Western Regional Program for Precollege Biological Science Education

这个项目是一个为期四个暑期的项目，旨在为来自亚利桑那州和周边各州的192名(每年48名)普通和高级高中生物学教师提供细胞和分子生物学和生物技术领域的在职教育。将特别注意少数民族学生教师的招聘和少数民族学生的需要。课程的重点还将放在让生物教师有能力和信心在课堂上强调现代生物技术，最大限度地结合实验室调查，以及在生物教育中使用计算机和媒体技术。该计划基于几年的试点研究，包括北亚利桑那大学为期三周的暑期学院和学年后续行动。高素质、经验丰富的大学预科教师将提供学院教学的重要部分。参加者将被要求通过当地的在职活动与其他教师分享活动。费用分摊相当于NSF奖励的9.3%。

This project is a four summer program to provide inservice education, in the areas of cellular and molecular biology and biotechnology, for 192 (48 per year) general and advanced level high school biology teachers from Arizona and surrounding states. Special attention will be given to the recruitment of teachers of minority students and to the needs of minority students. Emphasis will also be placed on giving biology teachers the competency and confidence to emphasize modern biotechnology in the classroom, incorporating laboratory investigations to their fullest, and also to the use of computer and media technology in biology education. The program is based upon several years of pilot study and includes a three week summer institute at Northern Arizona University and academic year follow-up. Highly qualified, experienced, precollege teachers will provide a significant portion of the institute instruction. Participants will be required to share activities with fellow teachers via local inservice activities. Cost sharing equals 9.3% of the NSF award.