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

MarineTech将在三年的时间里为60名八年级到十二年级的学生提供144小时的指导和实践学习经验，重点是船舶工程和物理科学领域。该项目将在学年期间的八个星期六进行，在夏季还会有为期两周的培训。MarineTech的渐进式课程涵盖了与造船相关的基本技能和基础物理科学知识，通过将这些原则应用于最终的船舶设计竞赛。课程丰富了项目活动，如实地考察造船和维修公司，海洋科学博物馆和职业日活动。MarineTech同时面向60名8至12年级的数学、科学和技术教育教师，每位教师将接受40小时的夏季专业发展和40小时的后续培训和支持。教师将额外投入40个小时，与学生一起制作水下机器人，并设计和建造一艘人力集装箱船参加比赛。参与培训的教师将接受课程实施方面的全面培训，并将获得在课堂上复制MarineTech活动所需的材料和资源。MarineTech解决了迫切需要提高代表性不足的学生对STEM课程的兴趣和表现，同时培养STEM职业的重要先决条件技能，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学业成绩的活动。然而，该项目也解决了维持美国造船和修理行业所需的合格工人严重短缺的问题。

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.