OEDG Track 1: Pathways for Inspiring, Educating, and Recruiting West Texans in the Geosciences (PIER)

安吉洛州立大学（ASU）通过“启发、教育和招募西德克萨斯人从事地球科学的途径”（PIER）项目，通过为圣安吉洛独立学区（SAISD）下属的6-12年级科学教师提供学生招聘和教师专业发展的协调项目，努力增加大多数西班牙裔学生参与地球科学教育和职业发展途径。PIER有两个具体目标。第一个目标是将至少500名6-12年级的学生引入地球科学领域，并为学生提供学习地球科学的途径，目前正在通过以下方式实现：创建学年地球科学推广活动；设计和实施由亚利桑那州立大学学生、教师和非正式教育者在初中和高中课堂上展示的地球科学内容模块；同时，招收来自西德克萨斯州的学生在亚利桑那州立大学主修地球科学或辅修地球科学，并鼓励他们坚持到毕业。第二个目标是在符合德克萨斯州基本知识和技能（州标准）的地球科学内容领域培养和激励至少40名教师，通过以下方式实现：设计、实施和评估暑期教师学院提供的基于项目的工作会议；并且，在整个学年中保持专业发展支持。

With the "Pathways for Inspiring, Educating, and Recruiting West Texans in the Geosciences" (PIER) program, Angelo State University (ASU) is working to increase the participation of mostly Hispanic students in geoscience education and career pathways, through aligned programs of student recruitment and teacher professional development for grade 6-12 science teachers affiliated with the San Angelo Independent School District (SAISD). PIER has two specific goals. The first goal of introducing at least 500 students in grades 6-12 to careers in the geosciences, and providing a pathway for students to study geoscience, is being achieved through: creation of school-year geoscience outreach events; design and implementation of geoscience content modules for presentation in middle school and high school classrooms by ASU students, faculty, and informal educators; and, recruitment of students from West Texas to major in geoscience or minor in Earth Science at ASU and encourage their persistence to graduation. The second goal of educating and inspiring at least 40 teachers in geoscience content areas aligned with the grade-appropriate Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (state standards) is being achieved through: design, implementation, and evaluation of project-based working sessions offered through summer teacher institutes; and, sustaining professional development support throughout the academic year.