Experiental Citizen Science Training for the Next Generation

 描述(由申请者提供)：埃默里大学的NIH科学教育合作伙伴奖(SEPA)计划努力利用公民科学原则这一总体主题来满足本建议的目标：1)开发基于公民科学和体验式学习的创新课程，以评估课外非正式科学教育的效果；2)在面向女生的代表不足的群体中促进生物医学科学事业；3)培训第一标题学校的教师，以实施这一基于公民科学的课程；以及4)通过外联传播公民科学原则。这一新颖的体验式科学和工程计划，称为面向下一代的体验式公民科学培训(EXPICTNG)，包含了反映NIH研究重点的社区确定的主题。课程设置符合下一代科学标准。每个方案组成部分都有一个全面的评价计划，包括短期和/或长期成果衡量标准。我们将利用我们现有的外展计划(科学学生)以及科学界的合作伙伴关系(亚特兰大科学节)在佐治亚州各地实施该计划的关键方面。这些工作将由一个中央指导委员会监督，该委员会由埃默里/莫尔豪斯/佐治亚理工学院亚特兰大临床翻译科学研究所(NIH CTSA)社区教育研究计划的领导、主要研究人员、每个计划组成部分的代表以及来自佐治亚州教育部的一名独立的K-12 STEM评估员组成。社区咨询委员会，包括教育工作者、家长和社区成员，将帮助指导该计划的实施并监测进展情况。一个由NIH资助的研究人员组成的委员会，代表多个NIH研究所和经验丰富的科学作家，将领导传播工作，并确保随着时间的推移，正在进行的和新的NIH研究优先事项被纳入该计划的课程。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program of Emory University endeavors to use an over-arching theme of Citizen Science principles to meet the goals of this proposal are to: 1) develop an innovative curriculum based on citizen science and experiential learning to evaluate the efficacy of informal science education in after-school settings; 2) promote biomedical scientific careers in under-represented groups targeting females for Girls for Science summer research experiences; 3) train teachers in Title I schools to implement this citizen science based curriculum; and 4) disseminate the citizen science principles through outreach. This novel, experiential science and engineering program, termed Experiential Citizen Science Training for the Next Generation (ExCiTNG), encompasses community-identified topics reflecting NIH research priorities. The curriculum is mapped to Next Generation Science Standards. A comprehensive evaluation plan accompanies each program component, composed of short- and/or longer-term outcome measures. We will use our existing outreach program (Students for Science) along with scientific community partnerships (Atlanta Science Festival) to implement key aspects of the program throughout the state of Georgia. These efforts will be overseen by a central Steering Committee composed of leadership of the Community Education Research Program of the Emory/Morehouse/Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute (NIH CTSA), the Principal Investigators, representatives of each program component, and an independent K-12 STEM evaluator from the Georgia Department of Education. The Community Advisory Board, including educators, parents, and community members, will help guide the program's implementation and monitor progress. A committee of NIH-funded investigators, representing multiple NIH institutes along with experienced science writers, will lead the effort for dissemination and assure that on-going and new NIH research priorities are integrated into the program's curriculum over time.