CAREERS (Channeling Atmospheric Research into Educational Experiences Reaching Students

CAREERS项目旨在为初高中学生建立一个为期两周的住家暑期科学营网络，重点是气象和气候科学。该奖项将用于制定一个协调的设计策略，使该项目超越最初在两个地点举办协调的高中天气营的努力，并实施一个更全面的项目，以促进少数民族参与地球科学教育和长期的地球科学职业道路。分布在东海岸、墨西哥湾地区、波多黎各和美国西南部的七所学术机构正在参与这一规划和扩展工作。科学营的首要主题将是向学生传达天气和气候问题渗透到社会的各个方面，包括公共政策、人类行为和能源部门。所有参与的学生都将接触到天气、社会和职业机会。该项目有以下主要目标：1)鼓励年轻学者，特别是那些传统上代表性不足的群体（非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲原住民和太平洋岛民）从事天气和气候科学方面的研究和职业；2)在传统职业之外，尽早吸引和启发积极进取的中学生，让他们了解气候和天气科学领域的就业机会；3)通过与来自不同地球科学学科和依赖地球科学专业知识的相关职业的专业人士（例如，法医气象学，森林管理，运输服务，能源公司，环境组织）的沉浸式和互动体验，激发对天气和气候科学的兴趣；4)通过寄宿营和大学环境中的动手实验室，让学生尽早体验大学生活；5)提供专业发展培训，强调有效的技术表达（书面和口头）和领导能力；6)利用中学和高中教师作为每个营地的导师，提供沉浸式的大气科学/气象学教师培训；7)在学习模式中建立现实的工作场所框架，包括团队建设，技术技能的发展，提高沟通能力（书面和口头），并通过创造一个与未来劳动力一样多样化的环境来增强个人动力。这一规模更大的倡议的规划工作正在通过与美国气象学会年度会议同时举行的项目合作伙伴面对面会议以及在华盛顿特区举行的为期两天的静修活动来进行。一旦全面实施，预计每年将有500多名高中生和中学生以及40名K-12教师参加天气和气候营地。

The CAREERS program is aimed at establishing a network of 2-week, live-in, summer science camps for middle and high school students that are focused on meteorology and climate science. This award is being used to develop a coordinated design strategy that will allow the program to move beyond initial efforts to host coordinated high school weather camps in two locations and implement a more comprehensive program to foster minority involvement in geoscience education and longer-term geoscience career paths. Seven academic institutions geographically distributed along the east coast, Gulf Region, Puerto Rico, and US Southwest are participating in this planning and expansion effort. The overarching theme of the science camps will be to convey to the students that weather and climate concerns permeate all facets of society including public policy, human behavior, energy sectors. All participating students will be exposed to weather, society and careers opportunities. The program has these primary objectives: 1) encourage young scholars, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups (African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islanders) to pursue studies and careers in weather and climate sciences; 2) attract and enlighten motivated middle school students early enough in their education about career opportunities in climate and weather sciences beyond traditional careers; 3) stimulate interest in weather and climate science through immersive and interactive experiences with professionals from various geoscience disciplines and related careers that rely upon geoscience expertise (e.g., forensic meteorology, forest management, transportation services, energy companies, environmental organizations); 4) provide early exposure to the college experience through live-in camps and hands-on laboratories in the University setting; 5) provide professional development training emphasizing effective technical expression (written and oral) and leadership; 6) provide immersive teacher training in atmospheric sciences/meteorology by utilizing middle school and high school teachers as camp mentors at each location; 7) build realistic workplace frameworks into the learning model, including team-building, development of technology skills, enhancing communication abilities (written and verbal), and enhancing personal dynamics by creating an environment that will be as diverse as the future workforce. Planning for this larger initiative is being conducted through face-to-face meetings of project partners held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society, and a 2-day retreat in Washington, DC. When fully implemented, it is anticipated that the weather and climate camps will reach annually over 500 high school and middle students and 40 K-12 teachers.