Planning Grant for the Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE) Center

东南密歇根技术教育再投资联盟（SMARTE）计划通过“卓越中心”制定地区先进技术教育中心的综合“蓝图”。该项目汇集了一个多元化的团队，包括主要州立大学、社区学院和公立学校系统的教职员工，以及地区企业、工业和劳工合作伙伴。七项目标是：(a)评估在区域基础上制定教育标准的可行性。(b)探讨评价模式。(c)为技术教育确定数学和科学结合的模式。(d)探索结合诸如解决问题、系统思考、通讯、工作习惯等其他能力的示范课程。(e)评价远程学习和其他方法的可行性和有效性。(f)界定教师的专业发展需要。(g)确定社区学院教员和高中教师如何同商业、工业、劳工和社区组织合作，设计满足所有合作伙伴需要的课程模块和方法。

The Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE) is planning for Center of Excellence to develop a comprehensive "blue print" of a regional advanced technological education center. The project brings together a diverse team consisting of faculty, teachers, and staff members of a major state university, community colleges, and public school systems, and regional business, industry, and labor partners.The seven objectives are: (a) Assess the feasibility of establishing educational standards on a regional basis. (b) Explore assessment models. (c) Identify models of integration of math and science for technological education. (d) Explore model curricula that integrate other competencies such as problem-solving, systems thinking, communications, work habits, etc. (e) Evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of distance learning and alternative methods. (f) Define the professional development needs of the faculty and teachers. (g) Define how community college faculty and high school teachers partner with business, industry, labor and community organizations to design curriculum modules and methodology that will serve the needs of all partners.