CONTEXTUAL LEARNING & RESEARCH SCIENCE-- CLEAR SCIENCE

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案描述了一个全面的 计划：1）发展和评估生物医学科学教育伙伴关系 在SciWorks、科学中心和福赛斯县环境公园之间， 卓越的研究，教学和学习中心（CERTL）， 维克森林大学医学院; 2）制定有效的战略 3）利用该模型， 让公众了解健康研究， 由美国国立卫生研究院支持; 4）参与和 保持K-12学生对科学的兴趣，以增加 大学理科专业的人数。 该项目旨在促进 通过联合资源实现下列具体目标： 伙伴实体： --制定一系列综合科学教育方案， 情境学习体验，旨在促进对 科学健康问题和相关的科学主题。 为K-12教师提供长期专业发展计划 与情境学习的策略相一致。 --发展与促进健康生活方式有关的科学展览 选择锚定在上下文学习策略，并直接链接到 课堂课程，国家科学标准和最新研究 在具体专题领域的调查结果。 --通过家长，提高社区对健康生活方式选择的认识 参与课堂体验，科学博物馆活动，以及 透过科学馆展品的便携性，让公众认识科学。 该计划的组成部分已被设计为解决这些目标以及 作为有意招募代表性不足的少数群体的更广泛目标， 所有的活动，并创造一个社区存在的这个项目。 为该项目设计的与健康有关的科学展览将有一个 便携性组件，使其能够在学校演示和使用 教室和活动，如健康博览会，健康检查，健康 集市和健康意识活动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal describes a comprehensive plan to: 1) develop and evaluate a biomedical science education partnership between SciWorks, The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, and the Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching, and Learning (CERTL) at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine; 2) develop effective strategies for the dissemination of the developed model partnership; 3) use the model to inform the public about health research so that healthier life style choices are made as supported by the National Institutes of Health; and 4) engage and sustain the interest of K-12 students in science in order to increase the number of college science majors. This project is designed to foster attainment of the following specific goals through the combined resources of the partnering entities: --Develop a series of integrated science education programs anchored in contextual learning experiences designed to promote a deeper understanding of scientific health issues and related science topics. --Deliver long-term professional development programs for K-12 teachers consistent with the strategies of contextual learning. --Develop scientific exhibits related to the promotion of heathy life style choices anchored in contextual learning strategies and directly linked to the classroom curricula, National Science Standards, and the latest research findings in specific topic areas. --Promote community awareness of healthy life style choices through parent involvement in classroom experiences, science museum activities, and in the community at-large through the portability of science museum exhibits. The program components have been designed to address these objectives as well as the broader objectives to intentionally recruit underrepresented minorities into all activities and to create a community presence of this project. Health related scientific exhibits designed for this project will have a portability component enabling their demonstration and use in school classrooms and at activities such as health fairs, health screenings, health bazaars, and health awareness events.