GP-GO: Integrating Spatial Literacy into Geoscience: Bridging the gap between education and workforce in the U.S.

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公共法律117-2)。通过关注从历史上被排斥的社区招收和留住学生，教育研究计划空间扫盲-SPLITGeoscience提供了一种有效的方法来增加地球科学的多样性，同时加强对社会的义务，并在STEM研究中拓展知识价值。通过研讨会、实践培训、实地经验和实习安置的组合，该计划强调学术界、行业和多元文化组织之间的合作伙伴关系，将本科生和研究生与未来的雇主和整个科学界联系起来。该计划将地球科学和地理空间扫盲与美国各地当地社区的社会经济需求相结合，从而有助于了解全国范围内与地球科学相关的挑战。该计划的地理空间部分支持美国政府和行业的迫切需求，即为下一代熟练的地球科学家做好准备，以处理对国家福利和安全至关重要的严重问题，如自然灾害的影响和缓解。SPLITGeoscience项目是鲍林格林州立大学与中央州立大学、路易斯安那大学拉斐特分校、爱达荷州立大学和由40多所大学组成的联盟共同提出的一个为期三年的项目。该项目利用创新的实践学习和实地经验，使用最先进的卫星和无人机技术，以及实习机会，以实现两个目标：1)鼓励和加强来自历史上被排斥的社区的学生的地球科学专业发展，并通过有效的招聘和保留战略促进他们从学校到工作的过渡；2)通过成为全面发展和准备进入就业市场的专业人员，提高这些学生在与职业相关的道路上的地位。该计划由两个主要部分组成：1)一系列密集的现场实践学习活动，允许使用从专家那里学到的最新地理空间技术深入了解现实世界的地球科学问题；2)与行业、大学和政府建立的大学生就业安置计划。处理和分析空间数据以应对紧迫的地学和环境问题的能力正在成为地学专家的基本素养，这是政府、学术界和产业界迅速增长的兴趣。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).By focusing on recruitment and retention of students from historically excluded communities, the educational-research program SPatial LITeracy - SPLITGeoscience provides an effective method of increasing diversity in geoscience, while strengthening obligations to society and broadening intellectual values in STEM research. Through a combination of workshops, hands-on training, field experience, and internship placement, the program emphasizes partnerships between academia, industry, and multicultural organizations to connect undergraduate and graduate students to future employers and to the scientific community at large. The program integrates geoscience and geospatial literacy with the socioeconomic needs of local communities across the United States, and thus, contributes to understanding geoscience-related challenges across the nation. The geospatial component of the program supports the urgent demand of the U.S. government and industry to prepare the next generation of skilled geoscientists to handle serious problems, such as the effects and mitigation of natural disasters, that are crucial to national welfare and security. This interactive approach attracts students and sparks their research curiosity and critical thinking.The SPLITGeoscience program is a three-year program proposed by Bowling Green State University in collaboration with Central State University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Idaho State University, and AmericaView, a consortium of more than 40 universities. The project leverages innovative hands-on learning and field experience using the most sophisticated satellite- and drone-based technologies, plus internship opportunities, to satisfy two goals: 1) encourage and strengthen the geoscience professional development of students from historically excluded communities and facilitate their school-to-work transition using effective recruitment and retention strategies; and 2) elevate the status of career-related pathways of these students by becoming well-rounded and ready-for-job-market professionals. The program consists of two major components: 1) a series of intensive on-site hands-on learning events allowing insights into real-world geoscience problems using the most recent geospatial techniques learned from experts; and 2) a work placement program for university students established with industry, universities, and government. The ability to process and analyze spatial data to confront pressing geoscience and environmental issues is becoming the fundamental form of literacy for experts in geoscience, which is a fast-growing interest of government, academia, and industry.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.