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

该项目创建了一个自上而下(从高地到皮埃蒙特)的地球科学参与网，将纽瓦克公立学校的学生从9年级的第一次接触带到大学，并进入职业生涯。该计划旨在极大地增加地球科学专业中未被充分代表的少数民族学生的数量，并引导他们进入地球科学专业的职业生涯。最终，该计划将改变纽瓦克公立学校系统的文化，并使纽瓦克居民将地球科学视为一种理想的追求。该网络包括修订9年级的地球科学课程，在10年级到12年级引入相关科学的模块和动手练习，一个暑期学院，一个课外探险家小组，工业实习，以及一个为高中生和大学生及其家庭提供信息咨询的系统。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预科项目管理。基恩大学将完成对九年级教师的教师培训以及高年级的模块和练习。课后和周末探险者小组将由纽瓦克博物馆运营，部分利用草场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行业合作伙伴兰根工程和环境服务公司和URS公司管理。申请大学和充实活动/实习的建议，将由罗格斯大学与所有其他合作伙伴共同管理。该项目将直接吸引100名各级高中生和每年最多40名大学生参加。不那么直接的是，它可能会在不同程度上吸引2000名高中生。

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.