Targeted Infusion Grant: Plant Science as STEM Education at HBCUs: Increasing Minority Engagement with STEM through a Summer Immersion Program in Plant Science

霍华德大学的项目名为：HBCUs的植物科学作为STEM教育-通过植物生物技术夏季浸入式项目增加少数民族对STEM的参与，旨在应用由全国公认的领先植物生物学家设计和开发的快速发展的植物生物技术理论和实验室经验的研究。目标受众包括大一预科学生和初高中科学教师。学生将接触到基于尖端植物生物技术的应用，这些应用正在迅速改变世界各地的生物农业实践。此外，参与活动的学生将会对以植物科学为基础的科学事业产生积极的态度。强化教学的设计将有助于初高中科学教师增加植物生物技术理论和应用的内容知识，进而有可能传达给尚未发展任何具体职业选择的学生。该项目将制作一个在线版本的实验模块，这将有助于提升HBCU其他校区的活动范围。该项目的设计将使参与者了解人们如何学习，如何与现实生活中的科学家一起工作，以及如何将形成的印象发展为现实生活中的职业选择。

Howard University's project entitled: Plant Science as STEM Education at HBCUs - Increasing Minority Engagement with STEM through a Summer Immersion Program in Plant Biotechnology, seeks to apply the study of fast evolving plant biotechnology based theories and lab experiences designed and developed by nationally recognized leading Plant Biologists. The target audiences include pre-Freshman students and middle and high school science teachers.The students will acquire exposure to cutting-edge plant biotechnology based applications that are rapidly changing the bio-farming practices around the world. In addition, the exposure will help the participating students to develop a positive attitude towards plant science based science careers. The design of the enhanced instruction will help the middle and high school science teachers to increase their content knowledge about theory and applications of plant biotechnology which in turn will potentially be communicated to their students who are yet to develop any concrete career choices.The project will produce an on-line version of the lab modules that will help upgrade the scope of the activities at other HBCU campuses. The design of the project will solidly prepare the participants to understand how people learn, how to work with real life scientists, and how to develop the formative impressions into a real life career choice.