Biostorm Biomedical Stem Tronsinins through outreach, research, and model education for High School Students

 描述(由申请人提供)：为了增加生物医学和生物行为劳动力的多样性，Salish Kotenai College(SKC)开发了BioSTORM：通过外联、研究和模式教育实现生物医学STEM过渡。该项目旨在通过同时招生STEM Academy来增加美国印第安人高中毕业生的数量，这些毕业生准备在与生物医学和生物行为研究相一致的大学学术专业接受严格的教育。学院将由三个主要部分组成：1.同时招生的学术课程是严格的、可作为大学学分转移的，并提供STEM教育模式；2.创新的研究课程序列，通过设计和实施两个学年的研究项目来增加学生的参与度；以及3.外展部分，通过该部分，BioSTORM的学生将向中小学生展示他们的研究，并提供近乎同行的指导和角色建模。最重要的是，BioSTORM参与者将体验到与文化相关的学习环境和响应文化的教学，以提高学生的教育成果，包括为上大学做好准备。其他计划内容包括将学院用作SKC中等教育科学和数学学生的实践场所，这些学生将受益于参与符合下一代科学标准的课程和以研究为基础的教学法。该项目的最终目的是增加准备进入大学的美国印第安人学生的渠道，他们宣布的专业是与生物医学或生物行为研究或临床实践相关的领域。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In an effort to increase the diversity of the biomedical and biobehavioral workforce, Salish Kootenai College (SKC) has developed BioSTORM: Biomedical STEM Transitions through Outreach, Research, and Model Education. This project seeks to increase the number of American Indian high school graduates who are prepared for rigorous education in college academic majors aligned with biomedical and biobehavioral research through a concurrent enrollment STEM Academy. The Academy will consist of three major components: 1. Concurrent enrollment academic coursework that is rigorous, transferrable as college credit, and provides model STEM education; 2. an innovative research course sequence that increases student engagement through design and implementation of a research project over two academic years; and 3. an outreach component through which BioSTORM students will present their research to elementary and middle school students and provide near-peer mentoring and role modeling. Most importantly, BioSTORM participants will experience a culturally relevant learning environment and culturally responsive teaching that enhances students' educational outcomes including college readiness. Additional program components include use of the Academy as a practicum site for SKC's secondary education science and mathematics students, who will benefit from participation in curricula aligned with Next Generation Science standards and research-based pedagogy. The final intent of the project is to increase the pipeline of American Indian students prepared to enter college with declared majors in fields related to biomedical or bio-behavioral research or clinical practice.