The informational seminars and internship programs will primarily be administered by industrial partners Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Corporation and URS Corporation. Advisement for applying to college and enrichment activities/internships while there will be administered by Rutgers University in conjunction with all other partners. The program will directly engage 100 high school students at various levels and up to 40 college students per year. Less directly, it will potentially engage 2,000 high school students to various degrees.

该计划创建了一个自上而下（高地到皮埃蒙特）的地球科学参与网，使纽瓦克公立学校的学生从9年级的第一次接触到大学并进入职业生涯。该计划旨在大大增加地球科学中代表性不足的少数民族学生的数量，并引导他们进入地球科学职业。最终，该计划将改变纽瓦克公立学校系统的文化，并与纽瓦克居民将地球科学视为一个理想的追求。该网络包括修订9年级地球科学课程，在10至12年级引入相关科学的模块和实践练习，暑期研究所，课后探索小组，工业实习以及高中和大学学生及其家庭的信息系统。将利用罗格斯大学的资源和专门知识修订课程并编制补充练习和单元。暑期学院将由罗格斯大学的大学预科项目管理。基恩大学将完成对九年级教师以及高年级模块和练习的教师培训。课后和周末探险小组将由纽瓦克博物馆管理，部分利用草地环境研究所的资源和机会。信息研讨会和实习计划将主要由工业合作伙伴兰根工程和环境服务公司和URS公司管理。建议申请大学和丰富的活动/实习，而有将由罗格斯大学与所有其他合作伙伴一起管理。该计划将直接参与100名高中学生在不同层次和多达40名大学生每年。不那么直接的是，它可能会在不同程度上吸引2,000名高中生。