Track 1: GEOPATH: Geoscience Educational Opportunities Promoting Advancement to Higher Education

地质路径是由耶鲁皮博迪博物馆的课后项目“进化”和耶鲁地球科学教师、纽黑文公立学校、康涅狄格大学的LSAMP项目、南康涅狄格州立大学地球科学系和纽黑文大学生物与环境科学系合作开展的。该方案有两个主要目标：(a)促进对地球科学，更广泛的科学和相关职业的兴趣和知识；(b)创造经验，促进学生理解大学准备的重要性，并最终过渡到大学环境。GeoPATH为50名来自传统上代表性不足的社区的纽黑文高中学生提供了以地球科学为重点的职业和大学机会。学生们一学年在皮博迪博物馆大约花90个小时。该项目为学生提供了接触地球科学研究世界的机会，实习机会，开发一个将被成千上万的游客看到的博物馆展览的经验，实地考察的机会，解释地球科学展览的有偿工作的机会，以及成功的大学生的指导。学生参加课程可获得学分。详细的项目评估包括纵向学生跟踪。geoath大力支持NSF GEO教育和多样性战略计划2010 - 2015的几个目标。对学生的预期结果包括增加对地球科学和地球科学职业的理解和兴趣，提高知识以促进大学准备，职业意识和可转移技能的发展。

GeoPATH is a collaboration between the Yale Peabody Museum's after school program EVOLUTIONS and Yale geoscience faculty together with the New Haven Public Schools, the LSAMP program at the University of Connecticut, the Department of Earth Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University, and the Department of Biology & Environmental Science at the University of New Haven. The program has two major goals: (a) To promote interest in and knowledge of the geosciences, science more generally, and related careers; and (b) To create experiences that facilitate students' understanding of the importance of college preparation and their eventual transition to the college environment. GeoPATH provides career and college-focused opportunities in the geosciences for 50 New Haven high school students from traditionally underrepresented communities. Students spend approximately 90 hours over the course of an academic year at the Peabody Museum. The program provides students with exposure to the world of geoscience research, internships, the experience of developing a Museum exhibition that will be seen by thousands of visitors, field trips, opportunities for paid work interpreting geoscience exhibits, and mentoring by successful college students. Students receive academic credit for their participation. Detailed program evaluation include longitutional student tracking. GeoPATH robustly supports several objectives of the NSF GEO Education and Diversity Strategic Plan 2010 -- 2015. Anticipated outcomes for the students include increased understanding of and interest in the geosciences and geoscience careers, improved knowledge to facilitate college preparation, career awareness, and the development of transferable skills.