Geosciences Institute for Education and Research

摘要：迪尔伯恩大学的地球科学教育与研究研究所将为底特律公立学校系统的5-12年级教师和学生制定一项年度研究计划。 该计划旨在将地球科学的研究和学习机会扩展到底特律市内代表性不足的群体。 这个项目解决了两个问题。有色人种占底特律市人口的80%，但他们在迪尔伯恩大学的所有科学专业中占不到10%，在地球科学专业中占不到3%。 此外，密歇根州公立学校现在要求在5年级、8年级和11年级教授地球科学，但经常教授这些课程的教师中只有不到2%的人曾经上过地质学大学课程。 NSF的资金将用于开发基础项目，如果成功，将在底特律公立学校和迪尔伯恩大学的支持下继续进行。该计划将包括为期三周的会议，其中10名选定的教师和最多20名学生将参加位于密歇根州东南部的地球科学研究项目。 在为期三周的课程中，学生每周将在教室和实验室中花两天时间介绍研究问题。 剩余的时间将花在现场协助教师，研究生和本科生正在进行的研究项目。 在为期三周的会议之后，教师和学生将通过一个专门开发的网站与教师保持联系。 教师和学生将协助UM-Dearborn的教师和学生在密歇根州艺术，科学和文学学院年会上向地球科学会议提交初步研究结果。

ABSTRACTGeosciences Institute for Education and ResearchThe Earth Science Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn will develop an annual research program for selected grade 5-12 teachers and students from the Detroit Public School System. The program is designed to extend research and learning opportunities in the geosciences to underrepresented groups within the City of Detroit. This project addresses two problems. People of color comprise 80% of the population within the City of Detroit, but they comprise less than 10% of all science majors at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and fewer than 3% of geoscience majors. In addition, Earth Science is now required to be taught in the 5th, 8th and 11th grades in Michigan public schools, but fewer than 2% of the teachers who regularly teach these classes have ever had a college-course in geology. NSF funding will be used to develop the fundamental program, which, if successful, will continue with support from the Detroit Public Schools and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The program will consist of a three-week session whereby 10 selected teachers and a maximum of 20 of their students will participate in geoscience research projects located within southeast Michigan. During the three-week session the students will spend two days each week in the classroom and laboratory for an introduction to the research problem. The remaining time will be spent in the field assisting faculty, graduate and undergraduate students with ongoing research projects. Following the three-week session, the teachers and their students will maintain contact with the faculty through a specially developed web site. Teachers and students will assist UM-Dearborn faculty and students in presenting the preliminary research results to the Geosciences Session at the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters Annual Meeting.