Collaborative Research: GP-EXTRA: Preparing GeoSTEM Teachers for the Arctic Region (GeoSTEM)

从国家安全到环境管理，无数的个人和社会问题需要公民根据他们对科学，技术和地方文化的理解做出明智的决定。这种对全球变化的理解需要GeoSTEM知识和广泛的参与，包括少数群体。随着新的下一代科学标准（NGSS），更严格的地球科学课程要求即将到来，更合格，更有效的地球科学教师的需要。这对阿拉斯加农村地区尤其重要，那里的失业率很高，土著学生传统上得不到充分的服务。 这个为期三年的项目在偏远的农村实施指导教学经验，以增加阿拉斯加地球科学教师的数量，并针对本科生和大学预科生（K-12）对地球科学职业的整体兴趣。该项目的跨学科团队来自阿拉斯加大学教育学院（UAF-SOE），UAF自然科学数学学院（CNSM），阿拉斯加大学北方博物馆（UAM）和国际北极研究中心（IARC）与阿拉斯加的农村学区合作，将创建和评估一个多层次的招聘和培训计划，以增加合格和有效的GeoSTEM教师的数量，他们了解并接受阿拉斯加北极原住民村庄的强大当地背景。与会者将增加他们对以下方面的理解：（a）GeoSTEM内容的跨学科性质;（B）与地点相关的地球科学教学实践;以及（c）地球科学和教学的职业生涯。该项目的目标是：（1）制定一个多层次的，可持续的招聘计划，重点是在地球科学的多样性参与。(2)开发和实施一个基于大学的，3学分的GeoSTEM课程，该课程对UAF本科地球科学和教育学位都有影响。(3)为土著农村学校的GeoSTEM参与者提供指导性地球/地球科学教学经验，包括大学预科地球科学职业教育。(4)研究和评价（a）多层次征聘办法、（B）大学GeoSTEM课程和（c）在土著和偏远村庄指导的地球科学实地教学经验的有效性。虽然该项目的重点是增加地球科学教师的数量，但大学预科K-12学生也将受益。在阿拉斯加土著和偏远村庄的地球科学教学经验期间，参与者将让大学预科高中学生参与地球科学项目，动手收集数据和地球科学职业教育。该项目最初为20名职前教师提供服务，并在10所学校创造了指导性的实地经验，为95%的土著学生提供服务，并立即影响到400多名土著学生。这种方法有助于为土著学生开辟进入地球科学职业的渠道。 拟议的项目支持地球科学教师的招聘、有效性、保留以及土著和农村学生平等获得教育。

From national security to environmental stewardship, a countless number of personal and societal issues require citizens to make informed decisions based on their understanding of science, technology, and culture of place. Such increased understanding of global change requires GeoSTEM knowledge and broad participation, inclusive of minority populations. With the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), more rigorous geoscience curricula requirements are forthcoming and better qualified and more effective Earth Science teachers are needed. This is especially essential for rural Alaska, where unemployment is high and where indigenous student populations have traditionally been underserved. This three-year project implements mentored teaching experiences in remote rural villages to increase the number of Earth Science teachers in Alaska and targets the overall interest in geoscience careers of undergraduate and pre-college students (K-12). The project's interdisciplinary team from the University of Alaska School of Education (UAF-SOE), the UAF College of Natural Science & Mathematics (CNSM), the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAM), and the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) in collaboration with Alaska's rural school districts will create and evaluate a multilayered recruitment and training program to increase the number of qualified and effective GeoSTEM teachers who understand and embrace the powerful local contexts of Alaska's Arctic Native villages. Participants will increase their understandings about: (a) the interdisciplinary nature of GeoSTEM contents; (b) place-relevant and hands on geoscience teaching practices; and (c) careers in geosciences and teaching. The project objectives are:(1) Development of a multilayered, sustainable recruitment program with focus on diversity participation in geosciences.(2) Development and implementation of a university-based, 3 credit GeoSTEM course that count towards both, UAF undergraduate geoscience and education degrees.(3) Implementation of mentored Earth/geoscience teaching experiences for GeoSTEM participants in indigenous rural schools that includes pre-college career education for geosciences. (4) Research and evaluation of the effectiveness of the (a) multilayered recruitment approach, (b) the university-based GeoSTEM course, and (c) the mentored geoscience field teaching experiences in indigenous and remote villages. While the focus of this project is on increasing the number of Earth Science teachers, pre-college K-12 students will also benefit. During the geoscience-teaching experiences in indigenous and remote Alaska villages, participants will engage pre-college high school students in geoscience projects, hands on data collection and geoscience career education. This project serves initially 20 pre-service teachers and creates mentored field experiences in 10 schools serving 95% Native students and impacting immediately more than 400 indigenous students. This approach helps to create a pipeline into geoscience careers for indigenous students. The proposed project supports Earth science teacher recruitment, effectiveness, retention, and equity in access to education for indigenous and rural students.