GEO REU PI Workshop 2016: Sharing Strategies

GEO REU PI 研讨会 2016：分享策略

• 批准号: 1642407
• 负责人: Valerie Sloan
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University Corporation For Atmospheric Res
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-01 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1642407&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GEO; REU; PI; Workshop; 2016

The Directorate of Geosciences supports over six hundred students each year to participate in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site programs at about sixty institutions across the country. Competition to be accepted to these programs is fierce, with most programs having a selectivity of 6% or less. These sites provide research experiences for students who are likely to become the future geoscience workforce, and therefore, it is important that the scientists who manage them are aware of current best practices in student recruitment, career training, ethics training and other professional development practices. This award provides support for a workshop to be held at the University Corporation For Atmospheric Research in September, 2016 so that NSF GEO REU site managers can facilitate the sharing of effective management strategies. During the 1.5 days of the workshop, about 55 representatives of GEO REU programs will meet to continue the development of community connections between REUs, offer training for new REU site directors, and allow for advances on issues such as adapting REUs for community college students, supporting students from all backgrounds, and assessing the combined impact of REU-type programs in the Geosciences. The goal is to improve how REU Sites engage students in science through research experiences, both by improving the experience for REU participants and by broadening the student population that is accessing these opportunities. Collaboratively, the PIs will contribute to the common understanding and research base of this educational approach. The workshop is critical in achieving these goals because it allows PIs who live in geographically disparate locations to work together intensively over a couple of days.The workshop will bring together the REU managers from across the Geosciences Directorate to support the sharing of strategies in running inclusive and effective programs. The workshop builds on prior NSF-funded workshops for GEO REU PIs in 2011 and 2014, and the face-to-face interactions between PIs has helped to facilitate further sharing of insights and tools in the intervening years. In particular, PIs learned about ways to recruit students from populations that are underrepresented in the geosciences, including students with disabilities, Veterans, first-generation and non-traditional students and those from community colleges and minority-serving institutions. The 2016 workshop will repeat this training for new PIs and will further the discussion to include ways to connect students with appropriate support and networks after their participation in an REU to ensure they are retained in the geosciences.

地球科学理事会每年支持600多名学生参加全国约60个机构的本科生研究体验(REU)现场项目。被这些项目录取的竞争非常激烈，大多数项目的选择性都在6%或更低。这些网站为有可能成为未来地球科学工作者的学生提供研究经验，因此，管理这些网站的科学家必须了解当前在招生、职业培训、道德培训和其他职业发展实践方面的最佳做法。该奖项为将于2016年9月在大学大气研究公司举办的研讨会提供支持，以便NSF GEO REU网站经理能够促进有效管理战略的分享。在为期1.5天的研讨会期间，约55名GEO REU项目的代表将举行会议，继续发展REU之间的社区联系，为REU新站点主任提供培训，并允许在一些问题上取得进展，如为社区大学生适应REU，支持所有背景的学生，以及评估REU类型项目在地球科学中的综合影响。其目标是通过改善REU参与者的体验和扩大获得这些机会的学生群体，改善REU网站通过研究体验吸引学生参与科学的方式。在合作方面，督导人员将为这一教育方法的共同理解和研究基础做出贡献。研讨会对实现这些目标至关重要，因为它允许居住在不同地理位置的私人投资机构在几天内集中工作。研讨会将汇集来自地球科学局的REU管理人员，以支持分享在运行包容性和有效计划方面的战略。该讲习班是在2011年和2014年由国家科学基金会资助的地球观测组织区域和区域单位绩效指标讲习班的基础上举办的，各绩效指标之间的面对面互动有助于促进在其间的年份中进一步交流见解和工具。特别是，专业人员了解了如何从地球科学中代表性不足的人群中招收学生，包括残疾学生、退伍军人、第一代和非传统学生以及来自社区学院和为少数群体服务的机构的学生。2016年的讲习班将为新的个人投资者重复这一培训，并将进一步讨论如何在学生参加区域科学联盟后将他们与适当的支持和网络联系起来，以确保他们被保留在地球科学领域。