Teaching the Genome Generation: Cultivating High School Genomics through Teacher Education

项目总结/摘要 杰克逊实验室（JAX）提出了一项教师教育倡议，“教授基因组生成” （TtGG），为职前高中教师提供内容知识、教学策略和资源 需要加强学生在基因组学，生物伦理学和生物信息学方面的学习，重点是数学和 数据素养我们的预科专业发展计划将提供分子遗传学的指导， 个性化医疗，生物信息学工具的使用，纳入统计和数据分析， 围绕遗传学研究的伦理、法律的和社会影响。与合作伙伴合作， 在高等教育方面，每年将有多达32名职前教师参加实践短期课程。职前 教师也将有机会参与和实践教学我们的课程，通过教学 方法课程和学生教学/实习。我们的创新方法编织了三个学习 分子遗传学、生物信息学和生物伦理学等学科在下一代的背景下结合在一起 科学标准和共同核心数学标准。TtGG团队将扩大我们内容的传播 和短期课程通过显着增强我们的在线资源。将推出试点在线课程 在2020年底，以及一个完整的在线计划，通过新设计的TtGG访问额外的资源 面向公众的网站将于2022年第一季度完成并发布。的影响进行评估 短期课程，评估人员将对执教前教师参与者进行关于遗传学的调查， 基因组学和生物信息学内容知识、教师自我效能感和自信心。评估人员还将 进行小规模的功效研究，以检查TtGG材料对学生的影响：a）内容 遗传学，基因组学和数学应用的知识; B）从事基因组学的信心 概念，实验室活动和数学问题; c）对参与其他基因组学相关行为的兴趣， 包括学术和职业追求;以及d）解释如何以及为什么需要数学技能的能力 从事生命科学通过培训职前教育工作者，TtGG将执行NIH的目标，即加强 未来的STEM劳动力通过增加基因组和健康素养。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) proposes a teacher education initiative, 'Teaching the Genome Generation' (TtGG), to provide pre-service high school teachers the content knowledge, teaching strategies, and resources needed to enhance student learning in genomics, bioethics, and bioinformatics, with an emphasis on math and data literacy. Our pre-professional development program will provide instruction in the molecular genetics of personalized medicine, use of bioinformatics tools, incorporating statistics and data analysis, and discussion of the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) surrounding genetics research. In collaboration with partners in higher education, up to 32 pre-service teachers per year will participate in a hands-on short course. Pre-service teachers will also have the opportunity to engage with and practice teaching our curriculum through instructional methods coursework and student teaching/internships. Our innovative approach weaves three learning strands—molecular genetics, bioinformatics and bioethics—together within the context of the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Math Standards. The TtGG team will expand dissemination of our content and short course through significant enhancement of our online resources. A pilot online course will be launched in late 2020, and a full online program with additional resources accessible through a newly designed TtGG public facing website will be completed and released by the first quarter of 2022. To evaluate the impact of the short course, evaluators will administer pre and post surveys to pre-service teacher participants on genetics, genomics and bioinformatics content knowledge, teacher self-efficacy, and confidence. Evaluators will also conduct small scale efficacy studies to examine the impact of the TtGG materials on students': a) content knowledge of genetics, genomics, and applications of mathematics; b) confidence engaging in genomics concepts, lab activities, and math problems; c) interest in engaging in additional genomics-related behavior, including academic and career pursuits; and d) ability to explain how and why math skills are required for practicing life sciences. By training pre-service educators, TtGG will execute on NIH's goal of strengthening the future STEM workforce through increasing genomic and health literacy.