Leadership Institute for Teachers of Modern Biology

该项目将通过让教师参与设计和编制新的教师教材，同时为他们提供生物科学方面的权威和最新背景资料，从而改善生物科学的教学。该项目组织的模块是在前几个夏天在新泽西州拉韦市默克公司和罗格斯大学瓦克斯曼研究所举办的研究所开发的。这些模块包括基于实验实验室的活动和支持性背景信息。一个为期四周的暑期课程将为来自新泽西地区的20名高中生物和生物/化学教师举办。一系列的科学背景研讨会将由大学和工业科学家提出，为教师提供有关模块主题的知识。这些研讨会将为教师提供最新的研究和必要的背景科学，以保持对生物学和生物化学的良好基础理解。在学年期间，参与的教师将在各自的学校介绍这些模块，并向其他教师小组介绍这些模块。将开展两类后续活动。第一个是在学年期间举行的四次系列会议。第二次后续会议将于明年夏天举行为期一周的研修。这个项目意义重大，因为它是大学、工业研究科学家和高中教师的有力合作。这些项目使科学家能够专注于主题，而教师则根据他们的经验提供专业知识。罗格斯大学的捐款相当于国家科学基金会奖金的10%。

This project will improve the teaching of the biological sciences by involving teachers in the design and formulation of new teacher educational materials while, at the same time, providing them with authoritative and current background information in the biological sciences. The modules around which the program is organized were developed during previous summers in Institutes held at Merck and Co. in Rahway, New Jersey and the Waksman Institute at Rutgers University. The modules consist of experimental laboratory based activities and supporting background information. A four-week summer institute will be held for 20 high school biology and biology/chemistry teachers from the New Jersey area. A series of Background Seminars in science will be presented by university and industrial scientists to provide teachers with knowledge on the module topics. These seminars will provide both an up-date on current research and the background science necessary for the teachers to maintain a good fundamental understanding of biology and biochemistry. During the academic year the participating teachers will introduce the modules in their respective schools and present the modules to others teacher groups. Two kinds of follow-up actives will be conducted. The first is a series of four meetings to be held during the academic year. The second follow-up meeting will be a one-week institute to be held the following summer. This project is significant since it is a strong collaborative effort of University and industrial research scientists and high school teachers. The projects allows the scientists to focus on the subject matter while the teachers provide expertise based upon their experience. Rutgers University has contributed an amount equal to 10% of the NSF award.