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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. 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 Montana, 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, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.