Collaborative Research: Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education at Two-year Colleges through Workshops and Web Resources

该合作项目让社区学院和其他两年制学院 (2YC) 地球科学教职员工参与一项有针对性的专业发展计划，该计划分享了教授学生各种能力、经验和目标的成功策略，以及帮助 2YC 学生为地球科学劳动力做好准备。该项目包括：(1) 两次专题研讨会，一次是关于向所有学生教授有效策略的研讨会，另一次是关于通过 2YC 地球科学教育进行劳动力发展的研讨会； （二）2YC地科资源关联网站； (3) 四种类型的传播研讨会（国家、区域、地方和虚拟）； (4) 2YC 地球科学教员领导力发展计划。该项目为全职和兼职 2YC 地球科学教员开发有效的专业发展模式，建立专注于 2YC 教育的 2YC 和 4YC 教职人员和管理人员网络，并在 2YC 地球科学社区内建立领导力。此外，该项目还整合资源来应对 2YC 地球科学教育中的挑战。主题和传播研讨会使 2YC 教职员工能够讨论问题、挑战和机遇，分享有效的策略和实例，结识新同事，制定改进课程和教学的行动计划，并发展可持续的专业社区。强大的本科地球科学教育取决于 2YC 的有效课程。 2YC 在培养具有地球科学素养的公民、培养有能力且富有创造力的地球科学劳动力、向职前 K-12 教师教授科学以及为扩大地球科学参与奠定基础方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。 2YC 教职员工面临着巨大的挑战 - 旅行资源有限、与世隔绝，以及针对其环境的地球科学专业发展机会很少。通过让 2YC 地球科学教师参与专业发展，该项目传播 STEM 教育的进步以改善教学，支持学生进行地球科学技术培训，并帮助地球科学专业和职前教师为大学转学做好准备。在线资源可以在研讨会参与者之外进行传播，并且是 2YC 教师和更广泛的地球科学界的重要资源。在 2YC 学生的巨大多样性中，该项目通过增加他们对 2YC 项目的参与并为他们进入四年制机构或加入岩土技术劳动力做好准备，帮助扩大代表性不足的少数群体对地球科学的参与。

This collaborative project engages community college and other two-year college (2YC) geoscience faculty members in a targeted professional development program that shares successful strategies for teaching students with a range of abilities, experiences, and goals, and for preparing 2YC students for the geoscience workforce. Included in this project are: (1) two topical workshops, one on effective strategies for teaching all students and the other on workforce development through geoscience education at 2YCs; (2) an associated website of 2YC geoscience resources; (3) four types of dissemination workshops (national, regional, local, and virtual); and (4) a leadership development program for 2YC geoscience faculty members. The project develops effective models of professional development for full-time and adjunct 2YC geoscience faculty members, establishes networks of 2YC and 4YC faculty members and administrators focused on 2YC education, and builds leadership within the 2YC geoscience community. Furthermore, the project synthesizes resources to address challenges in 2YC geoscience education. The topical and dissemination workshops enable 2YC faculty members to discuss issues, challenges, and opportunities, to share effective strategies and examples, to meet new colleagues, to prepare action plans to improve curriculum and instruction, and to develop sustainable professional communities. Strong undergraduate geoscience education is dependent on effective programs at 2YCs. 2YCs play an increasingly important role in producing earth-science literate citizens, developing a competent and creative geoscience workforce, teaching science to pre-service K-12 teachers, and providing a foundation for broadening participation in the geosciences. 2YC faculty members face substantial challenges - limited resources for travel, isolation, and few opportunities for geoscience professional development specific for their setting. By engaging 2YC geoscience faculty members in professional development, this project disseminates advances in STEM education to improve teaching, supports students in geoscience technical training, and helps prepare geoscience majors and pre-service teachers for college transfer. Online resources enable dissemination beyond workshop participants and are an important resource for both 2YC faculties and the broader geoscience community. Within the great diversity of the 2YC students, this project helps broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities in the geosciences by increasing their involvement in 2YC programs and by preparing them for enrollment in four-year institutions or for the geo-technical workforce.