Building a National Informal Geoscience Education Collaborative: A Planning Proposal

标题：建立国家非正式地球科学教育合作：规划提案提交机构：古生物研究机构(PRI)首席研究员：罗伯特·M·罗斯新技术、跨学科研究和全球变化的紧迫性使地球系统科学(ESS)成为发展最快的科学领域之一。不幸的是，普通公众对ESS研究的广度和意义知之甚少。博物馆和科学中心每年接待全国游客超过1亿人次，是教育公众的理想场所。然而，许多博物馆使用过时的方法展示过时的地球科学信息，许多博物馆专业人员对目前展品中有关ESS的报道不满意。缺乏现成的最佳做法模式和非正规地球科学教育提供者之间的交流网络，是造成这些问题的原因之一。该规划项目正在制定一项详细的计划，以编制必要的资源，利用非正式教育场所向公众通报当前的ESS研究情况。该项目涉及六个主要非正式地球科学教育提供者之间的多年合作。正在评估非正式地球科学教育的现状，并正在编写一份建议白皮书摘要。目前正在为非正式的地球科学教育编制一套地学教育资料集，以便向广大地球科学界传播该项目的成果。该项目正在进行评估，以确定巡回展览的有效性以及展览和规划的计划，所有这些都是为了广泛的实用性而设计的。该项目通过六个核心合作者之间的沟通和数十个其他实体之间的网络联系，预计将提高全国地学展品和规划的质量。

Title: Building a National Informal Geoscience Education Collaborative: A Planning Proposal Submitting Institution: The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) Principal Investigator: Robert M. Ross New technologies, interdisciplinary studies, and the urgency of global change make Earth system science (ESS) one of the fastest evolving areas of science. Unfortunately, the general public has little understanding of the breadth and significance of ESS research. Museums and science centers, which nationally receive over 100 million visits per year, are ideal venues for educating the public. Yet many museums present out-of-date Earth science information using antiquated approaches, and many museum professionals are not satisfied with the coverage of ESS in their current exhibits. The absence of readily available models of best practices, and of networks for communication among providers of informal geoscience education, has contributed to these problems. This planning project is developing a detailed plan for producing the resources necessary to inform the general public about current ESS research using informal education venues. The project involves a multiyear collaboration among six major providers of informal geoscience education. The current status of informal geoscience education is being evaluated, and a white paper summary of recommendations is being prepared. A DLESE collection for informal geoscience education is being developed to disseminate the results of the project to the geoscience community at large. The project is being evaluated to determine the effectiveness of traveling exhibits and plans for exhibits and programming, all of which are being designed for broad utility. The project, both through communication among the six core collaborators and networking among many dozens of other entities, is expected to improve the quality of geoscience exhibits and programming nationwide.