MPWG: Young Women's Technical Institute at Binghamton University

为了解决进入技术职业的年轻女性的匮乏问题，该示范项目旨在鼓励中学女生在科学和数学方面的入学和成绩；提高中学科学的教学质量；并通过建立由学生、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，而另一半将来自农村学校。来自学生学校的课堂教师以及大学教职员工将与女孩们一起工作。他们将得到参加过以前机构项目的学生的帮助。我们会为教师提供特别资源和协助，使他们能够加强自己的课堂教学。该项目将建立在先前计划的基础上，并显著扩展。青年女子S技术学院将包括一个为期三周的暑期项目，并在学年期间开展活动，学生、教师和家长将参与其中。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。一年一度的辅导是有计划的。纽约州数学、科学和技术框架将被用于S课程规划项目。活动将在物理、化学、机电工程、天文学、空间科学、地质学和计算机科学等领域进行。该方法将帮助学生通过实践学习体验，了解他们正在享受的项目背后的基本科学。

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.