Maine's Energy Future, Maine's Educational Future (MEF)2

缅因州的能源未来、缅因州的教育未来 (MEF)2

• 批准号: 0928476
• 负责人: Mary Schwanke
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
• 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: 2009-09-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0928476&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Maine; Energy; Future; Educational; MEF

The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance is partnering with Augusta School District, Lake Region School District (Maine SAD 61), Messalonskee School District (Maine SAD 47), Southern Maine Community College, University of Maine at Augusta, and the University of Maine at Farmington highlighting the connections between Maine's Energy Future and Maine's Educational Future (MEF2). The partnership is further supported by the Maine Departments of Education and Labor as well as the Maine STEM Collaborative and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. MEF2 is preparing 6th to 9th grade science teachers to address the need for students to develop "energy literacy" by going beyond traditional course boundaries to 1) provide a deep understanding of energy processes and resources and 2) demonstrate how these energy principles translate into energy jobs in a state with abundant natural renewable sources of energy (i.e. wind, wave, solar and biomass). The MEF2 project through its governmental partners is informing statewide educational and workforce policies as well as demonstrating the potential of STEM partnerships to bridge the gaps between teachers, scientists from community and four-year colleges, and teacher educators.

缅因州数学和科学联盟正在与奥古斯塔学区、湖区学区（缅因州 SAD 61）、梅萨隆斯基学区（缅因州 SAD 47）、缅因州南部社区学院、缅因大学奥古斯塔分校和缅因大学法明顿分校合作，强调缅因州能源未来与缅因州教育未来（MEF2）之间的联系。该合作伙伴关系得到了缅因州教育部和劳工部以及缅因州 STEM 合作组织和缅因湾研究所的进一步支持。 MEF2 正在培养 6 至 9 年级的科学教师，通过超越传统课程界限来满足学生发展“能源素养”的需求：1) 深入了解能源过程和资源，2) 展示这些能源原理如何在拥有丰富的天然可再生能源（即风能、波浪能、太阳能和生物质）的州转化为能源工作。 MEF2 项目通过其政府合作伙伴为全州教育和劳动力政策提供信息，并展示了 STEM 合作伙伴关系在缩小教师、社区和四年制大学科学家以及教师教育工作者之间差距方面的潜力。