CONTEXTUAL LEARNING & RESEARCH SCIENCE-- CLEAR SCIENCE

描述(由申请人提供)：本建议书描述了一个全面的 计划：1)发展和评估生物医学科学教育伙伴关系 在科学工场、科学中心和福赛斯县环境公园之间， 和卓越研究、教学和学习中心(CERTL)，地址为 维克森林大学医学院；2)制定有效的战略 用于传播所开发的示范伙伴关系；3)利用该模式 让公众了解健康研究，以便选择更健康的生活方式 由美国国立卫生研究院提供支持；以及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 通过以下资源的组合实现下列具体目标 合作实体： --开展一系列以科学为依托的综合科学教育项目 情景学习体验，旨在促进更深入地了解 科学的健康问题和相关的科学课题。 --为K-12教师提供长期专业发展计划 与情境学习策略相一致。 --发展与健康生活方式相关的科学展品 选择以情景学习策略为基础，并直接与 课堂课程、国家科学标准和最新研究 在特定主题领域的发现。 --通过家长提高社区对健康生活方式选择的意识 参与课堂体验、科学博物馆活动，以及 通过科学博物馆展品的便携性，为广大社区提供便利。 方案组成部分也是为实现这些目标而设计的 更广泛的目标是故意招募代表人数不足的少数族裔 融入到所有活动中，并创建这个项目的社区存在。 为该项目设计的与健康相关的科学展品将有一个 便于携带的组件，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.