DC Biotech: Improving Opportunities for Urban Minority Students

生物科学（61）DC生物技术项目正在创建一个华盛顿地区联盟，以提高学生的科学能力，拓宽学生的职业机会，并提高生物技术劳动力的多样性。项目目标是：（1）为哥伦比亚特区的高中生创造生物技术方面的工作经验和认证，（2）使哥伦比亚特区学校的生物技术课程与当地社区大学的课程相一致，（3）为哥伦比亚特区的科学教师提供生物技术方面的专业发展，（4）通过各种印刷、电子和现场传播项目信息，以及（5）在资助结束后通过伙伴承诺维持联合体。该项目所服务的几乎所有学生都是就读于华盛顿两所城市高中的贫困少数族裔学生。（牵头组织）、哥伦比亚特区公立学校职业和技术教育办公室、麦金利技术高中、卡努高中、生物技术产业咨询委员会、蒙哥马利[社区]学院、沃尔特里德陆军研究所，美国天主教大学发现中心，克雷格文特尔的发现基因组学！，生物技术研究所、生物链接和全国生物教师协会。为了提高学生的教育机会和就业机会，该项目（1）为学生提供在当地公司和联邦机构进行的为期8周的生物技术暑期工作经验，（2）创建一个符合社区大学和雇主期望的高中生物技术课程，并获得生物技术认证，以及（3）为学生提供社区为基础的机会，在一个移动的生物技术实验室工作，使生物技术相关的教学视频，或指导中学生在生物技术。为了调整和阐明生物技术课程并制定能力标准，该项目正在协调高中、社区学院和合作伙伴代表之间的会议，以审查课程大纲并制定生物技术认证标准。为了促进教师的专业发展，该项目正在将蒙哥马利学院的高级生物技术课程转换为在线课程，向教师提供生物技术方面的暑期工作机会，并为教师提供指导支持，项目过程和产品（例如，学生制作的教学视频）将通过会议、讲习班演示、伙伴组织和网站传播。一名独立评估员正在对学生的经历、课程调整、教师专业发展、传播以及联盟的发展和可持续性进行形成性和总结性评估。该财团“将是支柱，以维持这一项目一旦这笔资金结束。“该项目将影响估计150名高中教师，20名大学教师和3,200名高中生。

Biological Sciences (61) The DC Biotech project is creating a Washington, DC-area consortium to improve student competencies in science, broaden students' career opportunities, and improve biotechnology workforce diversity. Project objectives are to (1) create work experiences and certification in biotechnology for District of Columbia high school students, (2) align DC school biotechnology curricula with local community college curricula, (3) provide DC science teachers with professional development in biotechnology, (4) disseminate project information through various print, electronic, and live venues, and (5) sustain the consortium through partner commitments after funding ends. Nearly all of the students served by the project are underprivileged minority students who attend two urban high schools in Washington, DC.Consortium partners include the Carnegie Academy for Science Education (the lead organization), the District of Columbia Public Schools Office of Career and Technical Education, McKinley Technology High School, Ballou Senior High School, the Biotechnology Industry Advisory Committee, Montgomery [Community] College, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the Discovery Center of Catholic University of America, Craig Venter's DiscoverGenomics!, The Biotechnology Institute, Bio-Link, and the National Association of Biology Teachers.To improve student educational access and career opportunities, the project is (1) providing students with 8-week mentored summer work experiences in biotechnology at local companies and federal agencies, (2) creating a high school-level biotechnology program that is aligned with community college and employer expectations and leads to biotechnology certification, and (3) offering students community-based opportunities to work in a mobile biotechnology laboratory, make biotechnology-related instructional videos, or mentor middle school students in biotechnology. To align and articulate the biotechnology curriculum and develop competency standards, the project is coordinating meetings among high school, community college, and partner representatives to review course syllabi and developing biotechnology certification standards. To promote teacher professional development, the project is converting Montgomery College's advanced biotechnology courses for online delivery to teachers, providing teachers with summer work opportunities in biotechnology, and offering mentoring support for teachers.Project processes and products (for example, student-created instructional videos) will be disseminated through conferences, workshop presentations, partner organizations, and a website. An independent evaluator is conducting formative and summative evaluations of student experiences, curriculum alignment, teacher professional development, dissemination, and consortium development and sustainability. The consortium "will be the backbone to sustain this project once this funding ends." The project will impact an estimated 150 high school teachers, 20 college teachers, and 3,200 high school students.