Beyond Blackboards: Integrated Methods for STEM Education and Workforce Development

超越黑板：STEM 教育和劳动力发展的综合方法

• 批准号: 0833726
• 负责人: Richard Crawford
• 金额: $ 143.86万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0833726&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Beyond; Blackboards; Integrated; Methods; STEM

The University of Texas (UT) Cockrell School of Engineering is joining with Skillpoint Alliance, a Central Texas education and workforce development agency, and Round Rock ISD, a rapidly growing district serving a diverse population of more than 40,000 students, to deploy an integrated approach to engaging middle school students, teachers, counselors, administrators, parents and caregivers in activities that improve awareness and understanding of a range of STEM career and college pathways. The project builds on the successful DTEACh program that provides teachers professional development in engineering education using design and empowers educators and caregivers to engage students in STEM activities that guide them toward considering careers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The program comprises five essential steps: training teachers; providing after-school programs for students; training counselors, administrators and other educators; offering intensive summer camps for students; and reaching out to caregivers. The project supports teachers with multiple professional development opportunities and field experiences, coaching sessions with master teachers, support from UT engineering students and industry mentors, and numerous other resources. Evaluation of the program's impact on students depends not only on student-reported interest in STEM subjects and careers, but on assessment of student performance in STEM subjects and analysis of their high school course selections. Evaluation of the program's impact on teachers focuses on an assessment of participants' curricula and pedagogy and impact on teacher networks. The project produces research tools and research findings that build the knowledge base about approaches, models, and interventions with middle school students from underrepresented and economically-disadvantaged populations and their teachers - the population most likely to increase United States capacity in the STEM workforce, including ICT fields.

德克萨斯大学（UT）科克雷尔工程学院正在与德克萨斯州中部教育和劳动力发展机构Skillpoint Alliance以及朗德罗克ISD（一个快速增长的地区，为40，000多名学生提供多样化的人口）合作，部署一种综合方法，让中学生，教师，辅导员，管理人员，家长和照顾者的活动，提高认识和一系列的STEM职业和大学途径的理解。该项目建立在成功的DTEACh计划的基础上，该计划使用设计为教师提供工程教育的专业发展，并使教育工作者和护理人员能够让学生参与STEM活动，引导他们考虑信息和通信技术（ICT）的职业生涯。该方案包括五个基本步骤：培训教师;为学生提供课后方案;培训辅导员、行政人员和其他教育工作者;为学生提供密集夏令营;以及联系照顾者。 该项目为教师提供多个专业发展机会和实地经验，与大师级教师进行辅导，获得UT工程专业学生和行业导师的支持，以及众多其他资源。 评估该计划对学生的影响不仅取决于学生报告的STEM科目和职业的兴趣，而且还取决于学生在STEM科目中的表现评估和对他们高中课程选择的分析。 评估该方案对教师的影响，重点是评估参与者的课程和教学法以及对教师网络的影响。 该项目产生的研究工具和研究成果，建立有关方法，模型和干预措施的知识基础，与来自代表性不足和经济弱势群体的中学生及其教师-人口最有可能增加美国在STEM劳动力，包括ICT领域的能力。