Track 2: Highlands to Piedmont Newark, NJ Geoscience Scholars Alliance

轨道 2：高地到皮埃蒙特 新泽西州纽瓦克 地球科学学者联盟

• 批准号: 0703673
• 负责人: Alexander Gates
• 金额: $ 170万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2015-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703673&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Track; Highlands; Piedmont; Newark; NJ

This program creates a top to bottom (Highlands to Piedmont) net of engagement in the Geosciences that takes Newark public school students from first contact in 9th grade through college and into a career. The program is designed to greatly increase the number of underrepresented minority students in the Geosciences and shepherd them into careers in the Geosciences. Ultimately, the program will change the culture in the Newark public school system and with Newark residents to view the Geosciences as a desirable pursuit. The net includes revision of the 9th grade Earth Science curriculum, introduction of modules and hands-on exercises in the related sciences in 10th through 12th grades, a summer institute, an after school explorers group, industrial internships and an informational-advisement system for high school and college students and their families. Revision of the curriculum and development of the supplementary exercises and modules will be done utilizing resources and expertise at Rutgers University. The summer institute will be administered by the pre-college program at Rutgers. Teacher training for the 9th grade teachers and for the modules and exercise in advanced grades will be accomplished by Kean University. The after school and weekend explorers group will be run by the Newark Museum, in part, utilizing resources and opportunities at the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. The informational seminars and internship programs will primarily be administered by industrial partners Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Corporation and URS Corporation. Advisement for applying to college and enrichment activities/internships while there will be administered by Rutgers University in conjunction with all other partners. The program will directly engage 100 high school students at various levels and up to 40 college students per year. Less directly, it will potentially engage 2,000 high school students to various degrees.

该计划创建了一个从上到下（高地到皮埃蒙特）的地球科学参与网络，使纽瓦克公立学校的学生从九年级第一次接触到大学一直到职业生涯。该计划旨在大幅增加地球科学领域代表性不足的少数族裔学生的数量，并引导他们进入地球科学领域的职业生涯。最终，该计划将改变纽瓦克公立学校系统的文化，并使纽瓦克居民将地球科学视为理想的追求。该网络包括 9 年级地球科学课程的修订、10 至 12 年级相关科学模块的介绍和实践练习、暑期学院、课后探险小组、工业实习和高中信息咨询系统。小学生和大学生及其家人。课程的修订以及补充练习和模块的开发将利用罗格斯大学的资源和专业知识来完成。暑期学院将由罗格斯大学的大学预科项目管理。九年级教师的教师培训以及高年级的模块和练习将由肯恩大学完成。课后和周末探险小组将由纽瓦克博物馆运营，部分利用梅多兰兹环境研究所的资源和机会。信息研讨会和实习计划将主要由工业合作伙伴 Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Corporation 和 URS Corporation 管理。罗格斯大学将与所有其他合作伙伴共同管理大学申请和拓展活动/实习的建议。该项目每年将直接吸引 100 名各级高中生和最多 40 名大学生。虽然不太直接，但它可能会吸引 2,000 名不同程度的高中生。