Energy and the Environment: Educating K-16 Students to Improve Energy-Related Technological and Environmental Literacy

该项目正在确定必要的知识和技能，以提高我们对能源问题的技术和环境意识，并改进在K-16课堂，特别是在纽约州的课堂上实施以项目为基础的能源和环境课程。该项目有两个主要组成部分：1)跨学科博士研究，确定与能源问题有关的技术和环境素养之间的交集，以及改进将最新研究成果纳入传播材料以提高我们的素养的方法；2)将这项研究工作用于一系列活动，从而为K-16课堂编写、评估和传播以项目为基础的教材。正在举办教师讲习班，以传播课程材料。此外，正在广泛散发两张海报，介绍研究部分界定的关键概念，以增加对材料的使用。还为大学教职员工举办了讲习班，以扩大他们在以学术机构重视的方式提供有效的K-12外联方面的兴趣和能力。本奖项的每个组成部分都计划进行宣传和评估活动。将采用调查、评估表和传统的研究质量和数量评估方法。

This project is identifying the knowledge and skills necessary to increase our technical and environmental awareness of energy issues and to improve the implementation of project-based energy and environment curricula in K-16 classrooms, particularly in New York State. There are two primary components of the project: 1) interdisciplinary PhD research that is defining the intersection between technical and environmental literacy related to energy issues and the means of improving the integration of the latest research findings into communication materials to improve our literacy and 2) the use of this research work for a range of activities that result in the preparation, assessment anddissemination of project-based educational materials for K-16 classrooms. Teacher workshops are being conducted to disseminate the curricular materials. In addition, two posters that capture the key concepts defined by the research component are being widelydisseminated to increase the use of the materials. Workshops are also being conducted for college faculty to expand their interest and capabilities in providing effective K-12 outreach in a manner that is valued by academic institutions. Dissemination and assessment activities are planned for each component of this award. Surveys, evaluation forms, and traditional measures of assessing the quality and quantity of research will be employed.