A National Initiative to Bring Science and Sustainability to the Incarcerated: A Conference Grant

这个会议项目的特点是科学家、科学教育者和其他专家的两次聚会，以及一个网站、列表服务和相关活动的开发。在聚会期间，与会者将探讨如何建立以州为基础的项目，让那些被禁锢在可持续科学规划中的人参与进来。这项工作建立在“可持续监狱项目”的成功基础上，该项目通过直接参与保护研究，将华盛顿州被监禁的人与科学联系起来，并响应科学家和惩教人员对在其他州实施类似项目感兴趣的呼吁。该项目将有助于推动非正式科学教育领域的发展，有可能为真正得不到充分服务的人口开展高影响力的活动；加强ISE专业人员的能力建设；建立知识和可复制的模式，支持非传统合作，以满足STEM中代表性不足的人的需求。

This conference project features two gatherings of scientists, science educators, and other experts, as well as the development of a web site, list-serv, and related activities. During the gatherings, participants will explore how to build state-based programs that can engage people who are incarcerated in sustainability science programming. This work builds off of the success of the Sustainable Prisons Project, which has connected people who are incarcerated in Washington State with science through direct involvement in conservation research, and responds to calls from scientists and corrections staff interested in implementing similar programming in other states. The project will help advance the informal science education (ISE) field by potentially leading to high impact activities for a truly underserved population; building capacity among ISE professionals; and building knowledge and a replicable model of supporting non-traditional collaborations that serve the needs of people underrepresented in STEM.