Research Education on Air and Climate Change Health (REACH)
National Institute of Health Grant #: 1 R25 GM154354-01 Science Education Partnership Award
Aim 1: Facilitate remote learning and STEM research opportunities for students. We will: (1) Develop climate change / public health curriculum for implementation into high schools, (2) Revise the high school curriculum for implementation into middle schools, (3) Develop a middle school network in rural and Indigenous areas of 猎奇重口, Idaho, and Alaska, and (4) Facilitate student research related to climate change, wildfires, and public health. Aim 1 hypothesis: student-driven research with a focus on climate change and public health will facilitate their engagement in related STEM fields and educational / career paths.
Aim 2: Facilitate student learning and career preparation through science communication practices. (1) Based on their research projects, students will develop presentations using writing, data visualizations, and other science communication tools, (2) Students will give presentations at one or more public venues including an in-person symposium, online settings, or community settings. Aim 2 hypothesis: student engagement and learning in public and climate health will be enhanced by producing and delivering science communication to audiences.
Aim 3: Provide teachers professional development to support their delivery of public and climate health curriculum. We will: (1) Offer in-person summer workshops to support Missoula teachers in delivering Aim 1 curriculum, (2) Offer online summer workshops to support distance teachers in delivering Aim 1 curriculum, and (3) Offer an online micro-credential in Teaching Public Health.
Aim 3 hypothesis: teachers who participate in the workshops and / or the micro-credential will gain increased content knowledge and self-efficacy for teaching public and climate health to their students.