MPWG: The Oceanography Camp for Girls

小行星9554493 海洋学营的女孩（OCG）是由南佛罗里达的海洋科学系（USF DMS）和皮内拉斯县学校系统的大学共同开发的，以鼓励职业兴趣的科学为年轻女性提出进入高中。 选择海洋学是因为其固有的跨学科性质，需要熟悉四个“硬”科学-生物学、化学、地质学和物理学，以及数学基础。 因此，该营地反映了妇女代表性最低的研究领域，并使年轻妇女能够利用从实践活动中获得的知识，并将其应用于自己“后院”的有形海洋环境。这种环境“桥梁”是通过乘坐研究船进行数据收集、实地考察和深入、实际的实验室探索来完成的。 该教育计划的独特性不仅源于现实世界的环境研究和意识，而且还来自已经在科学领域建立的女性对中学女生的一对一指导。 该项目将大大扩大和完善营地的经验。 每年，OCG只接触到30名居住在皮内拉斯县的年轻妇女。 皮内拉斯县以外的目标人口允许居住在六个县半径范围内的新的年轻妇女人口受益于这一经验。 扩大和完善这一方案的其他组成部分包括：1）修改方案形式，以容纳住宿部分，增加学生榜样和营地参与者之间的互动; 2）解决教育管道沿着的众多漏洞，以直接改善妇女在科学领域的机会和保留率; 3）提供教师培训，以加强中学科学教育; 4）加强全州公共和私人研究机构之间的合作;（5）作为示范项目，提供培训材料，在区域内进行类似项目的试点。 向女生提供服务的示范包括：暑期科学方案，在教学中使用技术，技术援助，制定满足女生需求和兴趣的课程，改善课堂个性化教学，中学、大学和政府组织之间的合作，以及传播在短期和长期审查过程中收集的信息。 该方案的目标人群是顺利完成七年级学业的年轻妇女。 这是一个关键的时刻，当女孩经历自信心的丧失，需要积极的鼓励，在他们的追求数学和科学。 其理由是，营地的经验将激励参与者选择更多的数学和科学课程，并认真考虑科学作为一个职业选择。 ***

9554493 Coble The Oceanography Camp for Girls (OCG) was developed jointly by the University of South Florida's Department of Marine Science (USF DMS) and the Pinellas County School System to encourage career interest in the sciences for young women posed to enter high school. Oceanography was chosen because of its inherent interdisciplinary nature, requiring a familiarity with the four "hard" sciences--biology, chemistry, geology and physics, as well as a foundation in mathematics. As such, the camp reflects the areas of study in which women are most often underrepresented, and allows young women to use the knowledge gained from hands-on activities and to apply it to a tangible marine environment in their own "backyard." This environmental "bridging" is accomplished via cruises aboard a research vessel for data collection, field trips, and in-depth, practical laboratory explorations. The uniqueness of this educational program derives its focus, not only from real-world environmental studies and awareness, but also from one-on-one mentoring of middle school girls by women who are already established in scientific fields. This project would significantly expand and refine the camp experience. Annually, the OCG has reached only 30 young women residing in Pinellas County. The target population beyond Pinellas County allows a new population of young women residing within a six county radius to benefit from this experience. Additional components of the expansion and refinement of this program include: 1) modification of the program format to accommodate a residential component, increase interactions between student role models and camp participants; 2) addressing the numerous leaks along the education pipeline to directly improve access and retention of women in the sciences; 3) providing teacher training to enhance science education at secondary levels; 4) increasing collaborative efforts between public and private research facilities statewide; and 5) serving as a m odel program for others, offering training materials to pilot similar programs regionally. The demonstration of the provision of services to female students includes: a summer science program, use of technology in instruction, technical assistance, development of a curriculum addressing needs and interests of female students, improvement of individualized instruction in the classroom, collaborations between secondary schools, university and governmental organizations, and dissemination of information gathered over both short-term and long-term review processes. The target population for this program is young women who have successfully completed seventh grade. This is a critical time when girls experience a loss of self-confidence and need positive encouragement in their pursuits of math and science. The rationale is that the camp experience will motivate participants to select more math and science courses and seriously consider the sciences as a career option. ***