San Joaquin Valley Rocks!!: Inspiring Future Geoscientists (Track 1 proposal)

圣华金谷摇滚！！：激励未来的地球科学家（第一轨提案）

• 批准号: 0914721
• 负责人: Staci Loewy
• 金额: $ 17.02万
• 依托单位: California State University-Bakersfield
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0914721&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: San; Joaquin; Valley; Rocks; Inspiring

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). SJV Rocks!! will enhance minority participation in the geosciences by enhancing the earth science curriculum in Kern County schools and improving teacher content knowledge of local geology. In Kern County almost 70% of students are of minority ethnicity. By enhancing the experiences of all students, SJV Rocks!! will reach a large minority population. During the first summer of the project, four teams of Kern County earth science teachers and geology undergraduate students from California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) and Bakersfield College (BC) will create classroom activities on topics of San Joaquin Valley geology that employ STEM best practices. Teams will work with experts on the specific topics at CSUB, the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and the Kern County Museum. To facilitate classroom implementation, activities will be linked to the CA science standards, current textbooks and, where possible, the CA math and language arts standards. During the second summer, CSUB will host a four day workshop to disseminate the classroom activities to Kern County teachers. During these workshops, teachers will acquire all the necessary background information, work through the activities and create all the instructional materials to implement the activities in their own classrooms. For broader dissemination, all information and activities, including instructional video depicting each activity being taught, will be linked to the CSUB Geology website and will be submitted to the DLESE database. With more effective earth science educational tools, improved preparedness and enhanced confidence, teachers will be better able to inspire their students to explore the geosciences. To further foster student interest and delineate the pathway to geoscience careers, CSUB and BC geology students, most of whom are recent graduates of Kern County schools, will visit classrooms, talk about their university and professional experiences, and assist in implementation of the new classroom activities.

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。 SJV岩石！将通过增强克恩县学校的地球科学课程并提高教师内容知识的当地地质知识来增强少数群体参与地球科学的参与。 在克恩县，近70％的学生是少数族裔。 通过增强所有学生的经验，SJV岩石！将达到少数族裔。 在该项目的第一个夏季，来自加利福尼亚州立大学贝克斯菲尔德（CSUB）和贝克斯菲尔德学院（BC）的克恩县地球科学教师和地质本科生的四个团队将创建有关San Joaquin Valley地质学主题的课堂活动。 团队将与CSUB，Buena Vista自然历史博物馆和克恩县博物馆的特定主题的专家合作。 为了促进课堂实施，活动将与CA科学标准，当前教科书以及CA数学和语言艺术标准相关联。 在第二个夏天，CSUB将举办为期四天的研讨会，将课堂活动传播给克恩县老师。 在这些研讨会期间，教师将获取所有必要的背景信息，通过活动进行工作，并创建所有教学材料以在自己的教室中实施活动。 为了进行更广泛的传播，所有信息和活动（包括描述正在教授的活动的教学视频）将链接到CSUB地质网站，并将提交给DLESE数据库。 借助更有效的地球科学教育工具，改善的准备和增强的信心，教师将能够更好地激发他们的学生探索地球科学。 为了进一步培养学生的兴趣并描述了地球科学职业的途径，CSUB和BC地质专业的学生（其中大多数是Kern County Schools的近期毕业生）将参观教室，谈论他们的大学和专业经验，并协助实施新的教室活动。