The Science of Infectious Disease and the Immune System_K to 5 Teaching Resources

描述(申请人提供)：21世纪的人们面临着疟疾等古老的杀手，艾滋病毒/艾滋病等新的致命威胁，以及自身免疫性和过敏性疾病的急剧增加。解决这些挑战将需要消息灵通、有科学素养的普通公众和经过适当培训的足够的生物医学研究人员。目前，美国没有走上满足这两种需求的轨道。科学教育问题从小学就开始了。早期的经历培养了学生的科学兴趣和知识，并有助于后来在与科学相关的职业中取得成功。但每年，许多学生，特别是来自低收入和其他弱势群体的学生，会对小学科学失去兴趣或不及格--此后再也没有赶上。为了帮助解决这些教育差距和挑战，贝勒医学院(BCM)将领导为小学受众开发、评估和传播新的科学与健康教学资源，以改善学生的科学学习体验和职业意识，使用传染病和过敏研究的例子。拟议的材料将把NIAID高度重视的科学和卫生专题引入小学课堂，同时也有助于满足各国对高质量、低成本教学资源和专业发展的需求。该项目由贝勒医学院(BCM)、哈里斯县(德克萨斯州)教育部和儿童艺术家T·刘易斯组成。该项目将在入学人数较少的少数民族学生和经济困难学生人数较多的学校进行评估。项目的具体目标是：1)招募和支持国家教师领导团队，他们将与科学家、临床医生和教育工作者合作，指导开发三个科学和健康探究补充课程模块(K-1、2-3和4-5年级各一个)，旨在提供3-6周的探究式教学，并与阅读/语言艺术有关；2)使用匹配的对照小组研究设计，连续实地测试每个课程模块和辅助材料；3)根据现场测试结果修改模块和辅助材料；并开发基于网络的工具--如论坛、在线视频演示和可下载的教学材料--为教师创建一个动态的、基于网络的课程和专业发展资源；4)通过流量大的老牌网站BioEd Online(www.Bioedonline.org)和K8 Science(www.k8Science ence.org)，以及通过其他更传统的途径，向全国受众传播课程和相关资源--课程演示、教师专业发展会议、学生活动和材料。将对项目的所有方面进行形式化和总结性的评估，以衡量(1)交付和实施项目组成部分的质量和效果，以及(2)提供给教师和学生的经验的整体价值。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): People in the 21st century face ancient killers like Malaria, new deadly threats such as HIV/AIDS, and dramatic increases in autoimmune and allergic diseases. Solving these challenges will require an informed, scientifically literate general public and sufficient biomedical researchers with appropriate training. Currently the US is not on track to meet either of these needs. Science education problems begin in elementary school. Early experiences develop students' science interest and knowledge, and contribute to later success in science-related careers. But each year, many students, particularly from low-income and other disadvantaged groups, lose interest or fail in elementary school science-and never catch up afterward. To help address these educational disparities and challenges, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) will lead the development, evaluation and dissemination of new science and health teaching resources for elementary school audiences to improve students' science learning experiences and career awareness using examples from infectious diseases and allergy research. The proposed materials would introduce science and health topics of high priority to NIAID into elementary school classrooms, while also helping to address national needs for high-quality, low-cost teaching resources and professional development. The project teams Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), the Harris County (Texas) Department of Education, and children's artist, T Lewis. The project will be evaluated in schools with high enrollments of underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged students. Project specific aims are to: 1) Recruit and support a national team of teacher leaders, who will work together and with scientists, clinicians and educators to guide the development of three science and health inquiry supplementary curriculum modules (one each for grades K-1, 2-3 and 4-5), designed to provide 3-6 weeks of inquiry-based instruction, with connections to reading/language arts; 2) Successively field test each curriculum module and supporting materials using a well-matched comparison group study design; 3) Revise the modules and supporting materials based on field test outcomes; and develop web-based tools-such as forums, streaming video lesson demonstrations and downloadable teaching materials-to create a dynamic, web-based curricular and professional development resource for teachers; 4) Disseminate the curriculum and related resources-lesson demonstrations, teacher professional development sessions, and student activities and materials-via the established, high traffic websites, BioEd Online (www.bioedonline.org) and K8 Science (www.k8science.org), and through other, more traditional pathways to reach national audiences with high quality, low-cost science teaching resources. All aspects of the project will be evaluated, both formatively and summatively, to gauge (1) the quality and effectiveness with which project components are delivered and implemented, and (2) the overall value of the experiences provided to teachers and students.