GSE/EXT - STEM Equity Pipeline

智力优势：该项目将影响正规教育界作为女性学生进入科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）职业的工具的能力。由STEM研究和实践中的性别平等专家组成的推广服务小组（ESG）将为各州推广代理团队提供咨询和专业发展服务。州工作队将包括：为高中和社区学院管理人员、教职员工提供技术援助、专业发展和职前教育的教育专业人员；为该州妇女和女孩服务的社区组织（CBO’s）；以及致力于让女性参与中等和高等STEM教育的全州专业组织的领导人。国家工作队的组成有意识地打算包括正式和非正式的教育伙伴，以便在这两个领域所作的努力之间架起桥梁和联系。在整个项目期间，将对13个国家工作队进行培训，以便向地方教育部门和中央预算办公室工作人员提供推广服务，以执行体制改革进程。制度变迁过程包括五个步骤：1)分析现有数据；2)找出根本原因；3)选择最佳策略；4)实施选定的战略；5)评估。ESG对国家团队的培训将包括(1)年度研讨会，分享最佳实践，国家团队将接受制度变革过程和基于研究的战略实施方面的培训；(2)专业发展网络广播，内容涉及项目改进的数据分析、有效策略、示范项目、“如何”主题，以及利用学生成就产生期望的公平教学策略（Graymill Consulting，未注明日期）；(3)一个基于网络的虚拟学习社区，国家顾问委员会、ESG、州团队和地方教育工作者可以在其中建立基于共同兴趣的学习社区和聊天室，通过列表服务建立电子网络，发布相关文件，存档网络广播，并参与在线课程和教程；(4) ESG顾问与国家团队的持续咨询。ESG将编纂现有的综合研究文献综述，并确定和评估示范项目、基于研究的学习工具、教学方法以及服务或支持计划，形成《最佳实践手册》，供州工作队用于向当地教育工作者提供有效的推广服务。更广泛的影响：培训国家团队提供支持制度变革进程的扩展服务，将导致战略解决方案的实施，这些解决方案得到研究的支持，并适应每个机构的情况。该进程的重点是培训州工作队与当地教育工作者合作，系统地检查和了解造成女性参与STEM职业集群项目和相关学术STEM课程障碍的原因。这一进程将确保国家工作队投入时间和精力，提供咨询、专业发展和技术援助，以实施将取得成果的改进战略。ESG致力于通过其广泛的国家网络传播项目成果。

Intellectual Merit: This project will impact the capacity of the formal education community to act as a vehicle for female students to enter careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). An Extension Services Group (ESG) of gender equity in STEM research and practice experts will provide consulting and professional development services to state extension agent teams. State Teams will include: education professionals that provide technical assistance, professional development and pre-service education to high school and community college administrators, faculty and staff; community-based organizations (CBO's) serving women and girls in the state; and leaders of statewide professional organizations committed to involving females in secondary and postsecondary STEM education. It is the conscious intent of the composition of the State Teams to include both formal and informal educational partners in an attempt to bridge and connect the efforts being made in both arenas. Throughout the project's life, thirteen State Teams will be trained to provide extension services to local education (LEA) and CBO staff to implement an institutional change process. The institutional change process includes five steps: 1) Analyze existing data; 2) Identify root causes; 3) Choose best strategies; 4) Implement selected strategies; 5) Evaluate. The ESG's training for State Teams will include (1) an annual seminar where best practices will be shared and State Teams will receive training in the institutional change process and research-based strategy implementation; (2) professional development webcasts on data analysis for program improvement, effective strategies, exemplary programs, "how to" topics, and equitable instructional strategies using Generating Expectations for Student Achievement (Graymill Consulting, undated); (3) a web-based Virtual Learning Community where the National Advisory Board, the ESG, State Teams and local educators can form common-interest-based learning communities and chat rooms, network electronically via a listserve, post relevant documents, archive webcasts, and participate in online courses and tutorials; (4) on going consulting with State Teams by ESG consultants. The ESG will compile existing comprehensive research literature reviews and identify and evaluate exemplary projects, research-based learning tools, pedagogical approaches, and service or support programs into a Best Practices Handbook to be used by State Teams for effective extension services with local educators. Broader Impacts: Training State Teams to provide extension services that support the institutional change process will lead to the implementation of strategic solutions that are supported by research and adapted to each institution's situation. The process is focused on training State Teams to work with local educators to systematically examine and understand what is causing barriers for females to participate in STEM Career Cluster programs and the related academic STEM courses. The process will ensure that State Teams will invest time and effort in providing consulting, professional development and technical assistance that implement improvement strategies that will achieve results. The ESG is committed to disseminating the projects results through its extensive national networks.