Track 1 -- GEODES: Gearing Educational Opportunities toward Diversity in the Earth Sciences

GEODES是耶鲁皮博迪博物馆的课后项目“进化”和耶鲁地球科学学院之间的合作伙伴关系。GEODES计划的目的是补充不同的9年级到12年级学生的正式学校经验。 项目活动旨在：（1）通过扩大每个学生的地球科学和科学知识基础，促进地球科学和一般科学素养，并使他们能够批判性地考虑这些领域当前的相关问题;（2）通过促进对中学后学术的基本了解和与年级相适应的大学咨询，改善大学准备;（3）使用以职业为中心的方法，使学生能够探索和研究STEM相关学科，特别关注地球科学;（4）促进“可转移技能”的发展，促进学术成就和最终过渡到劳动力。 具体的项目活动包括：（a）一个课程单元，以探索STEM专业和职业为中心，特别侧重于地球科学，包括职业研究、制作关于地球科学职业的博物馆展板、采访大学招生人员和实地考察大学;（B）耶鲁大学教员为高中生提供带薪学年地球科学实习机会;（c）制定供学生向中小学生介绍的教案;（d）制作学生播客;（5）参观实验室和幕后收集图尔斯;（e）制作方案“工具包”，作为方案构想和早期执行的记录，包括评估结果，除了提供课程大纲和个别活动之外。该计划将直接为纽黑文公立学校系统的40名高中生、他们的家庭和社区提供服务。

GEODES is a partnership between the Yale Peabody Museum's after school program 'Evolutions' and Yale geoscience faculty. The aim of the GEODES program is to supplement the formal school experiences of diverse Grades 9 through 12 students. Project activities are designed to: (1) Promote geoscience and general science literacy by expanding each student's geoscience and science knowledge base and empower them to consider critically currently relevant questions in these areas; (2) Improve college preparation through fostering a basic understanding of post-secondary academics and grade-appropriate college counseling; (3) Using a career-centered approach, enable students to explore and research STEM-related disciplines, with a specific focus on the geosciences; (4) Foster the development of 'transferable skills' that facilitate academic achievement and the eventual transition into the workforce. Specific project activities include: (a) a curriculum unit centered around the exploration of STEM majors and careers with a specific focus on the geosciences that includes career research, production of museum exhibit panels on geoscience careers, interviews with college admissions staff, and field trips to colleges; (b) paid academic year geosciences internships for high school students with Yale faculty; (c) development of lesson plans for students to present to elementary and middle school students; (d) production of student podcasts; (5) laboratory visits and behind-the-scenes collection tours; (e) production of program 'toolkit' to serve as a record of program conceptualization and early implementation, including evaluation results, in addition to providing curriculum outlines and discrete activities. The program will directly serve 40 high school students from the New Haven Public School system, their families and communities.