HR: 17:00h
AN: ED24A-05    [Abstracts]
TI: Lessons Learned at CIRES: Building Bridges from Research to Education and Back
AU: * Buhr, S M
EM: susan.buhr@colorado.edu
AF: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80401 United States
AB: The CIRES Education and Outreach program collaborates on geoscience research projects and proposals in support of researcher needs for broader social impacts and educational aspects of the research project. The program also provides services to various educational communities which require time and effort from researchers and other volunteers. Building bridges that work between these communities requires flexibility, a thorough understanding of the needs, language and motivations of each group, and tenacity. This talk will describe the types of bridge-building projects that exist at CIRES and describe strategies to increase success in these endeavors. Some of these strategies are supported by a study about the factors that engage and hinder scientists' involvement in education and outreach (Andrews et.al., 2005), while others are based upon experiences gained since agencies started to place more emphasis on the integration of research and education. Andrews, Elisabeth, Alexandra Weaver, Daniel Hanley, Jeff Hovermill, Ginger Melton. 2005. "Scientists and Public Outreach: Participation, Motivations and Impediments." Journal of Geoscience Education May 2005.
UR: http://cires.colorado.edu/education/k12/
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005