MAKING CONNECTIONS MAKING CHOICES--A PARTNERSHIP

华盛顿大学太平洋科学中心和小组 健康合作社正在寻求科学教育合作伙伴奖， 成立一个联合体，为科学研究提供先进的支持 K-12学校系统的教育，主要侧重于教师， 中学学生（6-9年级）。一个特别的重点将 （一）对少数民族和妇女进行宣传; 传统上在科学职业中代表性不足。 联合体已 三个主要目标：a）培养有活力的科学家/教育家 联络人; B）通过以下方式向学生灌输科学热情 准备令人兴奋的互动展览/演示课程; 和c）提供持续的社区外展计划，以促进和 鼓励公众理解和参与的重要作用 科学在他们的生活中发挥作用。 项目的每个组成部分都将使用 神经学重点教授生物医学科学的基本概念。 其他 课程重点将是道德，生活方式的选择，动物的使用， 生物医学研究和科学事业。 每个机构的重点将在以下方面发挥互补作用： 达到这些目标。 华盛顿大学将建立 一个为中学教师和广大公众提供的暑期研究所 推广计划，将利用现有的资源， 志愿者组织。 太平洋科学中心和团体健康 将合作创建一个令人兴奋的互动移动的教育单元 名为“脑力”，将培训和实施学生/教师团队 作为其计划的一部分。集团健康将专注于发展健康 自我评估工具，将提供有关健康的信息 华盛顿州青少年状况。 每个人的参与 所有组成部分的机构将产生更大的总影响 而不是单个的部分。 该财团打算，SEPA赠款发起的努力将 补助期结束后继续。 暑期学校可以成为 通过UW扩展计划的学术定期提供的课程 教师的节目。 扩大的能力和加强的宣传 发言人办公室和其他志愿者外展计划将有助于 这些项目在赠款期过后很长一段时间都很兴旺。 脑动力 该计划可能会成为一个永久的展览/示范在 太平洋科学中心 最重要的是，这种独特的合作 教师、科学家、学生和社区之间的交流将继续下去， 促进公众、教师和学生之间的新联系， 对科学的欣赏和职业兴趣。

The University of Washington, the Pacific Science Center and Group Health Cooperative are seeking a Science Education Partnership Award to form a consortium that will provide advanced support for science education in the K-12 school system, focusing primarily on teachers and students in the middle schools (grades 6-9). A particular emphasis will be placed on reaching groups (such as minorities and women) who are traditionally underrepresented in science careers. The consortium has three primary objectives: a) to create dynamic scientist/educator liaisons; b) to instill enthusiasm about science in students by preparing exciting, interactive exhibits/demonstrations with curricula; and c) to provide ongoing community outreach programs to foster and encourage public understanding and participation in the vital role science plays in their lives. Each of the project components will use a neurological focus to teach basic concepts of biomedical science. Other curriculum foci will be ethics, lifestyle choices, use of animals in biomedical research and science careers. The focus of each institutions will have a complementary role in reaching these objectives. The University of Washington will establish a Summer Institute for middle school teachers and an extensive public outreach program that will draw from the resources of established volunteer organizations. The Pacific Science Center and Group Health will collaborate to create an exciting interactive mobile education unit called "Brain Power" that will train and implement student/teacher teams as part of its program. Group Health will focus on developing a health self-assessment tool that will provide information about the health status of adolescents in Washington state. The participation of each institution in all the components will result in a total impact greater than the individual parts. The consortium intends that the efforts initiated by the SEPA grant will continue after the grant period ends. The Summer Institute can become a regularly offered curriculum through the UW Extension Program's Academic Programs for Teachers. The expanded capacity and heightened publicity of the speaker's bureau and other volunteer outreach programs will help these programs flourish well beyond the grant period. The Brain Power program may possibly become a permanent exhibit/demonstration at the Pacific Science Center. Most importantly, this unique collaboration between teachers, scientists, students and the community will continue to foster new connections for enhanced public, teacher and student appreciation of, and career interest in, science.