Proposal for Continued Support for the LTER Schoolyard Book Series

长期生态研究（LTER）校园丛书成立于2004年，通过反映国家科学基金会长期生态研究地点进行的动态研究的叙述，让小学生及其家人了解当地和国际上的地球生态系统。本项目在几个重要方面扩展了该系列丛书。首先，资金将支持出版三本新书，分别来自哈伯德溪森林、梅岛生态系统和约纳达实验范围项目。其次，现有的书籍将被翻译成不同的语言，以扩大其影响。第三，这些书的电子版本将与额外的教学材料一起开发。通过聘请系列编辑，该项目将确保与教育和大众图书市场的直接接触。熟悉内容交付趋势和新的出版理念将使系列编辑了解情况，并能够灵活地开发未来的书籍。这些活动加在一起，将为促进长期教学网络的教育和外联目标奠定坚实的基础。该项目的重要性主要在于其更广泛的影响。它将通过与小学生更广泛地分享基于地点的生态系统知识，显著扩大LTER校园丛书的影响。将现有书籍翻译成其他语言的提议，为美国和世界各地服务不足的广泛受众提供了机会。许多当地的合作伙伴将会成立，分发和使用这些书，并为采用这些书的教师提供专业发展。该系列具有很大的潜力，可以帮助教师达到共同核心英语语言艺术标准，同时教育学生关于自然世界和科学研究的职业。

The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Schoolyard Book Series was established in 2004 to engage elementary school students and their families in learning about the earth's ecosystems, both locally and internationally, through narratives that reflect the dynamic research being conducted at the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Sites. This project extends the book series in several important ways. First, funding will support publication of three new books, one from each of the Hubbard Brook Forest, Plum Island Ecosystem, and the Jornada Experimental Range projects. Second, existing books will be translated into different languages in order to extend their impacts. Third, electronic versions of the books will be developed along with additional instructional materials. By engaging a Series Editor, the project will ensure direct engagement with the education and trade book markets. Familiarity with content delivery trends and new publishing ideas will keep the Series Editor informed and able to be nimble with developing future books. Taken together, these activities will provide a solid foundation for advancement of the educational and outreach goals of the LTER network.The importance of the project lies primarily in its broader impacts. It will significantly extend the impact of the LTER Schoolyard Book Series by broader sharing of place-based knowledge about ecosystems with elementary school students. The proposed translation of existing books into other languages provides the opportunity to reach a wide diversity of under-served audiences both within the US and around the world. Many local partnerships will be formed to distribute and use these books and to provide professional development to teachers who adopt the books. The series has great potential to help teachers meet Common Core English Language Arts Standards while simultaneously educating students about the natural world and about the profession of scientific research.