Building Rural Aspirations In Neuroscience with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BRAIN-STEM)

这个SEPA R25项目的总体目标是提高农村学生在追求职业生涯的兴趣， 卫生保健专业人员，并在这样做的过程中帮助解决农村地区较高的发病率和死亡率， 与卫生保健专业人员短缺有关的社区。为了实现这一目标，我们将 为农村9 - 12年级学生制定和实施变革性教育计划，建设 神经科学与科学，技术，工程和数学的农村愿望（BRAIN- STEM），将使用基于研究的战略来解决限制农村发展的关键障碍。 学生的兴趣和能力，在医疗保健事业取得成功。也就是说，脑干将（1） 提高学术，研究和元认知技能，这对在STEM科目中取得成功至关重要 相关的卫生保健专业培训，从而提高学生的自我效能感， 追求这些职业，（2）为学生提供榜样和导师，（3）点燃高中 学生对保健专业的兴趣。这些目标将通过为期5天的夏季实现 夏令营和课外活动夏令营旨在激发学生对医疗保健的兴趣 专业和介绍学术，研究和元认知技能的发展。这些主题将是 在课外活动中进行了更深入的讨论。夏令营和课外活动 课程将包括已建立的（例如，基于探究的学习）和创新（例如， 元认知技能发展）的教学技术，将符合NGSS标准。 重要的是，BRAIN-STEM课程将与我们的老师密切合作开发 伙伴脑干参与者将与克拉克森教师和近同龄人的学生广泛合作， 他们将作为导师和榜样。这些导师和榜样沿着我们的老师 合作伙伴将接受专业发展讲习班的培训，使他们能够指导学生 通过研究过程;发展学术，研究和元认知技能;教的过程 循证医学;并鼓励从事与卫生保健有关的职业。点燃 学生对医疗保健专业的兴趣BRAIN-STEM将让学生从事两项与大脑相关的工作， 与个人相关的、重要的和具有局部意义的临床问题：成瘾和 脑震荡最后，所有的课程和最佳做法将通过一个国家的广泛传播， 艺术网络应用程序，开源课程计划，期刊出版物，会议演示，以及广泛的 一系列其他交付机制（随后的营地，学年充实班， 其他推广项目）。BRAIN-STEM将通过利用克拉克森来实现这一切 大学的教师专业知识和与周边学区和医疗保健的强大合作伙伴关系 专业人士

The overarching goal of this SEPA R25 project is to increase rural student interest in pursuing a career in the health care professions, and in so doing help address the higher morbidity and mortality in rural communities associated with the shortage of health care professionals. To accomplish this we will develop and implement a transformative educational program for rural 9th-12th grade students, Building Rural Aspirations In Neuroscience with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (BRAIN- STEM) that will use research-based strategies to address the key modifiable barriers that limit rural student interest in and the ability to succeed in health care careers. Namely, BRAIN-STEM will (1) Improve academic, research, and metacognitive skills important in succeeding in the STEM subjects relevant to health care profession training, and thereby increase students’ perceived self-efficacy in pursuing these careers, (2) provide role models and mentors for students, and (3) ignite high school student interest in the health care professions. These aims will be accomplished through 5-day summer camps and afterschool programs. The summer camp is designed to spark student interest in the health care professions and introduce academic, research and metacognitive skills development. These topics will be covered in more depth during the afterschool program. Both the summer camp and afterschool program curricula will include a combination of established (e.g., inquiry-based learning) and innovative (e.g., metacognitive skill development) pedagogical techniques that will conform to the NGSS standards. Importantly, the BRAIN-STEM curriculum will be developed in close collaboration with our teacher partners. BRAIN-STEM participants will work extensively with Clarkson Faculty and near-peer students, who will serve as mentors and role models. These mentors and role models along with our teacher partners will be trained in professional development workshops that will enable them to guide students through the research process; develop academic, research and metacognitive skills; teach the process of evidence-based medicine; and provide encouragement to pursue healthcare-related careers. To ignite student interest in the health care professions BRAIN-STEM will have students work on two brain-related clinical problems that are personally relevant, important, and have local significance: addiction and concussion. Finally, all curriculum and best practices will be broadly disseminated through a state-of the art web application, open-source lesson plans, journal publications, conference presentations, and a broad range of other delivery mechanisms (subsequent camps, academic year enrichment class, and integrated into other outreach programs). BRAIN-STEM will accomplish all of this by leveraging Clarkson University’s faculty expertise and strong partnerships with surrounding school districts and health care professionals.