ASCI High School Teacher Summer Fellowship Program

9355558库普曼美国临床调查学会于1990年发起了一项计划，旨在加强美国高中的科学教育，在高中和生物医学研究人员之间建立新的联系，并吸引更多的学生投身科学职业。高中科学教师在ASCI赞助商的实验室工作1-2个暑假，在此期间，他们在亲身参与研究项目的背景下接受最先进技术的指导。在整个学年中，与ASCI赞助商、对自己的工作感到兴奋的成就卓著的内科科学家持续互动是该项目的一个核心特征。此外，教师将参加旨在将暑期研究经验转化为有效课堂活动的讲习班，并培训教师成为其同龄人的培训资源，特别是在主要有少数族裔/弱势群体/代表不足的学生的学校工作的少数族裔教师。申请的评判标准包括：计划的科学价值、教师和ASCI赞助商的动机、领导技能和资质、高中管理部门对该计划的支持，以及教师参与对当地科学教育的预期影响。要求方案参与者提交后续报告，并建立了一个外部评估部分，用于对方案进行持续评估。ASCI在1991年为该项目提供了资金，并致力于提供持续的支持。除了寻求NSF的资金外，ASCI还获得了并继续寻求来自行业的资金。

9355558 Koopman The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 1990 initiated a program to enhance U.S. high school science education, establish new links between high schools and biomedical investigators, and attract more students into scientific careers. High school science teachers are provided a stipend to work in the laboratory of an ASCI sponsor for 1-2 summers, during which they receive instruction in state-of-the-art techniques in the context of hands-on participation in a research project. Continued interaction throughout the school year with ASCI sponsors, accomplished physician-scientists who are excited about their work, is a central feature of the program. In addition, teachers will attend workshops directed toward translating the summer research experience into effective classroom activities and to train teachers to become a training resource for their peers, especially minority teachers working in schools with primarily minority/disadvantaged/underrepresented students. Applications are judged upon the scientific merits of the proposal, the motivation, leadership skills and qualifications of the teacher and ASCI sponsor, support of the high school administration for the program, and the impact that the teacher's participation is anticipated to have upon science education at the local level. Follow-up reports are required from program participants, and an external evaluation component has been established for ongoing evaluation of the program. The ASCI funded the program itself in 1991 and is committed to providing ongoing support. In addition to seeking NSF funding, the ASCI has secured and continues to seek funding from industry.