Urban Ecology, Information Technology, and Inquiry Science for Students and Teachers

波士顿学院将与科学家、科学教育工作者、辅导顾问以及公立学校教师和学生合作，开发、评估和传播信息技术材料，以便整合到波士顿公立学校区内六所学校7-12年级的现有实地城市生态模块(如自由/开源软件中的生态声学模块和活动物理中的生物声学模块)中。其目标是利用信息技术让100-400名学生和大约100名教师参与城市生态的实地实地调查。由于该学区的大多数学生是少数族裔或经济上处于不利地位且表现不佳的学生，该项目最终可能会影响数千名学生，他们在STEM职业生涯中传统上代表人数较少，并减少了获得新兴信息技术的机会。该项目的设计是以研究为基础的，满足了未得到充分服务的人群的有案可查的IT和STEM需求。

Boston College will partner with scientists, science educators, guidance counselors and public school teachers and students to develop, evaluate and disseminate IT materials for integration into existing field-based urban ecology modules (such as the Ecoscenario module in FOSS and the bioacoustics module in Active Physics) for grades 7-12 in six schools within the Boston Public School district. The goal is to use information technology to engage 100-400 students and approximately 100 teachers in real-life, field-based, local investigations in urban ecology. Because the majority of students in the district are minority or economically disadvantaged and low performing, the project could eventually impact thousands of students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM careers and have reduced access to emerging information technologies. The project's design is research-based and meets documented IT and STEM needs of underserved populations.