Experiential and international polar science education for U.S. students in Greenland (JSEP) and Antarctica (JASE)

为格陵兰岛 (JSEP) 和南极洲 (JASE) 的美国学生提供体验式国际极地科学教育

• 批准号: 2229033
• 负责人: Ross Virginia
• 金额: $ 127.85万
• 依托单位: Dartmouth College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2229033&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiential; international; polar; science; education

The Arctic and Antarctic are undergoing rapid changes in their marine, glacial, ecological, atmospheric, and social systems. Addressing the societally relevant consequences of this change, which are local and global in scope, requires a more diverse and integrative U.S. polar STEM community with leaders prepared for international and cross-cultural collaborations. Dartmouth will lead the U.S. component of two international efforts to develop inclusive polar STEM learning opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students that will help build capacity for U.S. leadership in the polar regions. The Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) includes a close collaboration with international and Indigenous partners in Greenland and Denmark, and the Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE) includes a partnership with Chile. The field-based JSEP program will immerse U.S. students in experiential learning in Kangerlussuaq and Summit Station, Greenland. JSEP will include a remote short course for a large number of U.S. high school students to learn about the Arctic through data-focused activities. The JASE program includes a partnership with the Chilean Antarctic Institute to co-lead a virtual symposium for students to share Arctic and Antarctic research. Applications for both programs will be encouraged from students across the U.S. and recruitment will focus on reaching students who have limited access to STEM experiences and who come from groups historically excluded from STEM fields.The JSEP and JASE experiences will be developed around a unique intergenerational mentor-mentee model that gives U.S. high school students access to undergraduate and graduate students as near-peer mentors and opportunities for the student mentors to develop their communication and outreach skills. The effort includes an evaluation and dissemination of the inclusive models for U.S. polar STEM education and research programs that prioritize diversity, collaboration, communication, outreach, cultural sharing, and building sustained relationships with Arctic and Antarctic partners. This includes implementing new approaches for recruiting and supporting students whose opportunities for polar STEM have been limited by factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic and ability status. Results will inform future efforts to successfully provide education and research experiences to U.S. students interested in polar science and engineering. This project will expand an international and diverse network of students, educators, and scientists with skills for polar research, outreach, and STEM careers. JSEP and JASE will involve at least 100 U.S. high school students and up to 20 undergraduate or graduate students with a goal that many of these students come from groups historically excluded from STEM fields. Students, educators, and scientists involved with this project will gain exposure to field-based polar research and improve their skills for: science communication; cross-cultural and international collaborations; framing scholarship to meet the needs of Arctic communities; and recognizing and respecting Indigenous knowledge. The undergraduate and graduate students will receive hands-on training in interdisciplinary research and outreach, which will prepare them as STEM leaders with skills for broadening impacts of their future scholarship. The project also provides significant opportunity for science diplomacy and to strengthen relationships by engaging our Arctic and Antarctic partners in all aspects of project planning, implementation, assessment, and reporting. Assessments will allow evaluation of how the following pedagogical elements impact outcomes for U.S. students (high school, undergraduate, and graduate): field-based versus virtual, hands-on activities, interdisciplinary curriculum, Indigenous perspectives, intergenerational mentor-mentee relationships, and a multicultural setting. Results will inform future efforts to successfully provide education and research experiences to U.S. students interested in polar science and engineering.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.

北极和南极正在经历海洋、冰川、生态、大气和社会系统的快速变化。解决这一变化的社会相关后果，无论是在本地还是在全球范围内，都需要一个更加多样化和一体化的美国极地STEM社区，其领导者为国际和跨文化合作做好准备。达特茅斯学院将领导两项国际努力的美国部分，为高中生、本科生和研究生开发包容性的极地STEM学习机会，这将有助于建立美国在极地地区的领导能力。联合科学教育项目（JSEP）包括与格陵兰和丹麦的国际和土著伙伴的密切合作，而联合南极学校考察（JASE）包括与智利的伙伴关系。基于实地的JSEP项目将使美国学生沉浸在格陵兰岛康克鲁斯瓦格和顶峰站的体验式学习中。JSEP将包括一个远程短期课程，让大量美国高中生通过以数据为中心的活动了解北极。JASE项目包括与智利南极研究所合作，共同领导一个虚拟研讨会，让学生们分享北极和南极的研究。这两个项目都将鼓励美国各地的学生申请，招聘将重点关注那些接触STEM经验有限的学生，以及那些来自历史上被排除在STEM领域之外的群体的学生。JSEP和JASE的经验将围绕一种独特的代际导师-指导者模式进行开发，该模式为美国高中生提供与本科生和研究生作为近同龄人导师的机会，并为学生导师提供发展他们沟通和拓展技能的机会。这项工作包括评估和传播美国极地STEM教育和研究项目的包容性模式，这些模式优先考虑多样性、合作、沟通、外展、文化共享，并与北极和南极伙伴建立持续的关系。这包括实施新的方法来招募和支持那些因性别、种族、民族、社会经济和能力地位等因素而限制了极地STEM机会的学生。结果将为未来的努力提供信息，以成功地为对极地科学和工程感兴趣的美国学生提供教育和研究经验。该项目将扩大一个由具有极地研究、外展和STEM职业技能的学生、教育工作者和科学家组成的国际多样化网络。JSEP和JASE将涉及至少100名美国高中生和最多20名本科生或研究生，目标是这些学生中的许多人来自历史上被排除在STEM领域之外的群体。参与该项目的学生、教育工作者和科学家将获得实地极地研究的机会，并提高他们的技能：科学传播；跨文化和国际合作；建立奖学金以满足北极社区的需求；承认和尊重土著知识。本科生和研究生将接受跨学科研究和推广方面的实践培训，这将使他们成为STEM领导者，具备扩大未来奖学金影响的技能。该项目还为科学外交提供了重要机会，并通过让我们的北极和南极合作伙伴参与项目规划、实施、评估和报告的各个方面，加强了关系。评估将允许评估以下教学要素如何影响美国学生（高中，本科生和研究生）的结果：实地与虚拟，实践活动，跨学科课程，土著观点，代际师弟关系以及多元文化环境。结果将为未来的努力提供信息，以成功地为对极地科学和工程感兴趣的美国学生提供教育和研究经验。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。