Astronomy for Remote and Island Schools - STEM Clubs

偏远和岛屿学校天文学STEM俱乐部项目(AfRIS STEM Club)是一项提议，旨在建立和管理一个小型流动天文推广小组，以支持在英国各地偏远和岛屿社区开展学校STEM俱乐部活动。该项目将与国家学校观察站(NSO)合作实施，NSO作为项目合作伙伴，将通过以下方式提供广泛支持：(I)资助国家学校观察站工作人员的面对面和远程参与，(Ii)提供STEM俱乐部活动手册，(Iii)为参与的学生举办在线讲习班/活动，以及(Iv)为STEM俱乐部领导人提供远程支持、指导和鼓励。STFC和NSO的资助将使AfRIS小组能够支持在偏远/岛屿学校举办STEM俱乐部，其方式是认识到偏远社区教师面临的独特挑战。作为提案的一部分，项目组将与不同的学校试行不同程度的支持，这将有助于确定未来提供偏远/岛屿STEM俱乐部的最有效或最佳做法模式。通过鼓励LEA在早期阶段参与，我们希望我们的最佳实践模式将被推广到未来STEM Club在偏远/岛屿社区的交付。在支持学校STEM俱乐部方面，AfRIS小组将：(1)与15至20所学校定期合作；(2)定期与400名中小学生直接和间接接触；(3)与至少20名教师或STEM俱乐部领导人直接接触并向他们提供长期支持；(4)对参加的偏远社区进行36次旅行，每次旅行安排几次学校访问；(5)开发和管理专用网站和社交媒体；(6)开发一整套可独立使用的STEM俱乐部资源，或作为未来LEA或使用AfRIS最佳实践模式的学校集群交付战略的一部分。AfRIS团队将由经验丰富的演讲者和天文学研究人员组成，并将通过汽车和渡轮(如有需要)进行实地访问，以运输STEM Club的资源。讲习班和开展的活动还将力求突出科学、技术和创新中心的广泛科学活动，目的是在低科学资本社区的学生的头脑中播下STEM种子，这些学生以前可能没有考虑过从事科学工作。将在整个项目中进行详细的评估，以评估重复访问和STEM干预措施的中短期影响，并确保我们的STEM俱乐部一揽子支持计划能够适应我们访问的社区的需求。非洲资源信息系统小组将定期提供关于所有活动的最新情况、图像和报告，可用于更广泛的传播目的。该项目完成后，将向《与公众交流天文学》(CAP)杂志提交一篇论文，为偏远岛屿社区未来STEM俱乐部的提供建议一种‘最佳实践模式’。

The Astronomy for Remote and Island Schools STEM Club project (AfRIS STEM Clubs) is a proposal to establish and manage a small mobile astronomy-outreach team to support the delivery of school STEM Club activities within remote and island communities around the UK. The project would be undertaken in partnership with the National Schools' Observatory (NSO), who as project partner, would provide extensive support through (i) funding face-to-face and remote NSO staff involvement, (ii) providing physical STEM Club activity booklets, (iii) hosting online workshops/events for participating pupils, and (iv) providing remote support, guidance, and encouragement for STEM Club leaders.STFC and NSO funding will enable the AfRIS team to support the delivery of STEM Clubs in remote/island schools in a way that recognises the unique challenges faced by teachers in geographically remote communities. As part of the proposal, the project team would trial different levels of support with different schools, which will help to determine the most efficient or best practice model for future remote/island STEM Club provision. By encouraging LEA involvement from an early stage, it's hoped that our best practice model will be taken forward for future STEM Club delivery in remote/island communities. In supporting school STEM Clubs, the AfRIS team will (i) work on a regular basis with 15 to 20 schools, (ii) engage directly and indirectly with 400 pupils from both primary and secondary schools on a regular basis, (iii) engage directly with, and provide long-term support to, at least 20 teachers or STEM Club leaders, (iv) undertake 36 trips to participating remote communities, with several school visits scheduled for each trip, (v) develop and manage a dedicated website and social media presence, (vi) develop a complete package of STEM Club resources that can be used independently going forward, or as part of a future LEA or school cluster delivery strategy using the AfRIS best practice model.The AfRIS team will be made up of experienced presenters and astronomy researchers, and location visits will be undertaken via car and ferry (where required) to transport STEM Club resources. The workshops and activities undertaken will also seek to highlight the broad range of STFC science activities and aim to plant STEM seeds in the minds of students in low science capital communities, who may not previously have considered a career in science. A detailed evaluation will be conducted throughout the project to assess the short-to-medium term impact of repeat visits and STEM interventions, and to ensure that our STEM Club support package evolves to suit the needs of the communities we visit. The AfRIS team will provide regular updates, images, and reports on all activities, which can be used for wider dissemination purposes. On completion of the project, a paper will be submitted to the Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) journal, that will recommend a 'Best Practice Model' for future STEM Club provision in remote an island communities.