MPWG: Young Women's Technical Institute at Binghamton University

为了解决从事技术职业的年轻女性数量不足的问题，该示范项目旨在鼓励中学女生入学，提高她们在科学和数学方面的表现；提高中学科学教学质量通过建立一个由学生、教师和家长组成的支持网络，鼓励女孩从事技术职业。一半的参与者将来自城市学校，另一半将来自农村学校。来自学生学校的任课老师以及大学教师将与这些女孩一起工作。他们将得到以前参加过机构课程的学生的协助。将为教师提供特殊的资源和帮助，使他们能够加强自己的课堂教学。这个项目将建立在先前的一个项目的基础上，并大大扩展这个项目。女青年技术学院将以3周的暑期项目和学生、教师、家长参加的学年活动相结合。这些活动包括学生研究项目报告、与专业人士的职业讨论、特别研讨会和实地考察。全年辅导计划。该项目将在课程规划中使用纽约州数学、科学和技术框架。活动将涉及物理、化学、机械和电气工程、天文学、空间科学、地质学和计算机科学等领域。这种方法将帮助学生理解项目背后的基础科学，他们将通过动手学习的经验来获得乐趣。

In an attempt to address the paucity of young women going into technical careers, this Model Project seeks to encourage enrollment and performance in science and math for middle school girls; to improve the quality of instruction in middle school science; and, by establishing a support network of students, teachers and parents, to encourage girls to pursue technical careers. Half of the participants will come from urban schools, while the other half will be from rural ones. Classroom teachers from the students schools, as well as university faculty, will work with the girls. They will be assisted by students who had participated in previous institutional programs. There will be special resources and assistance available to the teachers to enable them to enhance their own classroom instruction. This project will build upon and significantly expand a prior program. The Young Women s Technical Institute will be comprised of a three week summer program combined with activities during the school year involving students, teachers and parents . These include student research project presentations, career discussions with professionals, special seminars and field trips. Year round mentoring is planned. The New York State Framework for Mathematics, Science and Technology will be utilized in the project s curriculum planning. Activities will be in the areas of physics, chemistry, mechanical and electrical engineering, astronomy, space science, geology, and computer science. The approach will be to help students to understand the basic science behind the projects with which they are having fun through a hands- on learning experience.