Enhancing Diversity Track 1: Experiencing the Chesapeake Bay: Pathway from High School to the Geosciences

该奖项由2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助。摩根州立大学与巴尔的摩W.E.B.杜布瓦环境科学高中合作，致力于增加马里兰州巴尔的摩市代表不足的学生在地球科学方面的多样性。W.E.B.杜布瓦高中95%的学生是非裔美国人。该项目将通过一系列综合活动确保地球科学学科从高中到大学的一致、支持和可持续的途径：将修订和调整W.E.B.Dubois高中和摩根州立大学之间的环境科学课程，以确保从高中到大学的无缝过渡。将提供摩根州立大学河口研究中心(ERC)的实践教师讲习班，为高中教师提供必要的环境教育知识和经验，这些知识和经验可以转移到课堂教学中。大量学生和教师还将参加以探究性为基础的实地考察，重点是与切萨皮克湾有关的环境问题。最后，ERC的暑期实习生计划将进一步为有地球科学兴趣和潜力的学生提供指导研究经验。预计该项目将影响300多名人数不足的高中生和大学生，并通过最终可制度化和可持续的活动促进一条通往地球科学事业的道路。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Morgan State University, in collaboration with W. E. B. Dubois High School for Environmental Science at Baltimore, is working to increase the diversity in geosciences for underrepresented students in Baltimore City, Maryland. 95% of the student body at W. E. B. Dubois High is African American. This project will ensure a consistent, supportive and sustainable pathway from high school to university in the geoscience disciplines through an array of integrated activities: Environmental science curriculum between W. E. B. Dubois High and Morgan State University will be revised and aligned to ensure a seamless transition from high school to college. Hands-on teacher workshops at Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center (ERC) will be offered to provide high school teachers necessary knowledge and experience in environmental education that can be transferred to classroom teaching. Large numbers of students and teachers will also be engaged in inquiry-based field trips focused on environmental issues related to the Chesapeake Bay. Finally, a summer intern program at ERC will further provide mentored research experience to students with geosciences interests and potential. It is expected that this project will impact more than 300 underrepresented high school and college students, and promote a pathway to geoscience careers through activities that can eventually be institutionalized and sustained.