Workshop: Effectively Communicating Science; August 2015-2017

该奖项支持三个以影响天气为主题的年度“有效传播科学”研讨会和一个关于水力压裂的试点研讨会，以帮助指导科学家有效和合乎道德地交流和教授复杂的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)概念。研讨会的前提是，科学家不能是一方或另一方的倡导者，但必须能够传达他们工作的质量和准确性。帮助科学家更好地交流和教授他们的专业知识具有重大的社会影响。目前，在大气、地球航天及相关领域有1000多名科学家从事教学、研究、出版工作，并与STEM同仁和广大公众进行交流。这些科学家和他们的工作在未来关于复杂的STEM概念的科学和公共讨论中将变得越来越重要。主要研究人员团队将在前几次研讨会的成功基础上再接再厉；扩大从研讨会受益的人数；进一步完善研讨会的材料和方法；实施和评估新材料，以接触到其他STEM学科的更多参与者；并继续为参与的科学家提供持续的支持和资源。每个研讨会将包括20-24名参与者和经验丰富的教职员工。研讨会将包括模拟，参与者在一系列具有挑战性的环境中向非科学家交流和教授复杂的STEM概念。研讨会将展示体验式学习的优点，并为参与者提供实践机会，在各种具有挑战性的环境中交流和教授复杂的STEM概念。研讨会教师将提供个性化的反馈和指导。在研讨会期间，参与者将学习和实践科学家和非科学家的角色，以便：1)学习有效地交流他们的专业知识；2)了解非科学家的文化和观点；3)加深对向非科学家交流和教授复杂的STEM概念所面临的不同挑战的理解和欣赏。与会者还将讨论与向非科学家交流和教授STEM概念有关的伦理问题。

This award supports three annual "Effectively Communicating Science" workshops on the topic of weather modification and a pilot workshop on hydraulic fracking to help coach scientists in communicating and teaching complex Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concepts effectively and ethically. The premise of the workshops is that scientists must not be advocates for one side or the other, but must be able to convey the quality and accuracy of their work. There is a significant societal impact in helping scientists better communicate and teach their expertise. At present, there are over 1,000 scientists in atmospheric, geospace, and related fields who are teaching, researching, publishing, and communicating with colleagues in the STEM community and the public at large. These scientists, and their work, will become increasingly important in future scientific and public discussions on complex STEM concepts.The principal investigator team will build on the success of previous workshops; expand the number of participants who benefit from the workshops; further refine the workshop materials and methodology; implement and evaluate new materials to reach more participants in other STEM disciplines; and continue to provide ongoing support and resources to participating scientists.Each workshop will include a diverse group of 20-24 participants and an experienced faculty. The workshops will include simulations where participants communicate and teach complex STEM concepts to non-scientists in a range of challenging settings. The workshops will demonstrate the merit of experiential learning and provide hands-on practice opportunities for participants to communicate and teach complex STEM concepts in a wide range of challenging settings. Workshop faculty will provide individualized feedback and coaching along the way.During the workshops, participants will learn and practice the role of both scientists and non-scientists in order to: 1) learn to effectively communicate their expertise; 2) understand the culture and perspectives of non-scientists; and 3) develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the different challenges in communicating and teaching complex STEM concepts to non-scientists. Participants will also discuss ethical issues concerning communicating and teaching STEM concepts to non-scientists.