Augmenting Secondary Education with Advanced Microscopy
increased popularity of the research programs among students and the quality of ongoing projects at the school. In its first three years, the NSIL has been primarily used
as an imaging facility for students involved in independent or collaborative research at the school. Te future of the program looks to maintain this structure while adding a curriculum component. Te next stage is to make the facility even more accessible to students by developing elective courses that would introduce basic theory, research, and hands-on activities and exercises in microscopy to students who may or may not be on a science career path. A final goal in the near future is to reach out to more local
companies, universities, and hospitals in an effort to increase awareness of the program to the community of NJ/NY, while at the same time bringing in more collaborators with whom students can get involved in research. As President Obama explained, “Te first step in winning
the future is encouraging American innovation. None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be or where the new jobs will come from. . . . What we can do—what America does better than anyone else—is spark the creativity and imagination of our people.” BCA and the staff of the NSIL believe that sparking creativity in the high school classroom will lead to a new generation of accomplished, motivated American scientists. Note: Te authors will be speaking about the NSIL at BCA
in the Microscopy in the Classroom Symposium at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, TN. If you are attending the conference, feel free to attend the talk for more information.
Acknowledgments Te authors would like to thank the elected officials of
Bergen County, NJ, and the administration, faculty, and staff of the Bergen County Technical Schools for their continued support of the research program.
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