Collaborative Research: Ocean Leaders- Developing Diverse Leadership for the Next Generation of Geoscientists. A Proposal for Track 2 Funding

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。圣地亚哥大学(UDS)和海洋探索研究所(ODI)正在合作培养新一代海洋领导者，让来自社会经济地位较低的社区的学生参与海洋和环境科学教育和职业道路。许多项目参与者是传统上在地球科学中代表性较低的学生，以及来自移民社区的学生。该倡议的目标是：1)增加非正式地球科学教育中代表人数不足的学生的参与率和成就，2)增加攻读地球科学学士学位的代表人数不足的学生的数量，3)招募和留住代表人数不足的学生参加联合大学的地球科学项目，并培养他们对地球科学事业的成功追求，以及4)吸引更多准备充分和具有文化意识的教师和导师进入地球科学和地球科学教育领域。海洋领袖正在为学生提供从中学到大学的以研究为基础的全面地球科学教育方案；参加该方案的大学生接受培训，并参与地球科学方面的教学和指导。这一项目建立在ODI推动的一项成功试点工作的基础上，这项工作显示了各级学术和态度方面的进步，包括上大学和主修地球科学的学生人数显著增加。该倡议包括一系列项目，作为学生从六年级到十二年级期间地球科学教育发展的基石，提供体验式学习和参与科学研究。除了方案部分，该倡议是多系统的，为从六年级到大学生的学生提供支持结构，以确保他们有能力在地球科学领域从事教育和职业。精选的海洋领袖毕业生将被招募到大学的地球科学项目中。这些“美国大学海洋领袖学者”将通过美国大学提供的全额奖学金、教师个人指导以及密集的本科生研究和实习计划得到支持。该项目还试图通过将美国大学地球科学和教育本科生和研究生整合为讲师、导师和协调员，吸引更多有才华和有准备的教师和导师进入地球科学和地球科学教育领域。该项目包括与城市高地教育合作组织(包括圣地亚哥联合学区)的合作伙伴关系，该项目预计将吸引来自贫困社区的大约25名初中生、40名高中生和25名大学生，以及来自联合大学的20名本科生和研究生。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The University of San Diego (USD) and Ocean Discovery Institute (ODI) are collaborating to develop a new generation of Ocean Leaders by engaging students from low socio-economic communities in marine and environmental science education and career paths. Many of the project participants are students traditionally underrepresented in the geosciences, as well as students from immigrant communities. The initiative objectives are to: 1) increase participation and achievement of underrepresented students in informal geoscience education, 2) increase the number of underrepresented students that pursue a Bachelors degree in the geosciences, 3) recruit and retain underrepresented students into geoscience programs at USD and foster their successful pursuit of geoscience careers, and 4) attract more well-prepared and culturally aware teachers and mentors into the field of geoscience and geoscience education. Ocean Leaders is providing students with a comprehensive research-based program of geoscience education, from middle school through college; university students participating in the program are provided training and participation in teaching and mentoring these students in the geosciences. This project builds on a successful pilot effort, facilitated by ODI, that demonstrated academic and attitudinal gains at every level, including a significant increase in students attending college and majoring in the geosciences. The initiative includes a series of programs that act as building blocks in the students' geoscience education development as they grow from sixth to twelfth grade, providing experiential learning and participation in scientific research. Beyond programmatic components, the initiative is multi-systemic and provides sixth grade through college students with a support structure to ensure their ability to pursue an education and career in the geosciences. Select Ocean Leaders graduates will be recruited into geoscience programs at USD. These "USD Ocean Leader Scholars" will be supported through a full-ride scholarship from USD, individual faculty mentorship, and an intensive program of undergraduate research and internship. The project also seeks to attract more talented and prepared teachers and mentors into the field of geoscience and geoscience education by integrating USD geoscience and education undergraduate and graduate students as instructors, mentors and coordinators. The project includes partnership with the City Heights Educational Collaborative, which includes the San Diego Unified School District, and the project is expected to engage approximately 25 middle school, 40 high school, and 25 college students from underserved communities, as well as 20 undergraduate and graduate students from USD each year.