Project SCORE: Development of a Permanent Outreach Partnership Between Teaching Fellows and Science Teachers/Students of the Fort Worth Independent School District

教师/同事团队积极让学生在沃斯堡独立学区(FWISD)六所高中的九年级生物课上进行探究性实验室练习，这些高中来自Track I计划，主要服务于代表不足的少数族裔。结果通过问卷、调查和内部/外部评估者收集的数据进行评估，以确定学生对科学的兴趣和态度、他们对关键科学概念的理解的总体影响、教师和研究员对计划的看法、导师对研究员参与的合作和理解、以及机构对NSF资助后继续支持的承诺。此外，SCORE.S的Track II计划为9年级后参加暑期科学夏令营的FWISD学生提供了一个独特的丰富机会。青年科学家计划，学生学习实验室技术，并在他们的初中或高中高年级发展一个研究项目在这项活动之后。这些计划通过招募计划外的研究生和Score研究员作为FWISD学生和教师的研究导师，将这一外联计划嵌入到UNTHSC的使命和文化中，从而整合了整个机构的SCORE活动。更广泛的影响：项目得分积极地加强了科学和技术作为学生可行的职业选择。此外，它还解决了德克萨斯州少数族裔高等教育参与率和受教育程度下降的问题。SCORE研究员接受培训，如何与学生就他们未来的教育目标展开讨论，重点是科学和技术。这些讨论涉及学生的终身学习目标，无论他们的个人兴趣或教育选择如何。在任何时候，研究员都是学生的榜样和导师，在实验室和课堂上提供成功的鼓励和宝贵的科学刺激。智力优势：在第一轨道期间，该项目扩大了最初提议的活动，增加了教师作为学者和课后/TAKS辅导方案。Track II以这些现有活动为基础，包括夏季科学夏令营、青年科学家计划、沃斯堡动物园推广计划和研究实地旅行体验。我们认为，这些新活动的预期结果将对各机构对该方案的总体接受度和承诺水平产生深远影响，并将成为扩大该方案和未来在UNTHSC的外联方案的坚实基础。

Teacher/Fellow teams actively engage students with inquiry-based laboratory exercises in 9th-grade biology classes at six Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) high schools from the Track I program that serve predominantly underrepresented minorities. Outcomes are assessed through questionnaires, surveys, and data collection by internal/external evaluators to establish student interests and attitudes regarding science, overall impact of their understanding of key scientific concepts, teachers and Fellows outlook of the program, mentors cooperation and understanding of Fellows involvement, and institutional commitment to continued support post NSF funding. In addition, SCORE.s Track II proposal initiates a unique enrichment opportunity for selected FWISD students who take part in a Summer Science Camp after their 9th grade year. A Young Scientists Program where students learn laboratory techniques and develop a research project during their junior or senior year of high school follows this activity. These programs integrate SCORE activities throughout the institution by recruiting graduate students outside of the program along with SCORE Fellows to serve as research mentors to FWISD students and teachers, embedding this outreach program into the mission and culture of UNTHSC. Broader Implications: Project SCORE aggressively reinforces science and technology as viable career choices to students. In addition, it addresses the decline in higher education participation rates and educational attainment of minorities in the state of Texas. SCORE Fellows receive training on how to initiate discussions with students about their future education goals, emphasizing science and technology. These discussions address student's lifelong learning goals, regardless of their personal interests or educational choices. At all times, Fellows serve as role models and mentors to their students, providing encouragement for success along with valuable scientific stimulation in the laboratory and classroom. Intellectual Merit: During Track I, the project expanded the originally proposed activities with the addition of the Teachers as Scholars and the After-school/TAKS Tutorial programs. Track II builds on these existing activities with a Summer Science Camp, Young Scientists Program, Fort Worth Zoo Outreach Program, and a Research Field Trip Experience. Anticipated outcomes of these new activities will, we feel, have a profound effect on the overall acceptance and level of commitment to the program by the institutions, and will be a strong foundation for the expansion of this and future outreach programs at UNTHSC.