Place-Based Geology Courses For Hispanic Undergraduates: Track 1

轨道1：西班牙裔本科生基于地点的地质学课程尽管有大量的西班牙裔人口，加州产生了不成比例的西班牙裔科学家的数量少。该项目的主要目标是：1）增加本科生在地质学在加州州立大学-萨克拉门托（CSUS）的多样性;和2）增加本科生和研究生的颜色参与研究的机会。 为了鼓励西班牙裔学生成为地质学专业的学生，将开设一门名为“墨西哥地质学”的地方性地质学入门课程，并通过开展探究活动吸引学生参与。 该课程还将鼓励学生通过明确参考地质学学生的职业道路进入地球科学工作队伍。 与克雷塔罗的墨西哥国立自治大学合作，为本科地质学专业的学生开发和共同教授墨西哥的实地课程和合作研究机会。CSUS的研究生将接受培训，担任本科生墨西哥地质学课程和实地课程的导师。该项目旨在为少数民族学生提供支助服务和指导，并根据目前的教育研究提供高质量的学习经验。目前正在收集关于以地点为基础的办法增加多样性的有效性的数据。 为准备该课程而收集的所有案例研究资料和数据正在数字化，并通过网络提供给其他人使用，从而增加了与墨西哥地质学教学有关的现有资源的数量。

Track 1: Place-Based Geology Courses for Hispanic UndergraduatesDespite its large Hispanic population, California produces a disproportionately low number of Hispanic scientists. The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) increase diversity among undergraduate students in geology at California State University - Sacramento (CSUS); and 2) increase opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students of color to participate in research. To encourage Hispanic students to become geology majors, a place-based introductory geology course entitled "Geology of Mexico" will be developed and used to engage students through the use of inquiry-based activities. The course will also encourage students to enter the geoscience workforce through explicit reference to career paths open to geology students. A partnership with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico at Queretaro has led to development and co-teaching of a Mexico-based field course and collaborative research opportunities for undergraduate geology majors. Graduate students from CSUS will be trained to act as mentors to undergraduates in the Geology of Mexico course and in the field course. The project is intended to provide support services and mentoring for minority students and high-quality learning experiences based on current educational research. Data about the effectiveness of a place-based approach to increasing diversity is being collected. All case-study information and data collected in preparation for the course are being digitized and made available through the web for others to use, thereby expanding number of available resources related to teaching geology in Mexico.