Collaborative Research: Cosmic Serpent - Bridging Native and Western Science Learning in Informal Settings

宇宙蛇-在非正式环境中架起土著和西方科学学习的桥梁是土著教育研究所和加州大学伯克利分校针对非正式科学教育专业人员的为期四年的合作项目。本项目旨在探讨非正式科学教育背景下西方科学与本土科学的共性。预期的影响是为非正式的科学教育专业人员提供技能和工具，以了解本土和西方世界观之间的共同点；创建连接本地社区和博物馆社区的区域网络；制定科学教育计划，让学习者跨越西方科学和土著人民之间的文化边界；并使用对科学学习具有文化响应性的方法来满足不同受众的需求。参与者被介绍到主题在物理，地球，空间和生命科学，使用跨学科的方法。可交付成果包括专业发展研讨会、同侪指导、面向公众的博物馆项目、项目网站以及用于节目和展览的媒体产品。此外，博物馆和土著社区之间的区域合作伙伴关系、一份遗产文件，以及由美国印第安人国家博物馆和科学技术中心协会联合主办的最终会议，将促进未来的可持续性。通过参与者增进对本土和西方科学范式的理解，博物馆项目反映了这两种方法的共性，博物馆与本土社区之间的伙伴关系，以及提高机构吸引本土观众参与科学的能力，战略影响得以实现。该项目直接影响到全国96个科学中心和部落/文化博物馆的270名非正式教育工作者，而由此产生的项目将使大约20万博物馆游客受益。

Cosmic Serpent - Bridging Native and Western Science Learning in Informal Settings is a four-year collaboration between the Indigenous Education Institute and the University of California-Berkeley targeting informal science education professionals. This project is designed to explore the commonalities between western science and native science in the context of informal science education. The intended impacts are to provide informal science education professionals with the skills and tools to gain an understanding of the commonalities between native and western worldviews; create regional networks that bridge native and museum communities; develop science education programs in which learners cross cultural borders between western science and indigenous peoples; and meet the needs of diverse audiences using culturally-responsive approaches to science learning. Participants are introduced to topics in physical, earth, space, and life science, using an interdisciplinary approach. Deliverables include professional development workshops, peer mentoring, museum programs for public audiences, a project website, and media products for use in programs and exhibits. Additionally, regional partnerships between museums and native communities, a legacy document, and a culminating conference jointly hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian and the Association of Science and Technology Centers will promote future sustainability. Strategic impact is realized through participants'' increased understanding of native and western science paradigms, museum programs that reflect commonalities in the two approaches, partnerships between museums and native communities, and increased institutional capacity to engage native audiences in science. This project directly impacts 270 informal educators at 96 science centers and tribal/cultural museums nationally while the resulting programs will reach an estimated 200,000 museum visitors.