MENTORS Project: Models of Educational Networking To Optimize Rural Science

导师项目：优化农村科学的教育网络模型

• 批准号: 7939914
• 负责人: Ellen R Richie
• 金额: $ 44.48万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-24 至 2012-08-15
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7939914
• 关键词: Address; Applied Research; Aptitude; Area; Awareness; Biological; Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; Career Choice; Chemicals; Clinical; Clinical Research; Collaborations; Community Outreach; Comprehension; Consensus; Decision Making; Development; Discipline of Nursing; Economics; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational Materials; Educational Models; Educational Status; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Emerging Technologies; Employment Opportunities; Engineering; Ensure; Equipment; Faculty; Fellowship; Funding; Future; Goals; Grant; Hand; Health; Health Professional; Health Sciences; Health Technology; Instruction; Internet; Internships; Knowledge; Laboratories; Laboratory Scientists; Malignant Neoplasms; Mathematics; Medical; Medicine; Minority; Modeling; Natural Sciences; Occupations; Pathway interactions; Preparation; Public Health; Qualifying; Reagent; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Rewards; Rural; School Teachers; Schools; Science; Scientist; Secondary Schools; Seminal; Shadowing (Histology); Site; Stimulus; Students; System; Technology; Texas; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Underserved Population; Universities; University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center; Work; anticancer research; austin; base; career; career development; college; design; dissemination research; experience; health care delivery; health disparity; high school; improved; innovation; interest; medically underserved; next generation; novel; programs; public health relevance; racial and ethnic; real world application; response; rural area; science education; skills; success; symposium; teacher; technology development; theories

