High Tech Workforce Initiative-2: Externship-Driven Talent Development

该中心的劳动力发展在Marvila县社区学院区（MCCCD）要求资金，通过在当地工业，ATE中心和大学的实习和研究机会，为社区学院教师和高中教育工作者提供专业发展。高科技劳动力倡议-2：实习驱动的人才发展项目（HTWI-2）的目标是扩大教师实习计划，开发新兴技术的实习驱动的课程模块，并创建一个长期的学生参与模式。该项目建立在以前资助的高科技劳动力计划（DUE 06-03379）的基础上，增加了高中教师作为实习生，并纳入了其他技术领域，如先进材料，替代能源，自动化和机器人技术，生物技术和纳米技术。目前的项目还包括一项广泛的全国传播计划。HTWI-2包括与当地高中的合作伙伴关系，为代表性不足的学生服务，十所马里兰大学，亚利桑那州商务部，亚利桑那州教育部职业和技术教育司，马里兰州先进技术教育中心（MATEC），亚利桑那州制造业推广合作伙伴关系，亚利桑那州纳米技术集群，亚利桑那州制造商理事会，亚利桑那州国防工业协会分会，TechAmerica的亚利桑那分会，亚利桑那州STEM教育中心和NAM的制造学院。主要的项目交付成果是由教师实习产生的新兴技术课程模块和长期学生参与的模型。HTWI-2为社区大学和高中教师提供为期五周的实习，涉及可以在课堂上使用的研究或实践应用。至少有四个实习生将位于NSF资助的ATE中心。MATEC是HTWI工作的关键合作伙伴，将在确定和促进适当的ATE中心资源方面发挥至关重要的作用。校外实习参与者开发了两个课堂模块，其中一个是专门为招收中学生设计的。模块开发遵循ADDIE模型的教学设计和迪芬克的重要学习的分类。预计该项目将惠及160名教师和4，000名学生。将采用战略，以吸引大量的西班牙裔人口参加MCCCD。综合评估计划利用观察、访谈、调查和项目记录来衡量与项目目标相关的成果。形成性评价评估与实习、课程开发和学习模块相关的规划。总结性评价评估与伙伴关系，教师通过校外获得的知识，学生的招聘，保留和性能相关的指标和趋势。HTWI-2项目为大凤凰城地区的学生提供支持亚利桑那州不断发展的高科技产业所需的知识和技能。

The Center for Workforce Development at Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) requests funding to provide professional development for community college faculty and high school educators through externships and research opportunities in local industry, ATE centers, and universities. The goals of the High Tech Workforce Initiative-2: Externship Driven Talent Development project (HTWI-2) are to expand the faculty externship program, develop externship-driven curriculum modules in emerging technology, and create a long-term student engagement model. This project builds on the previously funded High Tech Workforce Initiative (DUE 06-03379) effort by adding high school teachers as externs and incorporating additional technology areas such as advanced materials, alternative energy, automation and robotics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. The current project also includes an extensive national dissemination plan. HTWI-2 includes partnerships with local high schools serving underrepresented students, the ten Maricopa colleges, the Arizona Department of Commerce, the Arizona Department of Education Career and Technical Education Division, Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, the Arizona Manufacturers Council, the Arizona Chapter of the National Defense Industry Association, the Arizona Chapter of TechAmerica, the Arizona STEM Education Center, and NAM's Manufacturing Institute. The primary project deliverables are curriculum modules on emerging technologies resulting from faculty externships and a model for long-term student engagement. HTWI-2 provides community college and high school faculty with a five-week externship involving research or hands-on applications that can be used in the classroom. At least four externships will be situated at the NSF-funded ATE centers. MATEC, a key partner in both HTWI efforts, will play a vital role in the identification and facilitation of the appropriate ATE Center resources. Externship participants develop two classroom modules, including one that is specifically designed to recruit secondary students. Modules are developed following the ADDIE Model of instructional design and Dee Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning. It is anticipated that this project will reach 160 faculty and 4,000 students. Strategies will be employed to engage the large Hispanic population attending MCCCD. The comprehensive evaluation plan utilizes observations, interviews, surveys, and project records to measure outcomes associated with the project goals. The formative evaluation assesses the planning associated with the externships, curriculum development and learning modules. The summative evaluation assesses indicators and trends related to partnerships, faculty knowledge gained through externships, and student recruitment, retention, and performance. The HTWI-2 Project provides students in the Greater Phoenix area with the knowledge and skills needed to support the growing high technology industry in Arizona.