Using Chemistry to Enhance the Technical Workforce in the Innovation Age

该项目为高中和两年制大学生提供机会，通过基于国家科学标准的综合学习经验，获得化学背景下的工作场所准备和安全技能。该项目旨在：（1）创建基于标准的大学和高中资源材料，提供化学内容与工作场所准备和安全技能的上下文整合，并与国家科学教育标准保持一致;（2）为大学和高中教育工作者提供专业发展课程，提高他们对化学工业用途和化学工作场所使用的标准操作规范的知识;以及（3）建立地方和国家支持的基础设施，以发展和维持高中化学教师、两年制大学化学和化学技术教师以及工作场所专家（技术人员、工艺操作人员、科学家和管理人员）之间的新的地方伙伴关系。预计将取得以下成果：化学技术课程和辅助材料;高中课程，将开发，试点，实地测试和传播;高中化学和大学化学和化学技术教育工作者的专业发展课程;高中和两年制大学学生学习的改进，如适当的评估协议所记录的那样;以及学生批判性思维能力的提高。

This project provides opportunities for high school and two-year college students to gain workplace readiness and safety skills in a chemistry context through integrated learning experiences based on national science standards. The project aims to: (1) create standards-based college and high school resource materials that provide contextual integration of chemistry content with workplace readiness and safety skills and that are aligned with the National Science Education standards; (2) provide professional development courses for college and high school educators that enhance their knowledge of industrial uses of chemistry and standard operating practices used in the chemistry-based workplace; and (3) create an infrastructure of local and national support for developing and sustaining new local partnerships among high school chemistry teachers, two-year college chemistry and chemical technology faculty, and workplace specialists (technicians, process operators, scientists, and management). The following outcomes are anticipated: chemical technology courses and supporting materials; high school lessons which are to be developed, piloted, field-tested, and disseminated; professional development courses for high school chemistry and college chemistry and chemical technology educators; improvements in high school and two-year college student learning as documented by appropriate assessment protocols; and improvement in students' critical thinking skills.