STEM at the Poles: Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating

两极的 STEM：教师和研究人员的探索与合作

• 批准号: 1754290
• 负责人: Janet Warburton
• 金额: $ 37.76万
• 依托单位: Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-05-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1754290&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Poles; Teachers; Researchers; Exploring

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) will administer and implement, "Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (PolarTREC)", a program that selects U.S. teachers and informal educators and prepares them to participate in cutting-edge field research with polar scientists in various, and often remote, locations in the Arctic and Antarctica. Through hands-on field experiences, participating teachers (pre-service and in-service) and informal educators will improve teaching strategies, develop resources for their careers, and change how they teach STEM in the classroom and to the public. The project's goal is to invigorate polar science education and understanding by bringing educators and polar researchers together in professional collaboration. By integrating research and education, PolarTREC will help sustain and grow the considerable scientific and public enthusiasm for polar research and education. Twelve teachers or informal educators will be recruited, selected, and matched with polar researchers. ARCUS will maintain a website for dissemination of information about the expeditions, provide orientation training for the teachers that includes field safety and communication training, provide travel support for the teachers to meet with scientists prior to deployments and for them to join the scientific expeditions in the field. Participants in the TRE will not only increase their knowledge of polar science and effective teaching practices, but also will develop long-term collaborative professional relationships with polar researchers and become part of an ever-growing educator network.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

美国北极研究联盟（ARCUS）将管理和实施“教师和研究人员探索与合作（PolarTREC）”计划，该计划选择美国教师和非正式教育工作者，并为他们做好准备与极地科学家在北极和南极洲的各个偏远地区进行尖端实地研究。通过实地实践经验，参与教师（职前和在职）和非正式教育工作者将改进教学策略，开发职业资源，并改变他们在课堂上和向公众教授STEM的方式。该项目的目标是通过将教育工作者和极地研究人员聚集在一起进行专业合作，以振兴极地科学教育和理解。通过整合研究和教育，PolarTREC将有助于维持和增长对极地研究和教育的科学和公众热情。12名教师或非正式教育工作者将被招募，选择，并与极地研究人员匹配。ARCUS将维持一个网站，传播有关考察的信息，为教师提供包括实地安全和通信培训在内的概况介绍培训，为教师在部署前与科学家会面以及参加实地科学考察提供旅行支助。TRE的参与者不仅将增加他们对极地科学的知识和有效的教学实践，还将与极地研究人员建立长期的合作专业关系，并成为不断发展的教育网络的一部分。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。