PBS NewsHour Coverage of Post-Harvey Research of Extreme Weather

作为其整体战略的一部分，以加强在非正式环境中的学习，推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划旨在推进新的方法，并以证据为基础的理解，在非正式环境中的STEM学习的设计和开发。这包括提供多种途径，以扩大获得和参与STEM学习经验，推进非正式环境中STEM学习的创新研究和评估，以及发展参与者对深入学习的理解。该RAPID项目是为了响应NSF Dear Colleague的信件（NSF 17-128）而提交的，该信件与墨西哥湾沿岸沿着的哈维飓风有关。 PBS NewsHour团队将利用多个广播和在线渠道制作9个故事，供全国发行，这些故事将吸引公众并增加他们对正在进行的科学和工程研究的理解，以更好地预测和减轻未来风暴的影响。 飓风哈维是2017年几场风暴中的第一场，首先袭击了德克萨斯州，然后是佛罗里达和加勒比地区，造成了前所未有的破坏。 该项目旨在帮助公众更好地了解风暴背后的科学，以及科学家和工程师如何积极收集数据，开发新模型，使用新技术和研究环境恢复。 PBS NewsHour团队拥有经验丰富的科学记者，生产设施和分销网络，可以根据该领域科学家和工程师的工作快速开发媒体故事，其中许多人由NSF资助。 《新闻一小时》在讲述科学准确、高度吸引人、能为不同受众所理解的故事方面有着良好的记录。 来自德克萨斯A M大学、莱斯大学和诺福克州立大学等几所大学的研究人员正在为《新闻一小时》团队提供建议，也可能出现在一些媒体上。该团队还将利用他们与新知识公司教育研究人员的现有合作。征求观众对建议/制作的媒体的反馈。这些故事的潜在观众范围很广。 在PBS晚间新闻一小时播出的故事达到160万人。 《新闻一小时》的网站目前达到600万，而他们的YouTube频道有4000万的浏览量。 他们拥有越来越多的年轻观众，他们主要通过ScienceScope和Apple News等社交媒体渠道获取新闻。 EXTRA是专为教师提供的另一项服务。

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advancing innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and developing understandings of deeper learning by participants. This RAPID project was submitted in response to the NSF Dear Colleague letter (NSF 17-128) related to Hurricane Harvey along the Gulf Coast. The PBS NewsHour team will produce 9 stories for national distribution using multiple broadcast and online channels that will engage the public and increase their understanding of the science and engineering research being conducted to better predict and mitigate the impact of future storms. Hurricane Harvey was the first of several storms in 2017 that hit first Texas then Florida and the Caribbean creating unprecedented devastation. This project aims to help the public better understand the science behind storms, and how scientists and engineers are actively collecting data, developing new models, using new technologies, and studying the environmental recovery. The PBS NewsHour team has in place experienced science journalists, production facilities, and a distribution network that can quickly develop media stories based on the work of scientists and engineers in the field, many of whom are funded by NSF. The NewsHour has a strong track record of telling stories that are scientifically accurate yet highly engaging and understandable to a diverse audience. Researchers from several universities including Texas A&M, Rice University, and Norfolk State University are advising the NewsHour team and may also be featured in some of the media. The team will also use their existing collaboration with education researchers at New Knowledge, Inc. to seek audience feedback on proposed/produced media.The potential audience reach of these stories is extensive. Stories that are broadcast on the nightly PBS NewsHour reach 1.6 million people. The NewsHour's website currently reaches 6 million while their YouTube channel has 40 million views. They have a growing audience of younger viewers who mainly get their news on social media channels such as ScienceScope and Apple News. EXTRA is another service offered just for teachers.