Developing Expertise and Building Collaborations to Advance Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER)

大气科学教育研究（ASER）旨在通过循证知识和实践改善大气科学的教与学。然而，大气科学界尚未广泛鼓励这种类型的学术研究或在教学和学习中使用基于证据的实践，并且对这一重要工作的认识仍然落后于其他学科。本次会议将通过将大气科学教育者与教育研究人员配对，为大气科学教育者提供教育研究方面的知识和技能。在研讨会期间制定的研究项目将与教育研究专家协商制定。这将提高在大气科学教学和学习方面进行的研究的严谨性，并为今后在教学和学习项目方面加强合作奠定基础。会议将为有志于追求或提升ASER技能的人士提供培训和专业发展机会。研究生、博士后学者、女性、残疾人和弱势群体将被特别邀请参加本次会议，以发展他们对ASER学科的知识，并制定教育研究的未来。全国地球科学教师协会认识到大气科学教育界独特的研究需求。在“地球科学教育研究社区框架”中，“大挑战#5”特别呼吁开展活动，扩大从事教育研究的大气和相关科学领域相对较少的教师人数。这次为期两天半的会议有两个主要目标：1)通过教育研究专家提供的培训来提高大气科学教育者的教育研究技能；2)鼓励教育研究专家、当前ASER学者和大气科学教育者之间的合作，从而产生具有具体目标和期限的精心设计的教育研究项目。会议主题将向与会者介绍有关教与学科学的教育研究，以及基于学科的教育研究统一体，人类受试者研究和同意过程，定性方法，社会科学研究的统计分析，包括工具验证，研究设计，理论框架和资助教育研究的策略。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER) aims to improve teaching and learning in atmospheric science through evidence-based knowledge and practices. However, the atmospheric science community has yet to broadly encourage this type of scholarship or the use of evidence-based practices in teaching and learning, and awareness of this important work still lags behind other disciplines. This conference will equip atmospheric science educators with knowledge and skills in education research by pairing atmospheric science educators with education researchers. Research projects developed during the workshop will be developed in consultation with education research experts. This will increase the rigor of research being conducted on teaching and learning in atmospheric sciences and set the foundation for increased collaboration on teaching and learning projects in the future. The conference will provide training and professional development opportunities for those interested in pursuing or advancing their skills in ASER. Graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, women, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities engaged in or interested in ASER will be particularly invited to this meeting to develop their knowledge of the ASER discipline and formulate the future of education research.The National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognizes the unique research needs of the atmospheric science education community. In the Community Framework for Geoscience Education Research, Grand Challenge #5 specifically calls for activities to broaden the relatively small number of faculty in atmospheric and related sciences engaged in educational research. This two- and half-day conference has two overarching goals: 1) Enhance the education research skills of atmospheric science educators through training provided by education research experts and 2) encourage collaborations between education research experts, current ASER scholars, and atmospheric science educators that will lead to well-designed education research projects with concrete goals and deadlines. The conference topics will introduce participants to education research on the science of teaching and learning and discipline based educational research continuum, human subjects research and consent processes, qualitative methods, statistical analysis for social science research including instrument validation, research design, theoretical frameworks and strategies to fund educational research.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.