Acceso la Ciencia: Haciendo la Ciencia Accesible para los Padres y de los Ninos Latinos en Comunidades Rurales / Access Science: Making Science Accessible for Latino Parents ...

为了解决缺乏非正式科学教育机会的问题，并提高社区支持孩子接受STEM教育的能力，华盛顿州立大学的亚基马山谷/三座城市梅萨计划、太平洋科学中心和KDNA教育广播电台开发了一套非正式科学倡议，为农村拉美裔家庭提供补充学习机会。这项为期四年的计划的目标是在华盛顿州东南部建立一个可持续的非正式科学基础设施，为家庭服务，提高父母对科学教育的认识、支持和参与，并最终增加正在攻读STEM相关研究生课程的拉美裔农村青年的数量。该计划在其所有相互关联的交付成果中以英语和西班牙语呈现。-两个流动展览，首先是太平洋科学(PCS)中心开发的一个侧重于农业和环境科学的展览。-在农业、生命科学和促进学习方面的课程和培训。-为社区成员提供课程和培训，以支持父母鼓励其子女的学业抱负，由PSC和MESA制定。-MESA方案的420名青年和家长接受了培训，解释展览并在社区内举办讲习班、社区节日、家庭科学讲习班和周六方案。-四个一年一度的社区节日、季度家庭星期六活动和家庭科学工作坊，在四年的项目中惠及2万人。-带回家活动、科学集会、一个网站和为社区活动制作音乐和科学节目的CD。-一个大型媒体倡议，包括每月一小时的电台电话节目，有科学专家、教师、专业人员、学生和家长参加，60秒的信息推广科学概念和资源，以及在平面、广播和电视上开展宣传活动，以推广社区节日。这些场馆每个有12,500-25,000人。-一份项目手册，其中包括项目团队使用的培训、课程和协作策略。总的来说，Accesso la Ciencia通过有趣的社区活动将家长和孩子与Pasco学区当前的激光科学教育改革努力联系起来。该项目通过在非正规科学教育中提供强有力的社区支持倡议，补充了学区的努力。社区开展的每一项活动都将拉美农村人感兴趣的主题(例如农业)与学校教授的概念结合起来，同时也向父母提供工具和支持，以提高他们对子女接受STEM教育机会的认识。

To address a lack of informal science education opportunities and to increase community capacity to support STEM education for their children, Washington State University's Yakima Valley/Tri Cities MESA program, the Pacific Science Center, and KDNA Educational Radio have developed a set of informal science initiatives that offer complementary learning opportunities for rural Latino families. The goal of this four-year program is to create a sustainable informal science infrastructure in southeastern Washington State to serve families, increase parental awareness, support and involvement in science education and ultimately increase the numbers of rural Latino youth pursuing STEM-related under graduate studies. This program is presented in English and Spanish languages in all of its interconnected deliverables. -Two mobile exhibits, beginning with one focused on agricultural and environmental science developed by The Pacific Science (PCS) Center. -Curriculum and training in agriculture, life sciences and facilitating learning.-Curriculum and training for community members to provide support to parents in encouraging the academic aspirations of their children developed by PSC and MESA.-420 Youth and parents from the MESA program trained to interpret exhibits and run workshops, community festivals, family science workshops and Saturday programs throughout the community. - Four annual community festivals, quarterly Family Saturday events, and Family Science Workshops reaching 20,000 people over the four-year project.-Take home activities, science assemblies, a website and CDs with music and science programming for community events.-A large media initiative including monthly one hour call-in radio programs featuring science experts, teachers, professionals, students and parents, 60-second messages promoting science concepts and resources and a publicity campaign in print, radio and TV to promote community festivals. These venues reach 12,500-25,000 people each.-A program manual that includes training, curriculum and collaborative strategies used by the project team.Overall Accesso la Ciencia connects parents and children through fun community activities to Pasco School District's current LASER science education reform effort. This project complements the school districts effort by providing a strong community support initiative in informal science education. Each activity done in the community combines topics of interest to rural Latinos (agriculture for instance) to concepts being taught in the schools, while also providing tools and support to parents that increases their awareness of opportunities for their children in STEM education.