Genes, the Environment, and Me: Health and STEM Network (GEMNET)

项目摘要 通过基因，环境和我：健康和STEM网络（GEMNet），我们将开发一个模型， 关于2型糖尿病（t2 d）的教学，并利用跨学科的生物医学职业吸引学生 方法与高中生物，健康，家庭和消费者科学（FACS）的教师。糖尿病是一 将科学和健康概念结合起来，并将这些概念与更广泛的社会问题联系起来的复杂条件， 也就是说，环境影响、医疗保健、科学研究、个人选择、资源获取、饮食和 运动、社会正义和公共政策。这一复杂主题的性质有助于多学科 在不同高中，学生可以从接触T2 D的不同方面中受益 contexts. 这个项目建立在我们成功的SEPA资助的项目，基因，环境和我（GEM）。通过 创业板，我们已经开发了一个强大的社区高中科学和健康教师主要是在 亚基马山谷，位于华盛顿中部的一个农村农业区。该地区的学校提供高度多样化的服务 西班牙裔和美洲原住民学生的比例很高，其中许多人来自高 英语水平有限及教育程度低的贫困家庭。这些也是 2型糖尿病发病率高得不成比例的人群，这使得这一问题成为一个及时而重要的话题 融入高中课程。 我们将建立在我们建立的社区高中教师在科学和健康在中央 华盛顿和扩大我们的网络和课程，以其他社区和学科，包括教师 在西雅图学区。GEMNet将制作基于标准的课程，教授t2 d和相关知识。 健康问题，包括在介绍和先进的高中生物学，健康和FACS课程。 项目组成部分将包括：1）开发和试点针对不同高中的新t2 d课程 课程; 2）提供特定学科的教师专业发展; 3）评估学生的成果 在不同的班级中进行一次或多次课程接触;以及4）传播指导性的 在我们的小学教学社区和国家和民族的其他地区的材料和战略。

PROJECT SUMMARY Through Genes, the Environment, and Me: Health and STEM Network (GEMNet), we will develop a model for teaching about type 2 diabetes (t2d) and engaging students in biomedical careers using a cross-disciplinary approach with high school biology, health, and Family and Consumer Science (FACS) teachers. Diabetes is a complex condition that unites science and health concepts, and links these concepts to broader social issues, i.e., environmental influences, health care, scientific research, personal choice, access to resources, diet and exercise, social justice, and public policy. The nature of this complex topic lends itself to multi-disciplinary instruction in which students can benefit from exposure to different aspects of t2d in different high school contexts. This project builds on our successful SEPA-funded project, Genes, the Environment, and Me (GEM). Through GEM, we have developed a strong community of high school science and health teachers primarily in the Yakima Valley, a rural agricultural region in central Washington. Schools in this region serve highly diverse students with high percentages of Hispanic and Native American students, many of whom are from high poverty families with limited English proficiency and low educational attainment levels. These are also populations that experience disproportionately high rates of t2d, which makes this a timely and important topic to integrate into high school curricula. We will build upon our established community of high school teachers in science and health in central Washington and expand our network and curriculum to other communities and disciplines, including teachers in the Seattle School District. GEMNet will produce standards-based curriculum to teach about t2d and related health issues for inclusion in introductory and advanced high school biology, health, and FACS courses. Project components will include: 1) developing and piloting new t2d lessons specific to the different high school courses; 2) providing discipline-specific teacher professional development; 3) evaluating student outcomes following one or more exposures to the curriculum in different classes; and 4) disseminating instructional materials and strategies within our primary teaching community and to other regions of the state and nation.