Xavier University of Louisiana-Mobile Outreach for Laboratory Enrichment (XULA-MOLE)

项目总结 申请路易斯安那州泽维尔大学实验室浓缩流动外展(XULA- Mole)为高中生提出了一个全面的培训和指导计划，并 老师们。这个项目是泽维尔和参与的当地高中之间的合作伙伴关系。长期的 这项合作的目标是激发新奥尔良高中生的科学兴趣 作为他们在生物医学科学或STEM领域寻求职业生涯的先驱，他们在这一领域取得了进展。XULA- Mole项目还旨在通过教学和研究项目设计更好地支持科学教师 培训和辅导，以增加他们在课堂上的影响力。引入了基于移动查询的 以STEM(科学、技术、工程和数学)为中心的实验室经验将 鼓励高中生在这种资源匮乏的环境中继续深造和就业 科学领域。这项计划对新奥尔良地区的高中尤为重要，在此之后 卡特里娜飓风一直在努力寻找课程设计和教育改革之间的协同 实施。这项拟议工作的总体战略将通过四个方面进行 涉及(一)探究式实验室经验，(二)专业发展和研究的方法 为教师设计培训，(Iii)在泽维尔之间建立近乎同行的指导计划 本科生和他们的大学前同龄人和(Iv)高中实地考察生物医学研究实验室： 泽维尔。XULA-Mole项目的参与者包括泽维尔教员和本科生STEM学生 世卫组织将为参与的高中设计以探究为基础的指导实验室模块，与 NGSS科学流程。XULA-MOLE的具体活动将根据以下方面的灵感设计 之前由国家环保总局资助的项目，如BEST Science！，专注于职业发展 为教师举办的讲习班，以及长期持续的城市实验室，该实验室最近正在试行一项课外活动 科学教育计划影响学生的科学认同。 通过多管齐下的策略来激励科学教与学，XULA-Mole计划 旨在开发一个可应用于多个学校和年级级别的模型系统。

PROJECT SUMMARY The application for Xavier University of Louisiana's Mobile Outreach for Laboratory Enrichment (XULA- MOLE) proposes a comprehensive training and mentoring program for high school students and teachers. This project is a partnership between Xavier and participating local high schools. The long-term objective of this collaboration is to stimulate science interest in high school students in the New Orleans area as a precursor to them pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences or STEM fields. The XULA- MOLE project also aims to better support science teachers with pedagogical and research project design training and mentoring to increase their impact in the classroom. The introduction of mobile inquiry-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) centered laboratory experiences will encourage high school students in this resource poor setting to pursue further education and careers in scientific fields. This program is especially important to the New Orleans area high schools, which after Hurricane Katrina have struggled to find synergy between curriculum design and education reform implementation. The general strategy for this proposed work will be carried out via a four-pronged approach involving (i) inquiry-based laboratory experiences, (ii) professional development and research design training for teachers, (iii) establishing near-peer mentoring programs between Xavier undergraduates and their pre-college peers and (iv) high school field trips to biomedical research labs at Xavier. The XULA-MOLE project participants include Xavier faculty and undergraduate STEM students who will design inquiry-based guided laboratory modules for the participating high schools aligned to the NGSS science processes. The specific activities for XULA-MOLE will be designed with inspiration from previous SEPA-funded programs such as BEST Science!, which focused on professional development workshops for teachers, and the long-sustaining CityLab, which most recently is piloting an after school science education program impacting students' science identity. By using a multi-pronged strategy to inspire science teaching and learning, the XULA-MOLE Program aims to develop a model system that can be applied to multiple schools and grade levels.