Conference of Eminent Earth Scientists and Educators for thePlanning of a K-12 Earth Science Education Framework

本次会议的目标是制定一个k-12地球科学教育框架。大约20位代表NASA、NOAA、USGS和nsf地球科学研究项目的地球科学家、20位地球科学教师和几位地球科学教育专家将参加为期5天的会议来完成这项任务。每位科学家将在会前准备一份论文，阐述其专业领域内行星地球的主要概念。在会议的小组会议上，教师将与科学家一起确定哪些概念对所有学生都很重要，哪些概念只应该介绍给希望在某一科学领域从事职业的学生。这笔奖金将只支付本次会议费用的10%左右。会议的主要费用将由其他政府机构、出版公司、学校系统和美国地质研究所资助。

The goal of this conference is to develop a k-12 Earth Science Education Framework. Approximately twenty geoscientists representing NASA, NOAA, USGS, and NSF-Geoscience research programs, twenty earth science teachers, and several specialists in earth science education will take part in a 5-day conference to undertake this task. A pre-conference paper will be prepared by each scientist delineating the major concepts of Planet Earth within their field of expertise. During small group sessions at the conference teachers will work with scientists to identify those concepts that are important for all students and those that should only be introduced to students desiring to pursue a career in one of the sciences. This award will only cover about ten percent of the cost of this conference. The major cost of the conference will be funded by other government agencies, publishing companies, school systems, and the American Geological Institute.