6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 From: "Westby, Elizabeth" <lwestby@xxxxxxxx> Dear colleagues, I invite you to submit an abstract to session S4.5 â??Geoscience education and place-based learning for youth: informing and inspiring the next generationâ?? at Cities on Volcanoes 11 in Crete, in May 2020. This session is a forum for scientists, educators, and emergency managers who conduct youth-based geoscience education programs at volcanoes to discuss strategies and best practices for placed-based learning, youth-appropriate hazard and risk messaging, multi-agency partnerships, and ways to quantify success. The desired outcome is to build programs that increase interactions with youth and their families in at-risk communities, to both inform and inspire the next generation. Abstract submission begins November 1, 2019. Information is available on the CoV11 website, https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/volcanoes11/. The session description is provided below. Best regards, Liz Westby When volcano observatories develop hazard communication plans and strategies, the targeted audience is typically adults in at-risk communities. The adults are viewed as holding positions of responsibility within their families and communities, and the ones capable of taking appropriate actions to mitigate the risks associated with volcano hazards. Youth, on the other hand, are assumed to be educated about hazards in school or in the home, but more likely, develop ideas and opinions influenced by media outlets and the entertainment industry. Without challenges from the scientific community, these "beliefs" or misperceptions become ingrained and will be carried well into adulthood. To develop a knowledgeable and resilient future community, scientists need to devote time and resources to engage in youth-based programs. Hands on, place-based learning, for example, is an impactful way to share information about volcanoes, volcano hazards, monitoring technologies, science careers and hazard education. Programs that emulate field experiences and explain the "what" and "why" through memorable hands-on learning opportunities help students understand hazards, normalize mitigation measures and develop the critical thinking skills desired in at-risk communities. Moreover, this knowledge will be shared with friends and family members. This session will explore formal and informal youth-based geoscience educationâ??with an emphasis on placed-based learning, youth-appropriate hazard and risk messaging, and ways in which scientists can build programs that increase interactions with youth in at-risk communities, with the desired outcome to both in form and inspire the next generation and their families. This session is in Symposium 4 â??Geoheritage and parks, archeology, social and applied science, Law, economics, planning, governanceâ??. More information is available at https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/volcanoes11/sessions. 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - https://www.iavceivolcano.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
