Information Techonology through Community Based Natural Resources Program for Students and Teachers

这一面向学生和教师的ITEST综合项目为中学生和教师提供了使用遥感和三维(3-D)可视化技术与肯塔基大学(英国)农业和信息技术学院(IT)研究人员以及肯塔基州社区和技术学院系统交互数字中心(IDC)的研究人员一起使用遥感和三维(3-D)可视化来研究其社区现实中的自然资源问题的机会。来自肯塔基州中部和东部的10个多学科团队，包括来自肯塔基州中部和东部的5名教师，至少他们的一个班级，以及来自每所学校的4名学生项目负责人将参与这个为期三年的项目。目标包括增加学生和教师对遥感技术和3-D计算机可视化的知识；开发和使用5个3-D模型、5个地理信息系统/遥感地图和将在全州传播的5个学习单元；编写学生职业相册；以及增加所有参与者对需要信息技术技能的社区自然资源职业的了解。该计划包括为教师和选定的学生领袖举办为期两周的暑期学院，为期一年的教师专业发展，为学生进行为期一年的社区探索，由IT专业人员提供支持，参与者在会议上发表演讲，以及为指导顾问和家长举办研讨会。该项目的智力价值在于整合了地理空间、遥感和3-D计算机可视化技术；英国农业学院的教职员工和研究人员合作，将及时和相关的研究带到课堂；利用IT的力量进行科学研究，从而激发肯塔基州中部和东部的学生对STEM职业的兴趣；以及聚集多学科教师团队，利用技术调查社区问题。该项目的更广泛影响包括教师、IDC的IT教师和英国农业学院的研究人员之间的持久合作伙伴关系，以及将创新技术和研究纳入学校课程。

This ITEST Comprehensive Project for Students and Teachers provides middle and high school students and teachers opportunities to use remote sensing and three-dimensional (3-D) visualization to study real-life natural resource problems in their communities with researchers from the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture and information technology (IT) staff from the Interactive Digital Center (IDC) at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Ten multidisciplinary teams of five teachers from central and eastern Kentucky, at least one of their classes, and four student project leaders from each school are participating in the three-year project. The objectives include increasing student and teacher knowledge of remote sensing technology and 3-D computer visualization; developing and using five 3-D models, five GIS/remote sensing maps, and five units of study to be disseminated statewide; developing student Career Albums; and increasing all participants' understanding of community natural resource careers that demand IT skills. The program includes a two-week summer institute for teachers and selected student leaders, year-long teacher professional development, year-long community-based explorations for students, support by IT professionals, presentations by participants at conferences, and workshops for guidance counselors and parents. The intellectual merit of the project lies in the integration of geospatial, remote sensing and 3-D computer visualization technology; the collaboration of faculty and researchers within UK's College of Agriculture to bring timely and relevant research to the classroom; using the power of IT to do science, so as to excite central and eastern Kentucky students about STEM careers; and bringing together multidisciplinary teams of teachers to investigate community problems using technology. The broader impacts of the project include a lasting collaborative partnership among teachers, IT instructors at the IDC, and researchers within UK's College of Agriculture, and the integration of innovative technology and research into schools' curricula.