Education for Community Genomic Awareness (Phase I & II)

描述(由申请人提供)： 长期目标：促进学生和社区对基因组学的了解，并认识到基因组研究在改善人口健康和减少健康差距方面的潜在应用。具体目标：(1)通过新的高中课程解决分子遗传学(单基因重点)和基因组学(重点关注人类基因组及其与环境的相互作用)，鼓励代表人数不足的K-12学生参与科学进程；(2)改善学生对基因组学的学习，以成为具有科学素养的公民；(3)发展大学-学校-社区伙伴关系，支持和分享课程；(4)让社区合作伙伴将课程与社区兴趣联系起来，并参与增进学生和社区知识的活动；(5)传播课程、专业发展和社区参与材料，并提供研讨会和基于网络的资源，以在全美推广适应和立法；(6)进行形成性和终结性评估，衡量项目目标的实现情况，并保持持续质量改进。教育学院的调查人员将应用以项目为基础的科学教育的经过测试的方法，开发课程，代表科学研究产生的对基因组学的当前理解，并提供能力来评估在媒体和网络上扩散的批判性基因组信息。家长教师和其他以社区为基础的组织将参与课程的制定，将与学生一起参加校外活动，增进对基因组的理解，并将通过学生陈述和演示在课程中分享。遗传学科学家将就课程内容进行咨询，并参与学生社区的采访和讨论。在底特律和弗林特的10所高中试行课程和相关的社区活动后(第1至第3年)，将编写传播材料和网络资源的简编，并在当地(第4年)和区域(第5年)举办讲习班，以促进传播、复制和适应。 相关性：加强学生和社区对基因组学及其应用的了解将导致公民对这些活动的更大支持，增加年轻人进入科学职业的兴趣，并支持应用基因组学改善人类健康和缩小差距的计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Long-term objective: Furthering student and community understanding of genomics and awareness of the potential applications of genomic research to improve population health and reduce health disparities. Specific aims: (1) Stimulate the engagement of underrepresented K-12 students in the scientific process through new high school curriculum addressing molecular genetics (single gene focus) and genomics (focus on human genome and its interaction with environment); (2) Improve student learning of genomics aimed at becoming scientifically literate citizens; (3) Develop university-school-community partnerships supporting and sharing curriculum; (4) Engage community partners in relating curriculum to community interests and joining in activities advancing student and community knowledge; (5) Disseminate the curriculum, professional development and community engagement materials and provide workshops and web-based resources to promote adaptation and enactment throughout the U.S.; (6) Conduct formative and summative evaluation measuring achievement of project aims and maintaining continuous quality improvement. School of Education investigators will apply tested methods of project-base'd science education developing curriculum representing the current understanding of genomics emerging from scientific research and providing competency to assess critically genomic messages that are proliferating in the media and on the web. Parent-teachers and other community-based organizations will participate in the shaping of curriculum, will join with students in out-of-school activities enhancing genomic understanding, and will share in the curriculum through student presentations and demonstrations. Genetics scientists will consult on curriculum content and engage in student-community interviews and discussions. After piloting the curriculum and related community activities in 10 high schools in Detroit and Flint (Yrs 1-3), a compendium of dissemination materials and web resources will be prepared and workshops presented locally (Yr 4) and regionally (Yr 5) to stimulate dissemination, replication and adaptation. Relevance: Strengthening student and community understanding of genomics and its applications will lead to greater support of these activities by the citizenry, increased interest among youth to enter science careers, and support of programs applying genomics to improve human health and reduce disparities.