National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders

国家海洋科学碗：激励明天的领导者

• 批准号: 1242501
• 负责人: Kristen Yarincik
• 金额: $ 15.28万
• 依托单位: Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-02-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1242501&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: National; Ocean; Sciences; Bowl; Inspiring

This award to Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) provides continued funding of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), a national competition for high school students that focuses on their knowledge of ocean science. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®)was established in 1998 by COL. The program runs a nationally recognized high school academic competition that provides a forum for students to excel in science, mathematics and technology and introduces team members, their teacher/coaches, schools and communities to ocean sciences as an interdisciplinary field of study and a possible future career path. The basic model for NOSB is that of a two-tiered timed competition in which pairs of four-student teams answer multiple-choice, short-answer and critical thinking questions within multiple categories related to the oceans. The primary goals for the program are to: (1) Cultivate environments which develop knowledgeable ocean stewards that understand the ocean's impact on daily life and the importance of current scientific research; (2) Foster the use of the ocean as an interdisciplinary vehicle to teach science and mathematics and encourage the inclusion of the ocean sciences in curriculum; (3) Reach out to and support the involvement of under-represented and geographically diverse communities in the ocean sciences; and (4) Provide students with interactive education and career opportunities that develop critical thinking and workforce development skills, and provide exposure to ocean science professionals.Most funding for the NOSB is provided by NOAA via a separate grant to COL. Other agencies provide support for various aspects of the program. This award provides funds to 1) create online professional development seminars for teachers and student mentors that focus on current research and on the fundamental principles and concepts of ocean literacy and STEM education; (2) enhance the Regional Coordinators (RC) training program; and (3) execute a research study on career paths and outcomes for participants to document and assess the role that the program plays in encouraging talented students to enter the STEM pipeline.The NOSB has received national recognition for both the high quality of the competition content and the mentoring and other enhancements provided for students and teachers. This award will support several activities that are important to the overall success of the NOSB. Year-to-year evaluations of the program consistently indicate that NOSB is well organized and well run and that it is successful at encouraging students to consider STEM degrees in college. The program will provide opportunities for hundreds of high school students and their teachers to improve their interest and understanding of science, particularly ocean science and ocean science careers.

该奖项授予海洋领导力联盟(COL)，继续为国家海洋科学碗(NOSB)提供资金，NOSB是一项面向高中生的全国性比赛，重点是他们的海洋科学知识。国家海洋科学碗(NOSB®)是由COL于1998年创立的。该项目举办了一个全国认可的高中学术竞赛，为学生提供了一个在科学、数学和技术方面出类拔萃的论坛，并将团队成员、他们的老师/教练、学校和社区介绍给海洋科学，作为一个跨学科的研究领域和未来可能的职业道路。NOSB的基本模式是两级计时比赛，由四名学生组成的小组在多个类别中回答与海洋有关的选择题、简答题和批判性思维问题。该方案的主要目标是：(1)培养环境，培养知识渊博的海洋管家，了解海洋对日常生活的影响和当前科学研究的重要性；(2)促进利用海洋作为教授科学和数学的跨学科工具，并鼓励将海洋科学纳入课程；(3)接触和支持未被充分代表和地理上多样化的社区参与海洋科学；以及(4)为学生提供发展批判性思维和劳动力发展技能的互动教育和职业机会，并提供接触海洋科学专业人员的机会。NOSB的大部分资金由NOAA通过单独拨款给COL提供。其他机构为该计划的各个方面提供支持。该奖项提供资金用于1)为教师和学生导师创建在线专业发展研讨会，重点关注当前的研究以及海洋扫盲和STEM教育的基本原则和概念；(2)加强地区协调员(RC)培训计划；以及(3)对参与者的职业道路和结果进行研究，以记录和评估该计划在鼓励有才华的学生进入STEM管道方面所起的作用。NOSB因其高质量的竞赛内容以及为学生和教师提供的指导和其他增强而获得国家认可。该奖项将支持对NOSB的总体成功至关重要的几项活动。每年对该项目的评估一致表明，NOSB组织良好，运行良好，在鼓励学生考虑在大学攻读STEM学位方面取得了成功。该项目将为数百名高中生和他们的老师提供机会，提高他们对科学的兴趣和理解，特别是海洋科学和海洋科学职业。