Goals
The PATHS-UP pre-college education program combines educational and outreach activities
designed to achieve the shared goals of:
- Stimulating interest in and enhancing preparation for postsecondary STEM education and careers, particularly by students from medically under-resourced populations, and
- Enhancing interactions with test bed communities, to promote dissemination and acceptance of new PATHS-UP technologies, ultimately resulting in improved healthcare in medically under-resourced communities.
Proposed Activities
To accomplish the PATHS-UP pre-college education and outreach goals, existing activities for teachers and students will be expanded to include new topics and a focus on the project test bed communities. K-12 teachers participating in RETs will learn about PATHS-UP, and develop new research-inspired lesson and activity plans. These will be implemented in a variety of outreach programs for K-12 students (Field Experiences, Engineering EXPO, Research Day) and widely disseminated through professional development conferences for teachers. The Young Scholars program will provide authentic research and learning experiences for high school students, including opportunities for sustained mentorship and career development. The programs will include an emphasis on K-12 teachers and students in rural and urban schools within the medically under-resourced test bed communities in Hidalgo and Harris counties in south Texas, service provider area 6 (SPA6) in south Los Angeles County, California, and Miami-Dade County in south Florida, although national dissemination of PATHS-UP classroom lessons and educational modules is a long-term goal.
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