Mobile Laboratory Coalition Annual Conference

项目摘要 移动的实验室提供了一个独特的机会，改善学生获得尖端，动手 科学和技术教育，并使教师接触基于当前研究和新的 科学方法论。移动的实验室项目及其合作伙伴聚集在一起， 专业发展是在年度会议的移动的实验室联盟（MLC）。年度 作为移动的实验室教育工作者及其合作伙伴的论坛， 加强他们在移动的实验室计划和共享计划相关领域的知识和技能 既有成功，也有挑战。内容的设计与各级工作人员有关，包括 从新的和新兴的程序谁可以从现有程序的共享经验，以及 来自更多既定方案的工作人员。会议旨在解决需求、挑战和 每个计划面临的机会，根据计划的成熟度，资金， 体制承诺和其他因素。会议还为所有项目工作人员提供了机会， 制作科学海报，举办研讨会，与其他计划建立合作，并开发 与社区领导人建立导师关系。会议的一个独特之处是包括课堂 教师，他们是在移动的实验室为学生创造引人入胜的科学体验的合作伙伴。通过参加 在这次会议上，教师可以参加课程研讨会，这些研讨会通常基于尖端的生物医学 research.教师还可以通过移动的实验室分享他们在教学法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的科学家。没有其他 移动的实验室计划及其合作伙伴的会议。 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 2）支持将移动的实验室带到会议上，以便与会者可以看到和参观 不同类型车辆的示例; 3）提供广泛有益于移动的的教育内容 由外部专家和/或思想领袖提供的实验室计划。预期成果 该项目旨在通过专业发展提高方案工作人员和教师的效率， 发展合作，提高项目质量，开发共享资源 例如评价工具和课程。最终的结果是，学生、教师和社区成员 参与移动的科学实验室项目的学生将获得更高质量和更高影响力的科学教育 并对生物医学领域的职业可能性有更大的认识。

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.