San Joaquin Valley Rocks!!: Inspiring Future Geoscientists (Track 1 proposal)

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。Sjv Rock！！将通过加强克恩县学校的地球科学课程和改善教师对当地地质学的教学知识，加强少数群体对地球科学的参与。在克恩县，近70%的学生是少数民族。通过提升所有学生的体验，Sjv Rock！！将会影响到大量的少数民族人口。在该项目的第一个夏天，来自加州州立大学贝克斯菲尔德(CSUB)和贝克斯菲尔德学院(BC)的克恩县地球科学教师和地质学本科生组成的四个团队将利用STEM最佳实践创建关于圣华金山谷地质学主题的课堂活动。团队将与CSUB、布埃纳维斯塔自然历史博物馆和克恩县博物馆的专家就特定主题展开合作。为了促进课堂实施，活动将与CA科学标准、现行教科书以及尽可能与CA数学和语言艺术标准相联系。在第二个夏天，CSUB将举办一个为期四天的工作坊，向克恩县的教师传播课堂活动。在这些工作坊期间，教师将获得所有必要的背景信息，完成活动并创建所有教学材料，以便在自己的课堂上实施活动。为了更广泛地传播，所有信息和活动，包括描述正在教授的每一项活动的教学视频，都将链接到CSUB地质学网站，并将提交给DLESE数据库。有了更有效的地球科学教育工具，更好的准备和增强的信心，教师将能够更好地激励他们的学生探索地球科学。为了进一步培养学生的兴趣并勾勒出通往地球科学职业的道路，南加州大学和不列颠哥伦比亚省地质学专业的学生，大多数是克恩县学校的新近毕业的学生，将参观课堂，谈论他们的大学和专业经验，并协助实施新的课堂活动。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). SJV Rocks!! will enhance minority participation in the geosciences by enhancing the earth science curriculum in Kern County schools and improving teacher content knowledge of local geology. In Kern County almost 70% of students are of minority ethnicity. By enhancing the experiences of all students, SJV Rocks!! will reach a large minority population. During the first summer of the project, four teams of Kern County earth science teachers and geology undergraduate students from California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) and Bakersfield College (BC) will create classroom activities on topics of San Joaquin Valley geology that employ STEM best practices. Teams will work with experts on the specific topics at CSUB, the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and the Kern County Museum. To facilitate classroom implementation, activities will be linked to the CA science standards, current textbooks and, where possible, the CA math and language arts standards. During the second summer, CSUB will host a four day workshop to disseminate the classroom activities to Kern County teachers. During these workshops, teachers will acquire all the necessary background information, work through the activities and create all the instructional materials to implement the activities in their own classrooms. For broader dissemination, all information and activities, including instructional video depicting each activity being taught, will be linked to the CSUB Geology website and will be submitted to the DLESE database. With more effective earth science educational tools, improved preparedness and enhanced confidence, teachers will be better able to inspire their students to explore the geosciences. To further foster student interest and delineate the pathway to geoscience careers, CSUB and BC geology students, most of whom are recent graduates of Kern County schools, will visit classrooms, talk about their university and professional experiences, and assist in implementation of the new classroom activities.