Mobile Laboratory Coalition Annual Conference

项目总结 移动实验室为改善学生接触尖端实践的机会提供了独特的机会 科学技术教育和让教师接触基于当前研究和新技术的课程 科学方法论。移动实验室项目及其合作伙伴聚集的首屈一指的场所 专业发展是在流动实验室联盟(MLC)的年度会议上举行的。一年一度的 会议作为流动实验室教育工作者和他们的合作伙伴建立和 加强他们在与移动实验室计划和共享计划相关领域的知识和技能 成功与挑战并存。内容旨在与所有级别的工作人员相关，包括 来自新的和新兴的计划，他们可以学习现有计划的共享经验，以及 来自更成熟项目的工作人员。会议旨在解决需求、挑战和 每个计划面临的机会因计划的成熟度、资金、 制度承诺等因素。会议还为项目工作人员提供了机会 制作科学海报、举办研讨会、与其他项目建立合作以及开发 与社区领袖建立导师关系。这次会议的一个独特之处是包括教室。 在移动实验室为学生创造引人入胜的科学体验的合作伙伴的教师。通过参加 在会议上，教师可以参加课程研讨会，这些研讨会往往基于尖端的生物医学 研究。教师还可以通过移动实验室分享他们在教学和课堂管理方面的专业知识 项目工作人员，通常是受过有限培训或教育背景有限的科学家。没有其他人 移动实验室项目及其合作伙伴会议。 我们正在为会议的三个关键方面寻求资金：1)支持项目工作人员的参与 和教师；2)支持将移动实验室带到会议上，以便与会者可以看到和参观 不同类型车辆的示例；3)提供广泛惠及移动设备的教育内容 由外部专家和/或思想领袖提供的实验室计划。的预期结果 这个项目是通过专业发展提高项目工作人员和教师的效率， 发展协作，提高项目质量，开发共享资源 如评估工具和课程。最终结果是学生、教师和社区成员 参加流动科学实验室项目可获得更高质量和更具影响力的科学教育 并对生物医学领域的职业可能性有更多的认识。

PROJECT SUMMARY Mobile laboratories provide a unique opportunity for improving access of students to cutting-edge, hands-on science and technology education and for exposing teachers to curriculum based on current research and new scientific methodologies. The premiere venue for mobile laboratory programs and their partners to gather for professional development is at the annual conference for the Mobile Laboratory Coalition (MLC). The annual conferences are critically important as a forum for mobile laboratory educators and their partners to build and strengthen their knowledge and skills in areas relevant to their mobile lab program and for sharing program successes as well as challenges. The content is designed to be relevant to staff of all levels including those from new and emerging programs who can learn from the shared experiences of existing programs, as well as staff from more established programs. The conference is designed to address the needs, challenges and opportunities facing each program, which vary widely depending on the maturity of the program, funding, institutional commitment and other factors. The conference also provides opportunities for program staff at all levels to produce scientific posters, present workshops, build collaborations with other programs, and develop mentor relationships with community leaders. A unique feature of the conference is the inclusion of classroom teachers who are partners in creating engaging science experiences for students on mobile labs. By attending the conference, teachers can attend curriculum workshops that are often based on cutting-edge biomedical research. Teachers can also share their expertise in pedagogy and classroom management with mobile lab program staff who are often scientists with limited training or background in education. There is no other conference for mobile laboratory programs and their partners. We are seeking funding for three key aspects of the conference: 1) to support the participation of program staff and teachers; 2) to support bringing mobile labs to the conference so that attendees can see and tour examples of different types of vehicles; 3) to provide educational content that broadly benefits mobile laboratory programs that is delivered by outside experts and/or thought leaders. The expected outcomes for this project are an increase in effectiveness of program staff and teachers through professional development, the development of collaborations, improved quality of programs, and the development of shared resources such as evaluation tools and curriculum. The end result is that students, teachers, and community members participating in mobile science laboratory programs receive higher quality and higher impact science education and have greater awareness of the career possibilities in the biomedical fields.