SEEDBEd (Stimulating Enthusiasm, Exploration and Discovery through Biotechnology Education)

生物科学（61）塔尔萨社区学院（TCC）正在与中学，大学，研究实验室和行业合作，通过实施SEEDBEd，为初中和高中学生和教师的生物技术教育计划，增加生物技术管道中的学生人数。SEEDBEd正在调整现有的与生物技术有关的教学材料，用于初中和高中科学课程，为教师提供相关的专业发展，并为学生提供从中学到大学的生物技术教育途径。该项目的目标是（1）增加初中和高中学生对生物技术和生物技术职业的知识，（2）增加初中和高中教师对生物技术内容和改革导向教学法的知识（例如，基于探究的学习），（3）增加进入TCC生物技术技术员课程的高中毕业生人数，及（4）让TCC教师参与生物技术相关的专业发展。该项目正在通过以下方式实现其目标：（1）为初中和高中教师和高中学生提供暑期生物技术培训学院，（2）为泰国文化中心教师提供基于行业的实习机会和额外培训课程，（3）开发“生物技术学习模块”供中学科学课程使用，“生物技术储物柜”供高中科学课程使用，（4）为高中生开设双学分生物技术课程，（5）在TCC和地区大学（例如，俄克拉荷马州州立大学）之间达成衔接协议，（6）制作手册，允许其他地区的机构复制SEEDBEd。一名外部评价员正在进行以问题为导向的总结性和形成性评价。该项目正在通过项目网站、地方媒体、州和国家科学和教育会议上的介绍/海报会议、期刊文章和课程交流中心（Bio-Link）传播项目材料和研究结果。

Biological Sciences (61) Tulsa Community College (TCC) is partnering with secondary schools, universities, research laboratories, and industry to increase the number of students in the biotechnology pipeline by implementing SEEDBEd, a biotechnology education program for middle and high school students and teachers. SEEDBEd is adapting existing biotech-related instructional materials for use in middle and high school science courses, providing teachers with relevant professional development, and offering students an articulated educational pathway in biotechnology from middle school to college. The goals of the project are to (1) increase middle and high school students' knowledge of biotechnology and biotechnology careers, (2) increase middle school and high school teachers' knowledge of biotechnology content and reform-oriented pedagogy (for example, inquiry-based learning), (3) increase the number of high school graduates who enter TCC's biotechnology technician program, and (4) engage TCC faculty in biotech-related professional development. The project is achieving its goals by (1) offering summer biotechnology training academies for middle and high school teachers and high school students, (2) providing industry-based internships and additional training courses to TCC faculty, (3) developing "biotechnology learning modules" for use in middle schools science courses and "Biotech Footlockers" for use in high school science courses, (4) creating a dual-credit biotechnology course for high school students, (5) forging articulation agreements between TCC and area universities (for example, Oklahoma State University), and (6) producing manuals that permit institutions in other areas to replicate SEEDBEd. An external evaluator is conducting question-driven summative and formative evaluations. The project is disseminating project materials and findings via a project website, local media outlets, presentations/poster sessions at state and national science and education conferences, journal articles, and a curriculum clearinghouse (Bio-Link).