VCU Health Education Opportunities for Teachers (HERO-T)

项目摘要 弗吉尼亚联邦大学(VCU)寻求更新健康教育研究机会 教师(HERO-T)计划，为科学提供为期两年的研究和专业发展机会 教师，拓展学生(英雄)健康教育研究的机会和探索 为弗吉尼亚州里士满大都会统计区的中学生提供丰富课程。这些 从理论上讲，程序是基于从当前文献中获得的数据组合而设计的 与教师的研究经验和文献对学生参与科学的影响有关。这个 调查人员、指导委员会和咨询委员会成员的丰富经验将使 这一计划的成功实施。 HERO-T和HERORS计划的目标是：1.在教师中培养指挥所需的技能 尖端生物医学研究，并将研究经验转化为学生的课程和2. 提高学生对生物医学科学研究的认识和接触，培养他们的科学素养 调查技巧。这些目标将通过以下方式实现： 1.每年选拔三名新的中科学教师(共15名教师)，HERO-T研究员，以 参加为期两年的体验，包括两次为期八周的暑期研究体验和一次 两年的专业学习社区(PLC)在学年期间。 2.为教师提供研究培训、专业发展和辅导。 3.英雄学院每年招收20名中学生(学生总数最多100人)，a 每月充实计划，以培养他们对生物医学/生物医学研究和职业生涯的认识 培养他们的科学调查技能。 4.每年选拔10名优秀学生(共50人)，英雄学者，参加 英雄外部计划，一个为期一周的夏季研究计划，以及健康差异中心 暑期研究研讨会。 在赠款的头四年里，12名教师接受了培训，其中83%来自高需求学校，67%来自 代表不足的群体。HERO-T研究员从他们的研究中制定了12个以上的教案 到目前为止，每名学员每年平均上2节课，影响到150多名学生 每年有1200多名中学生。已有超过10,000美元用于购买实验室用品 因此，教师的课堂放大了他们的研究经验的长期持久影响。39名学生 都参加了英雄计划。大约75%的学生来自高需求家庭 学校和80%的人来自代表性不足的群体。这项赠款申请是为了再提供五年的支持。

Project Summary Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) seeks to renew the Health Educational Research Opportunities for Teachers (HERO-T) program, a two -year research and professional development opportunity for science teachers, and expand the Health Educational Research Opportunity and Exploration for Students (HEROES) enrichment program for secondary students in the Richmond, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. These programs, grounded in theory, are designed based upon a combination of data derived from current literature related to the impact of research experiences for teachers and literature on student engagement in science. The wealth of experience of the investigators, steering committee, and advisory board members will enable the successful implementation of this program. The goals of the HERO-T and HEROES programs are to 1. cultivate in teachers the skills needed to conduct cutting edge biomedical research and translate that research experience into curricula for their students and 2. increase student awareness of and exposure to research in the biomedical sciences and foster in them scientific investigation skills. These goals will be accomplished by: 1. Selecting three new secondary science teachers annually (15 teachers total), HERO-T fellows, to participate in a two year experience consisting of two eight week summer research experiences and a two year professional learning community (PLC) during the school year. 2. Providing teachers with research training, professional development, and coaching. 3. Engaging twenty secondary students annually in the HEROES Academy (up to 100 students total), a monthly enrichment program to build their awareness of careers in biomedicine/ biomedical research and cultivate their scientific investigation skills. 4. Selecting ten talented students annually (50 students total), HEROES scholars, to participate in the HEROES Externship, a one week summer research program, and the Center on Health Disparities Summer Research Symposium. In the first four years of the grant, 12 teachers were trained, 83% from high-need schools and 67% from underrepresented groups. The HERO-T fellows have developed more than 12 lesson plans from their research to be used in an average of 2 classes per fellow per year impacting over 150 students in the first year to now over 1,200 secondary students annually. More than $10,000 has been used to purchase laboratory supplies for the teachers’ classes thus amplifying the long lasting impact of their research experience. Thirty-nine students have participated in the HEROES program. Approximately 75% of the students have come from high need schools and 80% are from underrepresented groups. This grant request is for another five years of support.