ASCI High School Teacher Summer Fellowship Program

美国临床研究协会（ASCI）于1990年发起了一项计划，以加强美国高中的科学教育，在高中和生物医学研究者之间建立新的联系，吸引更多的学生从事科学事业。高中科学教师将获得一笔津贴，在ASCI赞助商的实验室工作1-2个夏天，在此期间，他们将在实践参与研究项目的背景下接受最先进技术的指导。在整个学年中，与ASCI赞助商，对自己的工作感到兴奋的有成就的内科科学家的持续互动是该计划的核心特征。此外，教师将参加研讨会，将暑期研究经验转化为有效的课堂活动，并培训教师成为同龄人的培训资源，特别是在主要是少数民族/弱势群体/代表性不足的学生的学校工作的少数民族教师。申请的评判标准包括提案的科学价值、教师和ASCI发起人的动机、领导技能和资格、高中管理部门对项目的支持，以及教师参与对当地科学教育的预期影响。项目参与者需要提交后续报告，并建立了一个外部评估组成部分，用于对项目进行持续评估。ASCI于1991年资助了该项目，并承诺提供持续的支持。除了寻求美国国家科学基金会的资助外，ASCI已经并将继续寻求来自工业界的资助。

9355558 Koopman The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 1990 initiated a program to enhance U.S. high school science education, establish new links between high schools and biomedical investigators, and attract more students into scientific careers. High school science teachers are provided a stipend to work in the laboratory of an ASCI sponsor for 1-2 summers, during which they receive instruction in state-of-the-art techniques in the context of hands-on participation in a research project. Continued interaction throughout the school year with ASCI sponsors, accomplished physician-scientists who are excited about their work, is a central feature of the program. In addition, teachers will attend workshops directed toward translating the summer research experience into effective classroom activities and to train teachers to become a training resource for their peers, especially minority teachers working in schools with primarily minority/disadvantaged/underrepresented students. Applications are judged upon the scientific merits of the proposal, the motivation, leadership skills and qualifications of the teacher and ASCI sponsor, support of the high school administration for the program, and the impact that the teacher's participation is anticipated to have upon science education at the local level. Follow-up reports are required from program participants, and an external evaluation component has been established for ongoing evaluation of the program. The ASCI funded the program itself in 1991 and is committed to providing ongoing support. In addition to seeking NSF funding, the ASCI has secured and continues to seek funding from industry.