The High School STEM Teacher Synergistic Institute

辛克莱社区学院（俄亥俄州代顿市）及其高中、大学和商业伙伴正在合作建立一个综合性的教师学院，为高中教育工作者提供专业发展。该研究所由每年提供的三个部分组成：1)为期两周的高中教师暑期讲习班；2)一个为期30周的在线学习社区，3)一个为期两周的教师实习。教师正在整合基于项目的学习、学生个性化、技术利用和问题解决，以增强学生的学习，并帮助激励学生继续学习STEM学科。教师们正在使用一个模板来创建符合俄亥俄州教育标准和改革倡议的课程模块。来自9个学区的高中教师正在与商业和行业合作伙伴一起参加实习，以使教师对如何将主题与学生的职业结合起来有更广泛的了解。教学融入现实生活，采用基于最佳实践的解决问题和探究的方法。研究所的模式正在被记录并以电子指南的形式传播，以促进全国其他机构的采用。该项目的努力/结果正在通过国家制造教育中心（NCME）网站、网络研讨会、myspace.com和twitter.com/sinclaircc进行传播。

Sinclair Community College (Dayton, Ohio) and its high school, university, and business partners are collaborating to produce a comprehensive teacher Institute that is providing professional development for high school educators. The Institute is comprised of three components that are offered annually: 1) a two-week high school teacher summer workshop; 2) a thirty-week on-line learning community, and 3) a two-week teacher externship. Teachers are integrating project-based learning, student personalization, technology utilization, and problem solving to enhance student learning and help motivate students to continue in STEM disciplines. A template is being used by teachers to create curriculum modules that align with the State of Ohio's educational standards and reform initiatives. High school teachers from nine school districts are participating in externships with business and industry partners to provide the teachers with a broader understanding of how the subject matter can integrate with students' careers. Teaching is embedded with real-life contexts using problem-solving and inquiry-based approaches that are based on best practices. The Institute model is being documented and disseminated in an electronic Guidebook to facilitate the adoption by other institutions across the nation. The project efforts/results are being disseminated via the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) website, through webinars, myspace.com and twitter.com/sinclaircc.