Collaborative Research: GP-EXTRA: Preparing GeoSTEM Teachers for the Arctic Region (GeoSTEM)

从国家安全到环境管理，无数的个人和社会问题要求公民根据他们对当地科学、技术和文化的理解做出明智的决定。要提高对全球变化的了解，就需要有GeoSTEM的知识和包括少数群体在内的广泛参与。随着新的下一代科学标准(NGSS)的实施，对地球科学课程提出了更严格的要求，需要更合格、更有效的地球科学教师。这对阿拉斯加的农村地区尤其重要，那里的失业率很高，土著学生人口传统上一直得不到充分的服务。这个为期三年的项目在偏远的农村实施辅导教学经验，以增加阿拉斯加地球科学教师的数量，并针对本科生和大学预科学生(K-12)对地球科学职业的总体兴趣。来自阿拉斯加大学教育学院(UAF-SOE)、UAF自然科学与数学学院(CNSM)、北方阿拉斯加大学博物馆(UAM)和国际北极研究中心(IARC)的跨学科团队将与阿拉斯加的农村学区合作，创建和评估一个多层次的招聘和培训计划，以增加合格和有效的GeoSTEM教师数量，他们了解并拥抱阿拉斯加北极原住民村庄强大的当地背景。与会者将增进他们对以下问题的理解：(A)GeoSTEM内容的跨学科性质；(B)与地点相关的和实际操作的地球科学教学实践；(C)地球科学和教学的职业。该项目的目标是：(1)制定一个多层次、可持续的招聘方案，侧重于参与地球科学的多样性。(2)开发和实施一个以大学为基础的、3学分的GeoSTEM课程，该课程同时包括UAF本科生地球科学和教育学位。(3)为土著农村学校的GeoSTEM学员提供有指导的地球/地球科学教学经验，其中包括大学前的地球科学职业教育。(4)研究和评价：(A)多层次招聘方法；(B)以大学为基础的GeoSTEM课程；(C)在土著和偏远村庄指导的地球科学实地教学经验。虽然这个项目的重点是增加地球科学教师的数量，但大学预科的K-12学生也将受益。在阿拉斯加土著和偏远村庄的地球科学教学体验期间，参与者将让大学预科高中生参与地球科学项目、动手收集数据和进行地球科学职业教育。该项目最初服务于20名职前教师，并在10所学校创造了指导实地经验，为95%的土著学生提供服务，并立即影响到400多名土著学生。这一方法有助于为土著学生创造一条通往地球科学职业的管道。拟议的项目支持土著和农村学生在接受教育方面的地球科学教师的招聘、有效性、留用和公平。

From national security to environmental stewardship, a countless number of personal and societal issues require citizens to make informed decisions based on their understanding of science, technology, and culture of place. Such increased understanding of global change requires GeoSTEM knowledge and broad participation, inclusive of minority populations. With the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), more rigorous geoscience curricula requirements are forthcoming and better qualified and more effective Earth Science teachers are needed. This is especially essential for rural Alaska, where unemployment is high and where indigenous student populations have traditionally been underserved. This three-year project implements mentored teaching experiences in remote rural villages to increase the number of Earth Science teachers in Alaska and targets the overall interest in geoscience careers of undergraduate and pre-college students (K-12). The project's interdisciplinary team from the University of Alaska School of Education (UAF-SOE), the UAF College of Natural Science & Mathematics (CNSM), the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAM), and the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) in collaboration with Alaska's rural school districts will create and evaluate a multilayered recruitment and training program to increase the number of qualified and effective GeoSTEM teachers who understand and embrace the powerful local contexts of Alaska's Arctic Native villages. Participants will increase their understandings about: (a) the interdisciplinary nature of GeoSTEM contents; (b) place-relevant and hands on geoscience teaching practices; and (c) careers in geosciences and teaching. The project objectives are:(1) Development of a multilayered, sustainable recruitment program with focus on diversity participation in geosciences.(2) Development and implementation of a university-based, 3 credit GeoSTEM course that count towards both, UAF undergraduate geoscience and education degrees.(3) Implementation of mentored Earth/geoscience teaching experiences for GeoSTEM participants in indigenous rural schools that includes pre-college career education for geosciences. (4) Research and evaluation of the effectiveness of the (a) multilayered recruitment approach, (b) the university-based GeoSTEM course, and (c) the mentored geoscience field teaching experiences in indigenous and remote villages. While the focus of this project is on increasing the number of Earth Science teachers, pre-college K-12 students will also benefit. During the geoscience-teaching experiences in indigenous and remote Alaska villages, participants will engage pre-college high school students in geoscience projects, hands on data collection and geoscience career education. This project serves initially 20 pre-service teachers and creates mentored field experiences in 10 schools serving 95% Native students and impacting immediately more than 400 indigenous students. This approach helps to create a pipeline into geoscience careers for indigenous students. The proposed project supports Earth science teacher recruitment, effectiveness, retention, and equity in access to education for indigenous and rural students.