OEDG Planning Grant: Alliance for Broadening Participation of Native Americans in the Geosciences Conference

OEDG 规划拨款：扩大美洲原住民参与地球科学会议的联盟

• 批准号: 0939753
• 负责人: Diana Dalbotten
• 金额: $ 3.98万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2011-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0939753&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: OEDG; Planning; Grant; Alliance; Broadening

The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is working with partners in the Mid-West to convene a planning conference to launch a new National Alliance for Broadening Participation of Native Americans in the Geosciences (NABPNAG). The purpose of the NABPNAG will be to bring together geoscientists, native leaders, educators and students for the purpose of advancing research, identifying best practices, improving evaluation, promoting educational opportunities, and fostering new collaborations. The conference will take place in the fall of 2010 at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Northern Minnesota. The alliance effort builds on best practices for improving participation by Native Americans in STEM fields, and particularly in the geosciences include 1) cultural context, 2) relevance, 3) a holistic approach that considers the entire student, 4) involvement of the community, family, and elders, 5) a communal learning environment, and 6) problem-based or real-world-based activities. The conference will address the following research strands: Topics in Education and Evaluation Related to Native American Geoscience and STEM Learning, and Topics in Geosciences Research Affecting Indigenous Communities. Attendees at the conference will include: Native American K-12, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty from Tribal colleges and other universities, teachers, elders, and other interested researchers. The following strands will promote the broader impacts of the conference: Collaboration-Building Opportunities for All Participants; an Education and Research Opportunity Fair, for exposing students to new education and research programs; New Curriculum and Activity Demonstration, for exploration and evaluation of new education resources; and, a Research Poster Session for showcasing high-school and undergraduate research, as well as new research by geosciences faculty. This conference builds on preliminary meetings held during sessions at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) and American Geophysical Union (AGU) national meetings. Continuation of the alliance after the NABPNAG conference will be fostered by organizing sessions and receptions at professional conferences, through communication by technological and traditional means, and via new ongoing research and education collaborations.

明尼苏达大学双城分校正在与中西部的合作伙伴合作，召开一次规划会议，以启动一个新的扩大美洲原住民参与地球科学的国家联盟（NABPNAG）。NABPNAG的目的是将地球科学家，当地领导人，教育工作者和学生聚集在一起，以推进研究，确定最佳实践，改善评估，促进教育机会，并促进新的合作。会议将于2010年秋季在北方明尼苏达州的丰迪拉克部落和社区学院举行。该联盟的努力建立在改善美国原住民在STEM领域参与的最佳实践基础上，特别是在地球科学领域，包括1）文化背景，2）相关性，3）考虑整个学生的整体方法，4）社区，家庭和长者的参与，5）社区学习环境，以及6）基于问题或基于现实世界的活动。会议将讨论以下研究领域：与美国土著人地球科学和STEM学习相关的教育和评价主题，以及影响土著社区的地球科学研究主题。 与会者将包括：美洲土著K-12，本科生和研究生，以及来自部落学院和其他大学，教师，长老和其他感兴趣的研究人员的教师。以下方面将促进会议产生更广泛的影响：为所有与会者提供合作建设机会;教育和研究机会博览会，让学生接触新的教育和研究项目;新课程和活动示范，探索和评估新的教育资源;以及，一个研究海报会议，展示高中和本科生的研究，以及地球科学教师的新研究。 本次会议是在科学促进奇卡诺人和美洲土著人协会（SACNAS）和美国地球物理联盟（AGU）全国会议期间举行的初步会议的基础上举行的。在NABPNAG会议之后，将通过在专业会议上组织会议和招待会，通过技术和传统手段进行交流，以及通过新的正在进行的研究和教育合作来促进联盟的继续。