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ISMuL brought together key local and national experts to develop
an experimental educational model responsive to needs in the areas of
Earth system science, while helping both PR and US teachers to
explore together teaching methodologies reflective of the growing
ethnic diversity in the Nation. The goal was to promote a better
understanding of the idiosyncrasies and cultural aspects that affect
the education of under-represented Hispanics by promoting teachersí
awareness of cultural and ethnic diversity issues and knowledge of
strategies for the productive management of this diversity in the
classroom.
As a result, a 10-day summer program equivalent to three
credit-hours, on the Earthís interconnections in Tropical Environment
focusing in active NASA-sponsored research carried out in the Island
will be offered in the summer of 2000. The workshop will focus on the
study of distinctive microenvironments in Puerto Rico and the
Caribbean and their interactions with life. The underlying questions
will be: how do land, water, air and life interact to produce the
environment on which we live, and to a lesser extent, what is the
effect of human activities in these interactions. Science and Math
teachers from PR and US, particularly from areas that serve
significant Hispanic populations, will be invited to participate and
26 will be selected on a competitive basis, in an approximate 1:1
ratio of PR and US participants. Participants will develop and pilot
test curricular activities for the teaching of Earth system science
and serve as resources for the dissemination of Earth system science
education among their peers as well as in the pre-service teacher
level.
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