STARNET--RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

描述：(申请人摘要) 滥用精神活性药物，特别是烟酒，是一个主要问题。 美国的健康问题，影响着所有年龄段的人， 直接或通过与家人或朋友的联系 吸毒成瘾。STARnet(学生-科学家-教师真实研究网络) 将使高中生物教师和他们的学生处于 华盛顿和全国各地都在为科学研究和 为药物滥用研究的教学提供相关资源。 具体而言，StarNet计划将： 一、让高中生和他们的老师参与真实的 研究项目的重点是揭开药物滥用的生物学基础。在基础上建设 高中人类基因组现有的努力，我们将涉及高 华盛顿和全国各地的学生和他们的老师 对与药物滥用有关的人类基因进行测序。我们还将安排六名教师 每年在大学实验室专注于药物滥用研究。 2.通过编写和传播，促进药物滥用研究的教学 生物教学的物质资源和人力资源信息 滥用药物。我们将为药物教学寻找优秀的资源 虐待研究，包括书面材料、视频和其他外展 程序。有关资源的信息将通过我们的 计划网站。 3.制定一个传播该项目的模式，并支持其整合 进入美国各地的几个关键合作伙伴网站。我们已经确定了 几家致力于参与这一计划的合作伙伴， 包括斯波坎学区(华盛顿州)、基因连接(圣马特奥县) 和弗吉尼亚州旧金山湾区生物技术教育联盟(Babec)(CA) 理工学院和州立大学(VA)、芝加哥大学和 芝加哥科技博物馆(IL)。在第三年和第四年，我们将 合并另外两个合作伙伴(尚未确定)。 4.围绕这一主题促进一个支持性的学习者社区的发展。 为了实现这一目标，我们将在既定外展方案的努力基础上再接再厉 在我们的社区中(例如建立联系：扩展我们的网络和成瘾以及 大脑：超越说不)识别毒品领域的专业人员 虐待他们，并将他们与老师联系起来。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) The abuse of psychoactive drugs, particularly tobacco and alcohol, is a major health problem in the United States, affecting people of all ages, both directly and through their contact with family members or friends who have a drug addiction. StarNet (Student- Scientist-Teacher Authentic Research Network) will involve high school biology teachers and their students in the state of' Washington and across the country in the excitement of scientific research and provide relevant resources for teaching about drug abuse research. Specifically, StarNet program will: I. Enable high school students and their teachers to participate in authentic research projects focused on unraveling the biology of drug abuse. Building on the existing efforts of the High School Human Genome, we will involve high school students and their teachers in Washington and throughout the country in sequencing human genes related to drug abuse. We will also place six teachers per year in university labs focused on drug abuse research. 2. Foster teaching about drug abuse research by compiling and disseminating information about material and human resources for teaching about the biology of drug abuse. We will identify outstanding resources for teaching about drug abuse research, including written materials, videos, and other outreach programs. Information about resources will be made available through our program web site. 3. Develop a model for dissemination of the project and support its integration into several key partner sites throughout the USA. We have already identified several partnerships that are committed to participating in this program, including the Spokane School District (WA), Gene Connection (San Mateo County) and the Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium (BABEC) (CA), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA), University of Chicago and the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology (IL). In Years 3 and 4, we will incorporate two additional partners (not yet identified). 4. Promote the growth of a supportive community of learners around this topic. To meet this goal we will build on the efforts of established outreach programs in our community (e.g. Making Connections: Expanding our Web and Addiction and the Brain: Beyond Saying No) to identify professionals in the area of drug abuse and connect them to teachers.