Experiential and international polar science education for U.S. students in Greenland (JSEP) and Antarctica (JASE)

为格陵兰岛 (JSEP) 和南极洲 (JASE) 的美国学生提供体验式国际极地科学教育

• 批准号: 2229033
• 负责人: Ross Virginia
• 金额: $ 127.85万
• 依托单位: Dartmouth College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2229033&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiential; international; polar; science; education

The Arctic and Antarctic are undergoing rapid changes in their marine, glacial, ecological, atmospheric, and social systems. Addressing the societally relevant consequences of this change, which are local and global in scope, requires a more diverse and integrative U.S. polar STEM community with leaders prepared for international and cross-cultural collaborations. Dartmouth will lead the U.S. component of two international efforts to develop inclusive polar STEM learning opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students that will help build capacity for U.S. leadership in the polar regions. The Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) includes a close collaboration with international and Indigenous partners in Greenland and Denmark, and the Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE) includes a partnership with Chile. The field-based JSEP program will immerse U.S. students in experiential learning in Kangerlussuaq and Summit Station, Greenland. JSEP will include a remote short course for a large number of U.S. high school students to learn about the Arctic through data-focused activities. The JASE program includes a partnership with the Chilean Antarctic Institute to co-lead a virtual symposium for students to share Arctic and Antarctic research. Applications for both programs will be encouraged from students across the U.S. and recruitment will focus on reaching students who have limited access to STEM experiences and who come from groups historically excluded from STEM fields.The JSEP and JASE experiences will be developed around a unique intergenerational mentor-mentee model that gives U.S. high school students access to undergraduate and graduate students as near-peer mentors and opportunities for the student mentors to develop their communication and outreach skills. The effort includes an evaluation and dissemination of the inclusive models for U.S. polar STEM education and research programs that prioritize diversity, collaboration, communication, outreach, cultural sharing, and building sustained relationships with Arctic and Antarctic partners. This includes implementing new approaches for recruiting and supporting students whose opportunities for polar STEM have been limited by factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic and ability status. Results will inform future efforts to successfully provide education and research experiences to U.S. students interested in polar science and engineering. This project will expand an international and diverse network of students, educators, and scientists with skills for polar research, outreach, and STEM careers. JSEP and JASE will involve at least 100 U.S. high school students and up to 20 undergraduate or graduate students with a goal that many of these students come from groups historically excluded from STEM fields. Students, educators, and scientists involved with this project will gain exposure to field-based polar research and improve their skills for: science communication; cross-cultural and international collaborations; framing scholarship to meet the needs of Arctic communities; and recognizing and respecting Indigenous knowledge. The undergraduate and graduate students will receive hands-on training in interdisciplinary research and outreach, which will prepare them as STEM leaders with skills for broadening impacts of their future scholarship. The project also provides significant opportunity for science diplomacy and to strengthen relationships by engaging our Arctic and Antarctic partners in all aspects of project planning, implementation, assessment, and reporting. Assessments will allow evaluation of how the following pedagogical elements impact outcomes for U.S. students (high school, undergraduate, and graduate): field-based versus virtual, hands-on activities, interdisciplinary curriculum, Indigenous perspectives, intergenerational mentor-mentee relationships, and a multicultural setting. Results will inform future efforts to successfully provide education and research experiences to U.S. students interested in polar science and engineering.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.

北极和南极的海洋，冰川，生态，大气和社会系统正在迅速发生变化。解决这一变化的社会相关后果，这些变化是本地和全球范围的，需要一个更加多样化和综合的美国极地STEM社区，并准备为国际和跨文化合作准备的领导者。 达特茅斯（Dartmouth）将领导两项国际努力的美国组成部分，为高中，本科生和研究生开发包容性的极地STEM学习机会，这将有助于在极地地区建立美国领导能力。联合科学教育项目（JSEP）包括与格陵兰和丹麦的国际和土著合作伙伴进行密切合作，南极学校探险队（JASE）包括与智利的合作伙伴关系。基于现场的JSEP计划将使美国的学生在坎格鲁斯卢克（Kangerlussuaq）和格陵兰岛萨米特（Summit）站的体验学习中。 JSEP将包括一门远程简短课程，可供大量美国高中学生通过以数据为中心的活动来了解北极。 JASE计划包括与智利南极研究所的合作伙伴关系，为学生共享北极和南极研究的虚拟研讨会。这两个计划的申请将受到美国各地的学生的鼓励，招聘将集中在接触那些从STEM领域被排除的群体的学生访问有限的学生。JSEP和JASE经验将围绕一个独特的代际指导者模型来开发，该模型可让美国高中生访问不足的学生和研究生的学生，并开发了学生的沟通者，并开发了他们的沟通者和机会，以发展他们的沟通者和机会，以发展他们的渠道和机会。这项工作包括对美国极地STEM教育和研究计划的包容性模型的评估和传播，这些模型优先考虑多样性，协作，沟通，外展，文化共享以及与北极和南极伙伴建立持续的关系。这包括实施新方法，以招募和支持他们的极地茎的机会受到性别，种族，种族以及社会经济和能力状况等因素的限制。结果将为未来的努力提供成功，以成功地为对极地科学和工程感兴趣的美国学生提供教育和研究经验。该项目将扩大具有极地研究，外展和STEM职业技能的学生，教育者和科学家的国际和多样化网络。 JSEP和JASE将涉及至少100名美国高中学生，以及最多20名本科生或研究生，其中许多学生来自STEM领域的历史，其中许多学生都来自群体。参与该项目的学生，教育工作者和科学家将获得基于现场的极地研究并提高他们的技能：科学沟通；跨文化和国际合作；为满足北极社区的需求而制定奖学金；并认识并尊重土著知识。本科生和研究生将接受跨学科研究和外展方面的动手培训，这将使他们成为STEM领导者，并具有扩大未来奖学金影响的技能。该项目还为科学外交提供了重要的机会，并通过将我们的北极和南极合作伙伴参与项目计划，实施，评估和报告的各个方面来加强关系。评估将允许评估以下教学要素如何影响美国学生的成果（高中，本科和研究生）：基于现场的与虚拟，动手活动，跨学科课程，土著观点，国际训练者攻击者的攻击者关系和多元文化环境。结果将为未来的努力提供成功，以成功地为对极地科学和工程感兴趣的美国学生提供教育和研究经验。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持的。