Collaborative Research: Arecibo C3 - Center for Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Science Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement

合作研究：Arecibo C3 - 文化相关和包容性科学教育、计算技能和社区参与中心

• 批准号: 2321760
• 负责人: Jose Agosto Rivera
• 金额: $ 90万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2028-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321760&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Arecibo; C3; Center

This award establishes a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research center at the federally owned site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and location of the Arecibo Observatory. Arecibo Center for Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Science Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement (Arecibo C3) will integrate science (ciencia), computation (computación), and community (comunidad)—geographical, disciplinary, and cultural—with the overall goal of promoting culturally-relevant and inclusive teaching with science education research, outreach, and workforce development. Arecibo C3 is a collaboration of: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. Arecibo C3 (a.k.a. "the Center") is purpose-built to advance STEM-equity and promote full participation in the benefits of STEM. The scholarly community of STEM education researchers will benefit from the outputs of the Center’s education research programs. STEM students, professional educators, and the public will benefit from the Center’s skill building and workforce development activities.Arecibo C3 will serve as a collaborative hub for STEM discovery and exploration by building upon existing programs and opportunities established at the Arecibo site by previous NSF programs, while also creating new STEM education, research, and outreach programs and initiatives. The goals for the Center are to (1) promote STEM education, learning, and teaching; (2) support fundamental and applied STEM and STEM education research; (3) broaden participation in STEM; and (4) build and strengthen collaborations and partnerships. The proposed suite of experiences and research will be innovative and diverse. Research on STEM education and learning will examine the impact of multisensory teaching strategies in secondary and post-secondary education, as well as approaches for adult learning in informal contexts, ultimately contributing to increasing participation of all people –with and without disabilities– in STEM. A complementary priority will be investigating how culturally sustaining pedagogy supports student STEM identity development. Introductory research experiences for all will be offered through DNA Barcode Puerto Rico, an experience using DNA to study the biodiversity of the island. Modeled on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center barcoding programs, collaborations with high schools and science centers across Puerto Rico will be served by new Arecibo C3 molecular and computer laboratory spaces and equipment loans. Visitor groups will also access DNA Learning Center field trips and summer courses. Visitors will also experience a multisensory course and exhibition featuring sensory experiences of data, such as the merging of black holes or behavior of bioluminescent organisms. Teachers and faculty working with experts in scientific and education research will be mentored to create, implement, and assess curricula of course-based convergent research experiences for high school and undergraduates. Arecibo C3 will create workforce development opportunities focusing on data science, computation, and biotechnology. Computational training will also reach into communities empowering women and girls in public housing with data science skills and career opportunities. Biotechnology training and credentials will tie to local industries and jobs. Arecibo C3 will feature a meetings program that convenes researchers, educators, policy makers, industry partners, and other stakeholders for think tank style conferences on pressing STEM topics. Additionally, the Center will pilot a fellowship program in which participants are trained and certified in scientific community management. Arecibo C3 Fellows will then serve as ambassadors using recently acquired collaborative strategies to involve, organize, train, support their peers in community science experiences, and build communities of practice. Ultimately, Arecibo C3 will foster equity-enabling STEM research and education, enrich Puerto Rico’s vibrant STEM communities, and serve as a catalyst for inclusive STEM education globally.Arecibo C3 is jointly funded by the following programs at NSF: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12), Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) programs.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.

该奖项在波多黎各阿雷西博联邦拥有的地点和阿雷西博天文台的位置建立了一个科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育和研究中心。阿雷西博文化相关和包容性科学教育、计算技能和社区参与中心（阿雷西博C3）将整合科学（ciencia）、计算（computación）和社区（communidad）——地理、学科和文化——总体目标是通过科学教育研究、推广和劳动力发展促进文化相关和包容性教学。Arecibo C3是冷泉港实验室、波多黎各大学Río Piedras分校、马里兰大学巴尔的摩县分校和萨格拉多大学Corazón的合作项目。阿雷西博C3(又名；“该中心”)是专门为促进STEM公平和促进充分参与STEM的利益而建立的。STEM教育研究人员的学术社区将受益于该中心的教育研究项目的成果。STEM学生、专业教育工作者和公众将从该中心的技能培养和劳动力发展活动中受益。阿雷西博C3将作为STEM发现和探索的合作中心，建立在以前NSF项目在阿雷西博站点建立的现有项目和机会的基础上，同时还将创建新的STEM教育、研究和推广项目和倡议。该中心的目标是(1)促进STEM教育、学习和教学；(2)支持基础和应用STEM及STEM教育研究；(3)扩大STEM的参与；(4)建立和加强合作与伙伴关系。拟议的一系列经验和研究将具有创新性和多样性。关于STEM教育和学习的研究将研究多感官教学策略对中学和中学后教育的影响，以及在非正式环境下成人学习的方法，最终有助于提高所有人（无论有无残疾）对STEM的参与。一个互补的优先事项将是调查文化可持续教学法如何支持学生STEM身份发展。波多黎各DNA条形码项目将为所有人提供介绍性研究经验，这是一种利用DNA研究该岛生物多样性的经验。以冷泉港实验室DNA学习中心条形码项目为蓝本，与波多黎各各地的高中和科学中心合作，将由新的阿雷西博C3分子和计算机实验室空间和设备贷款提供服务。游客团体还将参加DNA学习中心的实地考察和暑期课程。参观者还将体验到以黑洞合并、生物发光生物的行为等数据感官体验为特色的多感官课程和展览。与科学和教育研究专家一起工作的教师和教职员工将被指导为高中和本科生创建、实施和评估基于课程的融合研究经验课程。阿雷西博C3将创造专注于数据科学、计算和生物技术的劳动力发展机会。计算培训还将深入社区，使住在公共住房中的妇女和女孩获得数据科学技能和职业机会。生物技术培训和证书将与当地产业和就业挂钩。阿雷西博C3将以会议项目为特色，召集研究人员、教育工作者、政策制定者、行业合作伙伴和其他利益相关者，就紧迫的STEM主题举行智库式会议。此外，该中心还将试行一个奖学金项目，让参与者接受科学界管理方面的培训和认证。然后，阿雷西博C3研究员将利用最近获得的合作战略担任大使，参与、组织、培训和支持他们的同行进行社区科学经验，并建立实践社区。最终，阿雷西博C3将促进公平的STEM研究和教育，丰富波多黎各充满活力的STEM社区，并成为全球包容性STEM教育的催化剂。阿雷西博C3由NSF的以下项目共同资助：推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）、刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）、发现研究PreK-12 （DRK-12）、学生和教师的创新技术体验（ITEST）、西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）和路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）项目。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。