Workshop Proposal: Integrating Citizen Science into the STEM Learning Ecosystem

该项目将确定支持公民科学融入科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育的机会和战略。公众对科学研究的参与迅速增长。它产生了重要的科学见解，并使公众参与到真实的科学体验中。然而，公民科学尚未充分发挥其改善STEM学习的潜力，使学习者能够在获得科学洞察力的过程中充分参与科学实践。这次研讨会将汇集来自不同学科的研究人员和实践者，以确定公民科学项目，这些项目也是公众学习的典范。研讨会参与者将产生想法和潜在的解决方案，以克服实施公民科学的障碍，以改善学校、博物馆、公园和其他有不同受众的学习环境中的学习成果。与学习研究部推进非正式科学学习计划的目标一致，本次研讨会将促进对非正式环境中STEM学习设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解，并为代表不足的受众扩大获得和参与STEM学习体验铺平道路。作为2015年公民科学会议的一部分，这一为期两天的研讨会将于2015年2月11日和12日在加利福尼亚州圣何塞举行。它将由公民科学协会教育工作组领导。研讨会的目标是促进各种非正式受众在STEM教育中使用公民科学方面的增长、创新和改善成果。讲习班的结果将是：(1)主要研究人员、教育工作者和公民科学实践者之间的跨学科讨论和观点、最佳做法和创新的分享；(2)公民科学和STEM教育社区之间的桥梁和在各种学习环境中有效实施公民科学的框架；以及(3)促进公民科学用于STEM学习的研究、资源开发和行动议程草案。讲习班将有助于建立一个全球实践社区，致力于通过非正式学习环境中的公民科学改善STEM学习成果。

This project will identify opportunities and strategies to support the integration of citizen science into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Public participation in scientific research is growing rapidly. It is resulting in important scientific insights and is engaging the public in authentic scientific experiences. However, citizen science has yet to achieve its full potential for improving STEM learning by enabling learners' full participation in the practices of science in the process of leading to scientific insight. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines to identify citizen science projects that are also exemplary models for learning by the public. Workshop participants will generate ideas and potential solutions to overcome barriers to implementing citizen science to improve learning outcomes in schools, museums, parks, and other learning environments with diverse audiences. Consistent with the aims of the Advancing Informal Science Learning program of the Division of Research on Learning, this workshop will advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments and pave the way to broaden access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences for underrepresented audiences.This two-day workshop will be held in San Jose, California on February 11th and 12th, 2015, as a component of the Citizen Science 2015 Conference. It will be led by the Citizen Science Association Education Working Group. The goal of the workshop is to facilitate growth, innovation, and improved outcomes in the use of citizen science in STEM education for diverse, informal audiences. The workshop will result in (1) interdisciplinary discussions and sharing of perspectives, best practices, and innovations among leading researchers, educators, and citizen science practitioners; (2) a framework for bridging citizen science and STEM education communities and effectively implementing citizen science in a variety of learning environments; and (3) a draft research, resource development, and action agenda to advance the use of citizen science for STEM learning. The workshop will help to establish a global community of practice invested in improving STEM learning outcomes through citizen science in informal learning environments.