STEM Through Authentic Research Training (START) Program for Underrepresented Communities

通过针对代表性不足的社区的真实研究培训 (START) 计划进行 STEM

• 批准号: 10445006
• 负责人: Luke H Bradley
• 金额: $ 26.02万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10445006
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Abstract/ Project Summary The increasing importance of technology in contemporary society necessitates a STEM literate population. This represents a challenge for traditionally underrepresented populations (people of color, individuals with disabilities, individuals in less affluent communities) impacting upward social mobility. Often, members of these groups are doubly disadvantaged, as the few who become first generation college students often lack a roadmap for success through family, near peers and potential mentors. Success for this population, representing a highly motivated group, needs to be nurtured to embrace and advance STEM disciplines, before they reach their college classrooms. This necessitates the education not only of students, but their teachers, providing synergies in teaching and learning to empower students to avail of opportunities perceived as being beyond their reach. We hypothesize that bridging this expanding gap requires an integrated program bringing together academic, social and real-world professional experiences to establish a pipeline linking success in middle/high school to success for first generation college students and beyond. Such a pipeline will generate not only STEM-proficient citizens but also a cadre of near peers to motivate by example. With this central premise we have formed the STEM Through Authentic Research and Training (START) Program tot identify recruit and retaining traditionally underrepresented populations by providing year-round authentic research opportunities and professional development for high school students (grades 9-12) and middle and secondary STEM teachers (grades 5-12). START represents a partnership between the University of Kentucky providing opportunities for STEM research, The Academies of Lexington, a partnership with the Fayette County Public Schools- focused on changing the traditional didactic model for STEM instruction, the KY-WV LSAMP program an NSF funded consortium led by UK including over 10 diverse academic institutions supporting undergraduate research aimed at increasing the representation and overall success of traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines. START establishes a natural pipeline to the collegiate level by virtue of the alliance with KY-WV LSAMP and its member institutions. Finally, we have recruited Space Tango, a Lexington STEM start-up company which builds and integrates systems for scientific and biomedical research under microgravity conditions on the international space station. As such, a spectrum of research opportunities, from the molecular and microscopic level in participating UK STEM laboratories to the vastness of space itself afforded by Space Tango provide an exciting palate of opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students and the teachers responsible for their STEM education. We believe that the integration of real world authentic research opportunities in the context of overall STEM education via a unique partnership between academia, educational and commercial entities will motivate underrepresented student populations to levels of achievement they often believe are beyond their horizons.

摘要/项目摘要 技术在当代社会中的重要性日益增加，需要具有 STEM 素养的人群。 这对传统上代表性不足的人群（有色人种、有种族歧视的人）构成了挑战。 残疾人、不太富裕社区的个人）影响向上的社会流动性。通常，成员 这些群体处于双重不利地位，因为成为第一代大学生的少数人往往缺乏 通过家庭、近亲和潜在导师的成功路线图。这群人的成功， 代表着一个高度积极主动的群体，需要得到培养以拥抱和推进 STEM 学科， 在他们到达大学教室之前。这不仅需要对学生进行教育，还需要对他们进行教育 教师在教学和学习中提供协同作用，使学生能够利用所感知的机会 因为超出了他们的能力范围。我们假设弥合这一不断扩大的差距需要一个综合计划 汇集学术、社会和现实世界的专业经验，建立联系的管道 从初中/高中的成功到第一代大学生及以后的成功。这样的管道将 不仅培养精通 STEM 的公民，而且还培养一群以身作则的同行。有了这个 核心前提是，我们制定了 STEM 通过真实研究和培训 (START) 计划 通过提供全年真实的信息来确定招募和留住传统上代表性不足的人群 高中生（9-12 年级）和中学生的研究机会和专业发展 中学 STEM 教师（5-12 年级）。 START 代表肯塔基大学之间的合作伙伴关系 列克星敦学院与费耶特学院合作，为 STEM 研究提供机会 县公立学校 - 专注于改变 STEM 教学的传统教学模式 KY-WV LSAMP 计划是由英国领导的 NSF 资助的财团，包括 10 多个不同的学术机构 支持本科生研究，旨在提高传统学科的代表性和整体成功 STEM 学科中代表性不足的人群。 START 建立了通往大学的天然渠道 凭借与 KY​​-WV LSAMP 及其成员机构的联盟而达到的水平。最后，我们招募了Space Tango，一家列克星敦 STEM 初创公司，致力于构建和集成科学和生物医学系统 国际空间站微重力条件下的研究。因此，一系列研究 机会，从参与英国 STEM 实验室的分子和微观水平到广阔的 Space Tango 提供的空间本身为传统的 负责 STEM 教育的学生和教师的代表性不足。我们相信 通过独特的方式将真实世界的真实研究机会整合到整个 STEM 教育的背景中 学术界、教育和商业实体之间的伙伴关系将激励代表性不足的学生 人们往往认为取得的成就超出了他们的视野。