UNH GEO-Teach: Transforming Earth System Science Education

UNH GEO-Teach项目通过制定一项全面计划来改变中学和高中阶段的地球科学教育，解决了对高素质地球科学教师的需求。该计划由新汉普郡大学(UNH)、迪拉德大学(DU)、伊丽莎白城州立大学(ECSU)和宾夕法尼亚州立大学(PSU)合作建立，将支持现有的职前教师培训计划，包括与在职教师的指导和建立网络，以及在地球系统科学方面的真正研究经验。此外，在职教师将参加一个丰富方案，该方案包括一个研究和课程内容，支持开展综合了地球系统科学所有方面的探究式课堂活动。该项目的一个主要组成部分是仿照现有的UNH GK-12倡议(国家科学基金会项目：DGE-0338277)，为地球科学研究生设立地质教学研究金。在GEO-Teach的支持下，地球科学研究生和本科生将参加暑期强化学院，并在随后的学年继续与教师建立关系。每名研究生将与学校结对，并在这些合作学校中扮演“驻校科学家”的角色。研究生将与教师合作，实施新设计的模块，并为课堂上的基于项目的活动提供支持。每年将提供一个由两部分组成的夏季充实计划。地球系统科学教师专题(ESST-1)课程是为最初接受地球科学培训的在职教师设计的进修课程，是为最初接受其他学科培训的在职教师和职前教师开设的概论课程。地球科学教学中的研究课题(ESST-2)课程将提供对当前地球科学概念的更高级探索。暑期充实计划将于一年级在UNH举行，所有合作机构将赞助职前教师参加。该计划将在项目的第二年和第三年扩大到包括UNH、DU、ECSU和PSU的4个夏季地质教学研究所。将UNH模式扩展到伙伴机构的卫星方案，将允许调查UNH模式对其他类型的机构的适应性和可输出性，包括那些具有不同学生人口的机构。在这三年中，240名在职和职前教师将参加项目活动。将对项目活动进行彻底评估，以证明联合国卫生组织模式扩大到国家规模的潜力。

The UNH GEO-Teach project addresses the need for highly qualified teachers in the geosciences by developing a comprehensive plan to transform geoscience education at the middle and high school levels. The program, built as a collaboration between the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Dillard University (DU), Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), and Pennsylvania State University (PSU), will bolster existing preparation programs for pre-service teachers to include mentoring and networking with in-service teachers and bona-fide research experiences in Earth system science. In addition, in-service teachers will participate in an enrichment program that includes a research and curriculum component that supports development of inquiry-based classroom activities integrating all aspects of Earth system science. A major component of this project is the establishment of GEO-Teach fellowships for graduate students in the geosciences, modeled after the existing UNH GK-12 initiative (NSF Project: DGE-0338277). With GEO-Teach support, Earth Science graduate and undergraduate students will participate in summer enrichment institutes and continue to build a relationship with teachers during subsequent academic years. Each Graduate-fellow will be paired with schools and take on the role of "scientist-in-residence" within these partner schools. The Graduate-fellows will work with teachers to implement the newly designed modules and to provide support for project-based activities in the classroom. A two-part summer enrichment program will be offered annually. The Topics in Earth System Science for Teachers (ESST-1) course is designed as a refresher course for in-service teachers originally trained in Earth Sciences and an overview course for in- and pre-service teachers originally trained in other disciplines. The Research Topics in Earth Sciences Teaching (ESST-2) course will provide more advanced exploration of current geoscience concepts. The summer enrichment program will be based at UNH in year 1 and pre-service teachers will be sponsored from all partner institutions to attend. The program will expand to include 4 summer GEO-Teach institutes at UNH, DU, ECSU, and PSU in years 2 and 3 of the project. Expansion of the UNH model to satellite programs at the partner institutions will allow investigation of the adaptability and exportability of the UNH model to other types of institutions, including those with diverse student populations. Over the course of the three years, 240 in-service and pre-service teachers will participate in project activities. Thorough evaluation of project activities will be used to demonstrate the potential for the UNH model to be scaled up to the national scale.