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application addresses broad Challenge Area (12) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, and specific Challenge Topic 12-CA-104: Developing the Workforce in Emerging Technologies CURE. The goals of the proposed MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project are directly responsive to stated goals of this area and topic, because MENTORS aims to: "create a pipeline of underserved students and investigators in the fields of emerging and advanced technologies;" "increase the number of scientists from underserved populations" and "enhance cancer research" through "increased training and educational opportunities for minority and underserved students" to "enhance the diversity of the pool of future investigators." Currently, there are insufficient numbers of students pursuing careers in biomedical research, technology development and healthcare delivery. The lack of students from diverse ethnic, racial and financial backgrounds entering these fields is particularly concerning. Experts report that waning student interest in these careers is due, at least in part, to a lack of understanding about what scientific and medical careers entail and misconceptions about the rewards and required aptitudes. There is general consensus that in order to effectively address the lack of diversity in science, educational and recruitment programs cannot begin at the college level and cannot focus entirely on students alone. Programs to address this urgent need cannot ignore the influence of educational experiences in secondary school. Early, positive interactions with scientists enthusiastically engaged in basic, translational and clinical cancer research can have important and lasting impacts on student career choices. Conversely, uninteresting content and/or poor teaching in high school can be very detrimental to future choices. Accordingly, our response to this CHALLENGE employs a more comprehensive approach that includes on-site research experiences for high school students from a variety of backgrounds, as well as collaboration with classroom teachers to increase awareness of the opportunities in research and technology and improve the capacity for inquiry-based classroom instruction. The classroom instructional efforts will be focused on the integration of science and Career and Technology Education (CTE). The integration of natural science and CTE specifically addresses career development by making use of the connection between science concepts and their real world application. Science classes teach the biological and chemical concepts that students must understand for job success and informed decision-making. CTE, through an emphasis on career and job training, provides a clear demonstration of how science knowledge is applied to a variety of heath, science and technical careers. Today's CTE classes are no longer focused exclusively on vocational and technical training, but now provide an opportunity for students to participate in hands-on experiences to enhance preparation for a range of careers. CTE classes are increasingly utilized by rural, minority and underserved students as a pathway to ensure career success. To address this urgent need to encourage and prepare the next generation of basic, translational and clinical cancer researchers, we have assembled an experienced and collaborative team of faculty and staff on five campuses of the University of Texas system to participate in the MENTORS Project. The Project is designed to focus underserved and minority high school students in TX, particularly those in rural school districts, where there is often a lack necessary resources and opportunities for educational enrichment. To accomplish these goals, the MENTORS Project includes the following Specific Aims: 1. To provide hands-on, onsite research experiences for high school students to stimulate pursuit of a broad variety of health, science and technology careers. MENTORS will provide opportunities for high school students to participate in onsite field experiences and paid Research Internships that will provide the opportunity to interact with biomedical research scientists, technical and health care professionals engaged in basic, translational and clinical research, particularly those focusing on health disparities. 2. To engage an existing collaborative network of high school teachers and research and laboratory scientists who will work together to develop and disseminate classroom lesson, activity and field experience plans that enhance student preparation. The Project will provide paid Educator Fellowships and professional development workshops to support teacher participation in the collaborative development and dissemination of research-inspired classroom materials, designed to enhance preparation of students for science, health and technology careers. 3. To utilize a mini-grant program to support STEM-CTE integration in rural underserved and minority classrooms. The Project will develop a mini-grant program that will allow high school teacher teams to apply for funds to support implementation of a comprehensive STEM-CTE integration program in their schools. Public Health Relevance: The MENTORS project will make a crucial contribution to biomedical research and public health by enhancing recruitment of minority and underserved students into scientific and clinical careers. Furthermore, many rural areas in Texas are medically underserved and have critical shortages of healthcare professionals. By actively engaging students in activities that stimulate career development, high school graduation rates will rise and more students will pursue post secondary training to prepare them for careers in health care delivery and research.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请涉及广泛的挑战领域 (12) 科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 教育，以及具体的挑战主题 12-CA-104：发展新兴技术 CURE 中的劳动力。拟议的 MENTORS（优化农村科学的模型教育网络）项目的目标直接响应该领域和主题的既定目标，因为 MENTORS 的目标是：“在新兴和先进技术领域创建服务不足的学生和研究人员的渠道;” “增加来自服务不足人群的科学家数量”，并通过“增加少数族裔和服务不足的学生的培训和教育机会”来“加强癌症研究”，以“增强未来研究人员库的多样性”。目前，从事生物医学研究、技术开发和医疗保健服务职业的学生数量不足。缺乏来自不同民族、种族和经济背景的学生进入这些领域尤其令人担忧。专家报告说，学生对这些职业兴趣的减弱至少部分是由于对科学和医学职业的含义缺乏了解，以及对回报和所需能力的误解。人们普遍认为，为了有效解决科学多样性缺乏的问题，教育和招生计划不能从大学层面开始，不能完全专注于学生。解决这一迫切需求的计划不能忽视中学教育经历的影响。与热衷于基础、转化和临床癌症研究的科学家进行早期积极互动可以对学生的职业选择产生重要而持久的影响。相反，高中无趣的内容和/或糟糕的教学可能对未来的选择非常不利。因此，我们对这一挑战的回应采用了更全面的方法，包括为来自不同背景的高中生提供现场研究经验，以及与课堂教师的合作，以提高对研究和技术机会的认识并提高能力以探究为基础的课堂教学。课堂教学工作将侧重于科学与职业技术教育（CTE）的整合。自然科学和 CTE 的整合通过利用科学概念与其现实世界应用之间的联系来专门解决职业发展问题。科学课程教授学生必须理解的生物和化学概念，以便在工作中取得成功并做出明智的决策。 CTE 通过强调职业和工作培训，清楚地展示了科学知识如何应用于各种健康、科学和技术职业。如今的 CTE 课程不再仅仅专注于职业和技术培训，而是为学生提供参与实践经验的机会，以加强为各种职业做好准备。 CTE 课程越来越多地被农村、少数民族和服务匮乏的学生用作确保职业成功的途径。为了满足鼓励和培养下一代基础、转化和临床癌症研究人员的迫切需要，我们在德克萨斯大学系统的五个校区组建了一支经验丰富的协作团队，由教职员工组成，参与 MENTORS 项目。 该项目旨在关注德克萨斯州服务不足和少数族裔高中生，特别是农村学区的学生，这些地方往往缺乏必要的资源和丰富教育的机会。为了实现这些目标，导师项目包括以下具体目标： 1. 为高中生提供实践、现场研究经验，以激发他们对各种健康、科学和技术职业的追求。导师将为高中生提供参与现场实践和带薪研究实习的机会，这些实习将提供与从事基础、转化和临床研究的生物医学研究科学家、技术和医疗保健专业人员互动的机会，特别是那些关注健康差异的研究。 2. 吸引现有的高中教师、研究和实验室科学家合作网络，他们将共同制定和传播课堂课程、活动和现场经验计划，以加强学生的准备。该项目将提供有偿教育工作者奖学金和专业发展研讨会，以支持教师参与协作开发和传播受研究启发的课堂材料，旨在加强学生为科学、健康和技术职业做好准备。 3. 利用小额赠款计划支持服务匮乏的农村和少数民族教室中的 STEM-CTE 融合。该项目将制定一项小额赠款计划，允许高中教师团队申请资金，支持在其学校实施全面的 STEM-CTE 整合计划。 公共卫生相关性：MENTORS 项目将通过加强招募少数族裔和服务不足的学生进入科学和临床职业，为生物医学研究和公共卫生做出重要贡献。此外，德克萨斯州的许多农村地区医疗服务不足，医疗保健专业人员严重短缺。通过积极让学生参与刺激职业发展的活动，高中毕业率将会上升，更多的学生将接受中学后培训，为他们在医疗保健提供和研究领域的职业做好准备。