Strategies : Collaborative Research: MarIneTech: STEM Preparation through Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Experiences

策略：合作研究：MarIneTech：通过海洋工程、科学和技术经验进行 STEM 准备

• 批准号: 0833570
• 负责人: Alok Verma
• 金额: $ 127.33万
• 依托单位: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0833570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Strategies; Collaborative; Research; MarIneTech; STEM

MarineTech will serve 60 students in grades eight through twelve, over a period of three years, providing 144 hours of instruction and hands-on learning experiences in the fields of marine engineering and physical sciences with a shipbuilding focus. The program will run for eight Saturdays during academic years, with an additional two-week academy during the summers. MarineTech's progressive curriculum covers foundational skills and knowledge of basic physical science as it relates to ship building, through the application of these principles in a culminating ship design competition. The curriculum is enriched with program activities such as field trips to shipbuilding and repair companies, marine science museums and career day events. MarineTech concurrently targets 60 math, science, and technology education teachers for grades eight through twelve, each of whom will receive 40 hours of summer professional development and 40 hours of follow-up training and support. Teachers will work an additional 40 hours in working with their students to build underwater robots and design and build a human powered container ship for competition. Participating teachers will be fully trained in curriculum implementation and will be given materials and resources necessary to replicate MarineTech activities in their classrooms. MarineTech addresses the urgent need to enhance under-represented students' interest and performance in STEM courses, while fostering skills that are important prerequisites for STEM careers, particularly in marine engineering, physical science and information technology. In the near term, the project will incorporate activities designed to boost student scores on academic achievement measures. However, the project also addresses the critical shortage of qualified workers needed to sustain the ship building and repair industry in the USA.

MarineTech将为60名八年级至十二年级的学生提供服务，为期三年，提供144小时的海洋工程和物理科学领域的教学和实践学习体验，重点是造船。该项目将在学年期间运行八个星期六，并在夏季增加一个为期两周的学院。MarineTech的进步课程涵盖了与造船相关的基础物理科学的基本技能和知识，通过在最终的船舶设计比赛中应用这些原则。该课程丰富了项目活动，如造船和维修公司的实地考察、海洋科学博物馆和职业生涯日活动。MarineTech同时面向8至12年级的60名数学、科学和技术教育教师，他们每人将接受40小时的暑期专业发展和40小时的后续培训和支持。教师们将额外工作40个小时，与学生一起建造水下机器人，并为比赛设计和建造一艘人力集装箱船。参加培训的教师将接受课程实施方面的充分培训，并将获得必要的材料和资源，以便在课堂上复制MarineTech活动。MarineTech解决了迫切需要提高代表不足的学生对STEM课程的兴趣和表现，同时培养技能，这些技能是STEM职业生涯的重要先决条件，特别是在海洋工程、物理科学和信息技术方面。在短期内，该项目将纳入旨在提高学生在学业成绩衡量标准上的分数的活动。然而，该项目也解决了美国造船和维修业所需的合格工人的严重短缺问题。