Puerto Rico Geomodel: Using Climate Change Research to Improve Geosciences Teaching, Student Research Skills, and Academic Pipeline K-16+ (Track 2)

波多黎各地理模型：利用气候变化研究改善地球科学教学、学生研究技能和学术管道 K-16（轨道 2）

• 批准号: 0703664
• 负责人: Carlos Padin
• 金额: $ 119.99万
• 依托单位: Universidad Metropolitana
• 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: 2007-07-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Puerto; Rico; Geomodel; Using; Climate

This project will establish a geosciences learning community in Puerto Rico comprised of 6 inner city public schools (2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools), 2 universities (Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) and Universidad del Turabo (UT)), and two non-governmental organizations (Puerto Rico Wetland Foundation (PRWF) and Corredor del Yaguazo) which focus on public education about wetlands. The goal of the program is to increase understanding about the geosciences in Puerto Rico and encourage participation of Hispanic students in geoscience education and research. There are three main project activities, tied together with a thematic focus on climate change and environmental responses, and guided by best practices for recruiting and retaining underrepresented students in STEM disciplines. The Geosciences Classrooms component (Grades K-12) will use undergraduate-graduate student-teacher teams to lead a combination of classroom activities, field experiences, science fair support, and weather data collection and analysis, in order to provide basic content knowledge in the geosciences. Summer training will be provided to participating in-service teachers. Over the proposed project lifetime, the Geosciences Classroom component will serve approximately 900 K-12 students and 30 teachers. The Saturday Geoacademy component will competitively recruit 10 students (Grades 9-12) each year to work with 1 graduate student and 1 undergraduate student to carry out wetlands research over a 10-week period each semester. Beginning in Year 2, the Summer Geofield Training component will identify 10 students in Grades 10-12 to work with 2 undergraduate students and 2 graduate students as part of a 4-week research training program in wetlands research. Together, these activities will help to establish a seamless pipeline for geosciences education and recruitment from underrepresented Hispanic populations.

该项目将在波多黎各建立一个地球科学学习社区，由6所市内公立学校（2所小学、2所初中和2所高中）、2所大学（大都会大学（UMET）和图拉博大学（UT））以及两个非政府组织（波多黎各湿地基金会（PRWF）和科雷多尔德尔亚瓜索）组成，重点是湿地方面的公共教育。 该计划的目标是增加对波多黎各地球科学的了解，并鼓励西班牙裔学生参与地球科学教育和研究。 有三个主要的项目活动，与气候变化和环境应对的专题重点联系在一起，并以招募和留住STEM学科中代表性不足的学生的最佳实践为指导。地球科学教室部分（K-12年级）将使用本科生-研究生学生-教师团队来领导课堂活动，实地经验，科学博览会支持以及天气数据收集和分析的组合，以提供地球科学的基本内容知识。 参与计划的在职教师将获提供暑期培训。 在拟议的项目生命周期内，地球科学课堂部分将为大约900名K-12学生和30名教师提供服务。 星期六地理学院的组成部分将竞争性地招募10名学生（9-12年级），每年与1名研究生和1名本科生合作，每学期进行为期10周的湿地研究。 从第二年开始，夏季地理场培训部分将确定10-12年级的10名学生与2名本科生和2名研究生一起工作，作为为期4周的湿地研究研究培训计划的一部分。 总之，这些活动将有助于建立一个无缝的管道，从代表性不足的西班牙裔人口的地球科学教育和招聘。