Advancing Technology Literacy and Skills (ATLAS) of Elementary Educators

提高技术素养和技能(ATLAS)侧重于技术素养的职前指导和未来小学教师的准备，以便根据马萨诸塞州K-12技术和工程标准将技术和工程概念和活动整合到他们的小学课堂中。ATLAS项目的目标是：1)用技术和工程丰富社区学院的基础教育课程；2)加强基础教育工作者教授技术、工程和科学的知识和能力；3)在高中、社区学院和四年制院校之间建立与基础技术/工程有关的衔接途径；4)创建一支社区学院干部队伍和四年制教师队伍，向地区和州的同事传播能力和课程模式；以及5)提高利益相关者对有效技术和工程基础教育计划重要性的认识。阿特拉斯的合作伙伴包括波士顿科学博物馆、北埃塞克斯社区学院、霍利奥克社区学院、韦斯特菲尔德州立学院、菲奇堡州立学院、马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校、几所高中、两个行业合作伙伴、马萨诸塞州社区学院执行办公室和三个技术预科联盟。来自社区学院的教育教员正在参加由工程/技术教员和科学博物馆工作人员提供的专业发展机构，以加强他们对教授基本技术和工程的内容和教学技术以及技术领域的职业选择和途径的了解。反过来，教职员工与ATLAS工作人员合作，制定和实施1)基础教育课程大纲和序列，其中包括技术和工程，以及2)为他们的同事和其他专注于技术和工程基础教育的教育工作者举办专业发展研讨会。向社区学院的教职员工和预科学生提供行业实习机会，以扩大他们对技术世界的理解。Atlas正在定义从高中到社区大学再到四年制机构的小学教师预备课程，将技术素养标准和马萨诸塞州科学和技术/工程框架纳入所有三个级别的课程。该项目还致力于提高利益攸关方对将技术和工程纳入基础教育的必要性的认识。

Advancing Technological Literacy and Skills (ATLAS) focuses on preservice instruction in technological literacy and the preparation of future elementary teachers to integrate technology and engineering concepts and activities into their elementary classrooms in accordance with the Massachusetts K-12 technology and engineering standards. The goals of the ATLAS project are to: 1) enrich community college elementary education courses with technology and engineering; 2) strengthen elementary educators' knowledge of and capabilities to teach technology, engineering, and science; 3) develop articulation pathways related to elementary technology/engineering between high schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions; 4) create a cadre of community college and four-year faculty that disseminate capabilities and curricular models to colleagues in the region and state; and 5) increase awareness among stakeholders about the importance of effective technology and engineering elementary education programs. ATLAS partners include the Museum of Science, Boston; Northern Essex Community College; Holyoke Community College; Westfield State College; Fitchburg State College; the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; several high schools; two industry partners; the Massachusetts Executive Office of Community Colleges; and three Tech Prep consortia. Education faculty from the community colleges are participating in professional development institutes offered by engineering/technology faculty and Museum of Science staff to bolster their understanding of content and pedagogical techniques for teaching elementary technology and engineering and of career options and pathways in technical fields. In turn, the faculty work with ATLAS staff to develop and implement 1) elementary education course syllabi and sequences that include technology and engineering and 2) professional development workshops for their colleagues and other educators focused on technology and engineering elementary education. Industry externships are offered to community college faculty and preservice students to expand their understanding of the technological world. ATLAS is defining coursework for elementary teacher preparation pathways leading from high school through community college to four-year institution to include Standards for Technological Literacy and Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Frameworks integrated into coursework at all three levels. The project is also working to raise awareness among stakeholders regarding the need to incorporate technology and engineering into elementary education.