Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• PLANNING GROUP FOR THE WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATING EDUCATION IN BIOCOMPLEXITY RESEARCH
• BOARD ON LIFE SCIENCES
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Summary of the Workshop
  • PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH APPLIED TO EDUCATION PROJECTS
  • GETTING STARTED FORMING COLLABORATIONS
  • CONSIDERING A TARGET AUDIENCE
  • WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EFFECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT?
  • WORKING WITH K-12 EDUCATORS
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH—EDUCATION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
  • WORKING WITH JOURNALISTS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC
  • HOW TO WORK WITH JOURNALISTS
  • ASSESSING THE PROGRESS AND EFFICACY OF PROJECTS
  • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: AN OVERVIEW OF WHY EDUCATION PROPOSALS ARE UNIQUE
• Appendix A Charge to the Planning Group
• Appendix B Biographical Information on Planning Group Members and Workshop Speakers
• Appendix C Workshop Information
• Appendix D Assessment and Evaluation Data on Case Study Projects
• Appendix E Additional Resources
• Appendix F Selected Reports on Learning from the National Academies

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the planning group responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by agreement DUE-0126403 between the National Academies and the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.