ATE Workshops for Physics Faculty

物理学院 ATE 研讨会

• 批准号: 1003633
• 负责人: Thomas O'Kuma
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Lee College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2016-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1003633&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ATE; Workshops; Physics; Faculty

Technician education focuses on preparing students for workforce jobs that deal with complex technical systems. Such technicians not only need to have specific technical knowledge, but also a strong base in physics knowledge so they have the competence to recognize, formulate, document, and solve real problems now and in the future; as well as deploy new technology. Typically, this core knowledge and problem solving capability related to physics is expected to be obtained in mostly conventional physics courses taught in high schools (HS) and/or two-year colleges (TYC) by traditionally trained, physics educators with limited support and heavy workload demands. These courses are generally isolated from technical education specialists and focus on few workforce issues. Frequently, these physics courses do not provide the foundational physics knowledge base or the activities that build and enhance workforce physics related problem solving. This situation can be improved by supplying the physics faculty at HSs and TYCs the tools that produce a more competent and competitive workforce.Intellectual Merit: This project is providing a series of three-day, intensive, focused, hands-on professional and curriculum development workshops/conferences and follow-up activities for physics teachers in TYCs and HSs who serve students involved in technology-based or technician careers. Each year, workshops/conferences are being held at various TYCs with special incentives to encourage teams of HS and TYC teachers. Additionally, a series of working conferences are being conducted to develop laboratory activities and curriculum appropriate for technician/technology education. Educators from TYCs, HSs, and colleges/universities, which include implementation leaders and developers from business and industry, lead these workshops and working conferences. Workshops deal with effective integration, technology implementation, and learning strategies in areas such as microcomputer-based laboratories, digital video, computer simulations, conceptual tasks and tools, web and internet activities, group work, assessment of learning, and physics-related technician education. Efforts are being featured in workshop sessions, DVDs/CDs, electronic newsletters, and a web site. For participants, these workshops, working conferences, and activities: (a) build and enhance understanding and appreciation of the needs of students, educational programs, business and industry, and the workforce in areas dealing with physics and technology; (b) provide knowledge of and experience with recent advances and applications of computer-based technology, ATE supported centers and projects, assessment of student learning, and relevant curriculum materials and activities; (c) identify and evaluate the appropriateness of the workshop ideas in meeting the needs of students and programs; (d) equip them with the background and incentive to develop, adapt, adopt, and implement workshop activities and materials into courses and programs; (e) prepare them to impact student learning in physics and workforce related issues; and (f) furnish them with ways and ideas for building bridges and developing working relationships between TYC and HS physics, technology programs, and with businesses and industries.Broader impact: The project is helping improve the level of scientific understanding of the fundamental concepts, principles, and relations of physics that are critical to an understanding of the physical world and how it relates to the technological workforce. These workshop and working conference materials are applicable to secondary and two-year college courses throughout the country and provide student-tested laboratory activities and curriculum appropriate for introductory physics courses.

技术人员教育的重点是培养学生的劳动力工作，处理复杂的技术系统。这些技术人员不仅需要有具体的技术知识，而且还需要有坚实的物理知识基础，以便他们有能力识别，制定，记录和解决现在和未来的真实的问题;以及部署新技术。通常情况下，这种核心知识和解决问题的能力，与物理学预计将获得在高中（HS）和/或两年制大学（TYC）的传统物理课程，由传统训练，物理教育工作者有限的支持和繁重的工作量需求。这些课程通常与技术教育专家无关，只关注少数劳动力问题。通常，这些物理课程不提供基础物理知识基础或建立和提高劳动力物理相关问题解决能力的活动。这种情况可以通过提供在HS和TYCs的物理教师的工具，产生一个更有能力和竞争力的劳动力得到改善。智力优点：这个项目是提供了一系列为期三天的，密集的，重点突出，动手专业和课程开发研讨会/会议和后续活动的TYCs和HS的物理教师谁服务的学生参与技术为基础的或技术人员的职业生涯。每年，讲习班/会议都在各种TYC举行，并有特别的奖励措施，以鼓励HS和TYC教师团队。此外，正在举行一系列工作会议，以开发适合技术人员/技术教育的实验室活动和课程。来自TYCs，HS和学院/大学的教育工作者，包括来自商业和工业的实施领导者和开发人员，领导这些研讨会和工作会议。研讨会涉及有效的整合，技术实施和学习策略，如基于微机的实验室，数字视频，计算机模拟，概念任务和工具，网络和互联网活动，小组工作，学习评估和物理相关的技术人员教育。讲习班、DVD/CD、电子通讯和网站都介绍了这些努力。对于参与者来说，这些讲习班、工作会议和活动：（a）建立和加强对学生、教育方案、工商业和劳动力在处理物理和技术领域的需求的理解和认识;（B）提供计算机技术、ATE支持中心和项目、学生学习评估的最新进展和应用的知识和经验，和相关的课程材料和活动;（c）确定和评估讲习班的想法在满足学生和项目需求方面的适当性;（d）为他们提供背景和激励，以开发，调整，采用和实施讲习班活动和材料到课程和项目中;（e）准备他们影响学生在物理和劳动力相关问题上的学习;以及（f）为他们提供方法和想法，以便在TYC和HS物理学、技术计划以及与企业和行业之间建立桥梁和发展工作关系。更广泛的影响：该项目有助于提高对物理学基本概念、原理和关系的科学理解水平，这些概念、原理和关系对于理解物理世界及其与技术劳动力的关系至关重要。这些讲习班和工作会议材料适用于全国各地的中学和两年制大学课程，并提供适合物理学入门课程的学生测试实验室活动和课程。