A Two-Piece Program to Develop and Support a Nationwide Corps of Human and Molecular Genetics Resource Teachers at the Secondary Level

来自纽约州冷泉港实验室DNA学习中心的项目工作人员计划为美国西半部和中西部上游地区的农村/非城市地区的216名大学预科高级生物学教师提供人类和分子遗传学的指导。举办3个为期5天的DNA科学研究所（各24人），并举办3个后续讲习班。此外，将为美国各地72名“人类和分子遗传学资源教师”骨干提供领导和高级培训，他们已经实施了分子遗传学示范单元，并具有经过验证的网络能力。该培训将包括在冷泉港进行为期27天的领导力培训，以及与区域NABT或NSTA会议相关的三次为期三天的区域后续会议。该提案包含具体的后续和评估计划，并包括少数民族教师参与的规定。这一提议适合于教师的提升，因为它将在区域内选择参与者参加以学科为重点的暑期学院，利用新的方法和内容（DNA和分子遗传学）来提高参与者当前在该领域具有更高级背景的教师的领导能力。​非国家科学基金费用分摊约为向国家科学基金申请的金额的35%。

Project staff from the DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY plan to bring instruction in human and molecular genetics to 216 precollege advanced biology teachers in rural/non-urban areas of the western half of the U.S. and the upper Midwest regions. Three 5-day DNA Science institutes (24 participants each) are to be held with 3 follow-up workshops. In addition, leadership and advanced training will be provided for a cadre of 72 "Human and Molecular Genetics Resource Teachers" throughout the United States who have already implemented model units on molecular genetics and have proven networking abilities. This training will consist of a 27 day leadership institute at Cold Spring Harbor and three 3-day regional follow-up conferences associated with regional NABT or NSTA meetings. The proposal contains specific follow-up and evaluation programs, and includes provisions for participation by minority faculty. This proposal is appropriate for teacher enhancement because it will select participants regionally for discipline- focused summer institutes utilizing new approaches and content (DNA and molecular genetics) to enhance the participants' current leadership component for teachers with more advanced backgrounds in the field. Non-NSF cost-sharing is approximately 35% of the amount requested from NSF.