Glendale Community College Math and Science Transfer, Excellence and Retention Scholarship Program

格伦代尔社区学院数学和科学转学、卓越和保留奖学金计划

• 批准号: 0630989
• 负责人: Sidney Kolpas
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Glendale Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0630989&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Glendale; Community; College; Math; Science

This project is increasing the number of students pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines at the associate degree level. Participants are being supported via financial assistance, mentoring, advice for successful transfer to a four year university, and participation in a learning community of scholars. The college is reaching out to groups of talented students who would otherwise not be able to, or not choose to, enter into a STEM career. The college already has considerable experience doing the type of outreach required for the program. For the past ten years Glendale Community College (GCC) has run, in collaboration with California State University, Northridge, a successful Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program. The college has an extensive support system to help students succeed, especially those who do not have a strong support system of their own, such as first generation college students and students from lower economic strata. The college's counseling staff is one of the largest in the state, as is the supplemental instruction program which provides collaborative learning workshops in many science and math classes. GCC has a Math/Science Center for computer work and drop-in tutoring, a regular tutoring program, and, because of the AMP experience, a mentoring program and a summer bridge program focusing on mathematics training and general college preparation. Intellectual merit: The project's activities address a major challenge in recruiting students to STEM careers. It is supported by a capable faculty and by adequate institutional facilities, resources, and commitment. In addition there is a focus on documenting measurable improvements in student learning. Broader impacts: A replicable support system for STEM students, a model useful to other institutions, is being disseminated. Faculty are taking specific steps to ensure that pedagogical strategies related to enhancing the success of underrepresented students are integrated into instructional approaches benefiting the college's diverse student population and broadening the successful participation of underrepresented groups in STEM-related learning.

该项目正在增加攻读副学士学位水平的科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科的学生人数。参与者通过财政援助，指导，建议成功转移到四年制大学，并参与学者的学习社区得到支持。 该学院正在接触有才华的学生群体，否则他们将无法或不选择进入STEM职业。该学院已经有相当多的经验，做该计划所需的推广类型。在过去的十年里，格伦代尔社区学院（GCC）与北岭的加州州立大学合作，成功地开展了少数民族参与联盟（AMP）项目。学院有一个广泛的支持系统，以帮助学生成功，特别是那些谁没有自己的强大的支持系统，如第一代大学生和来自较低经济阶层的学生。该学院的咨询人员是该州最大的咨询人员之一，补充教学计划也是如此，该计划在许多科学和数学课程中提供协作学习研讨会。海湾合作委员会有一个数学/科学中心的计算机工作和下拉辅导，定期辅导计划，并由于AMP的经验，辅导计划和夏桥计划侧重于数学培训和一般大学准备。智力价值：该项目的活动解决了招募学生从事STEM职业的主要挑战。 它是由一个有能力的教师和足够的机构设施，资源和承诺的支持。 此外，还有一个重点是记录学生学习的可衡量的改善。更广泛的影响：正在推广一个可复制的STEM学生支持系统，这是一个对其他机构有用的模式。 教师正在采取具体措施，以确保与提高代表性不足的学生的成功相关的教学策略被整合到教学方法中，使学院的多样化学生群体受益，并扩大代表性不足的群体在STEM相关学习中的成功参与。