Expanding the Impact: Bringing Effective Biotechnology Instructional Resources to Diverse Students and Teachers

该奖项的总体目标是扩大由高级技术教育(ATE)计划支持的先前工作的影响，以增加准备充分的个人，包括那些来自代表不足的群体的人，进入生物技术工作大军的技术职位。这一目标是通过两个紧密相关的目标来实现的。第一个目标是集中于与生物技术方法和生物技术工作场所有关的师资强化讲习班。第二个目标是将高质量的生物技术教材直接传播到中学教室。这两个目标的活动都包含了由其他ATE项目创建的教学材料。该项目涉及与威斯康星州聋人学校、威斯康星大学麦迪逊教育学院、威斯康星州公共教学部、威斯康星州教育传播委员会以及由ATE资助的“生物技术行业实践案例”、“鞋带”生物技术项目、项目目标和成果预期为：目标1：提高两年制和四年制大学和中学教师的技能和知识，使他们：有效地将重要的生物技术工作场所技能纳入他们的课程；促进学生对生物技术中各种技术职业机会的认识；将有效的主动学习和实验室活动纳入他们的课堂；在教育工作者和行业代表之间建立关系；将实验室和工作场所课程引入传统的学士学位课程；将实验室和工作场所课程引入传统的学士学位课程。OBJECTIVE 2：改编和传播用以前的基金开发的生物技术技术教育的优质教学材料，以便：+优质材料是为不同的目标学生群体定制的，包括那些代表性不足的群体+中学生意识到生物技术工作场所的机会+中学生的数学和科学技能提高+中学生生物技术技能提高+优质教材接触到不同的学生+职前教师了解生物技术和生物技术工作场所

The overall goal of this award is to expand the impact of previous work supported by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program in order to increase the number of well-prepared individuals, including those from under-represented groups, entering technical positions in the biotechnology work force. This goal is being accomplished through two tightly interrelated objectives. The first objective is focussing on faculty enhancement workshops related to biotechnology methods and the biotechnology workplace. The second objective is focussing on the dissemination of quality biotechnology instructional materials directly to secondary school classrooms. Activities for both objectives incorporate instructional materials created by other ATE projects. This project involves partnerships with the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Education, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, and the ATE-funded "Cases in Industry Practices in Biotechnology", the "Shoestring" Biotechnology Project, and the Bio-Link Center of Excellence in Biotechnology.Project objectives and outcomes are expected to be:OBJECTIVE 1: To enhance the skills and knowledge of faculty from two- and four- year colleges and secondary schools so that they: Effectively incorporate important biotechnology workplace skills into their curricula Promote student awareness of varied technical career opportunities in biotechnology Incorporate effective active learning and laboratory activities into their classrooms Establish relationships among educators and industry representatives Introduce laboratory and work place curricula into traditional baccalaureate programsOBJECTIVE 2: To adapt and disseminate quality instructional materials for biotechnology technical education that were developed with previous ATE funds so that:+ Quality materials are customized for different target populations of students, including those in under-represented groups + Secondary students are aware of biotechnology workplace opportunities+ Secondary students' math and science skills improve + Secondary students' skills in biotechnology improve + Quality instructional materials reach diverse students+ Pre-service teachers learn about biotechnology and the biotechnology workplace