High School Research Initiative Expansion Project

高中研究计划扩展项目

• 批准号: 10450409
• 负责人: Gwendolyn M Stovall
• 金额: $ 26.89万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-10 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10450409
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High School Research Initiative Expansion Project Summary/Abstract Rural students and teachers are far from universities, have fewer resources, and most students are not attending college. The vast state of Texas includes more schools in rural areas than any other state (i.e., 36% schools in rural, [4]), and these rural Texans have low enrollment into higher education (i.e., 29%, [5]). Further, the Texas population is almost 40% Hispanic, and 14.9% of the state population is at or below the poverty le vel [1], both groups underrepresentedin STEM. In a geographically expansive area that amounts to the area of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and North Carolina combined [2], Texas has its unique challenges in STEM education and enrollment into college. Now, during the public health crisis that has sparked a desire to be involved, and when teachers and students demand action, it is the time to reach this audience. The University of Texas at Austin High School Research Initiative (HRI) Expansion Project seeks to enhance educational science resources, teacher training, and a community of higher ed and high school educators to promote a diverse workforce to meet the growing health science needs of the country. The HRI Expansion Project seeks to address this need by broadening the audience and reach of the original program, leveraging the infrastructure of the HRI, including the HRI partnerships with more than ten regional high schools and partnerships with two nationally recognized models for STEM education: The Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) and UTeach. FRI is an ambitious program that involves 1000+ freshmen and sophomores participating in authentic research experiences while receiving course credit. UTeach prepares pre -service and in-service STEM teachers; the UTeach Professional Development program has a proven track record of recruiting rural teachers for training opportunities [13]. The HRI Extension Project will apply effective practices to new programming designed to address the specific challenges faced in STEM education in rural Texas and encourage more rural students to pursue higher education and careers in health sciences. In all, the HRI Expansion Project will (1) develop and disseminate inquiry-driven science modules, which translate R1 University research, to rural high schools in the state of Texas (≥300 students/yr; 7 modules over 5 yrs), (2) develop a robust yearlong professional development organization for high school teachers (≥ 15 teachers/yr), which includes a 4-week remote professional training steeped with content (e.g. statistics, molecular biology, etc.) and ongoing, yearlong supportive activities (e.g. monthly meetings, newsletter guidance, etc.), (3) develop a network of UT faculty scientists, undergraduate mentors, and high school teachers to support science instruction and share firsthand perspectives of their research and life as a scientist with partnered rural classrooms, and (4) determine the impact of the HRI Expansion Project activities on student knowledge and skills, attitudes towards science, enrollment in higher education, teachers’ abilities to mentor, and UT scientists’ communication and mentoring skills. The HRI Expansion Project seeks to move the needle in rural science education, building persistence in STEM and a diversified health science workforce.

高中研究计划扩展项目摘要/摘要 农村学生和教师远离大学，资源较少，大多数学生没有上大学 上大学。幅员辽阔的德克萨斯州在农村地区的学校比其他任何州都多(即36%的学校在农村，[4])， 这些德克萨斯农村人接受高等教育的比例很低(即29%，[5])。此外，德克萨斯州的人口几乎是 40%的西班牙裔人口和14.9%的州人口处于或低于贫困线[1]，这两个群体的代表性都很低 茎。在一个相当于新英格兰、纽约、宾夕法尼亚、俄亥俄州和 北卡罗来纳州加在一起，德克萨斯州在STEM教育和大学入学方面面临着独特的挑战。 现在，在公共卫生危机引发了参与的愿望，当老师和学生要求 行动，现在是接触这些观众的时候了。得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校高中研究计划(HRI) 扩展计划旨在加强教育科学资源，教师培训，以及高等教育和 高中教育工作者促进多样化的劳动力，以满足国家日益增长的健康科学需求。 HRI扩展项目旨在通过扩大原始计划的受众和覆盖范围来满足这一需求， 利用人权研究所的基础设施，包括与十多所区域高中和 与两个国家认可的STEM教育模式建立伙伴关系：新生研究倡议(FRI)和 UTACH。FRI是一个雄心勃勃的项目，有1000多名大一和大二学生参与真实的研究 获得课程学分的经验。培养职前和在职STEM教师； 专业发展计划在招募乡村教师提供培训机会方面有着良好的记录[13]。 人力资源倡议推广项目将把有效做法应用于旨在应对具体挑战的新方案拟订工作 在德克萨斯州农村面临STEM教育，并鼓励更多的农村学生接受高等教育和在 健康科学。总之，人力资源研究所扩展项目将(1)开发和传播以调查为导向的科学模块，该模块 将R1大学的研究翻译到德克萨斯州的农村高中(≥每年300名学生；5年内有7个模块)，(2) 建立一个为期一年的高中教师专业发展组织(≥15名教师/年)， 包括为期4周的远程专业培训，培训内容丰富(如统计学、分子生物学等)和 持续一年的支持性活动(例如每月会议、时事通讯指导等)，(3)发展UT网络 学院科学家、本科生导师和高中教师支持科学教学并分享第一手资料 他们作为一名科学家的研究和生活的前景，以及(4)确定 HRI扩展项目活动涉及学生的知识和技能、对科学的态度、高等教育招生 教育，教师的指导能力，以及德克萨斯大学科学家的沟通和指导技能。HRI的扩展 该项目旨在推动农村科学教育，建立STEM的坚持不懈和多样化的健康 科学工作者。