NanoExperiences: Pathways to Workforce Success

纳米体验：劳动力成功之路

• 批准号: 1029491
• 负责人: John Ristvey
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1029491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NanoExperiences; Pathways; Workforce; Success

NanoExperiences: Pathways to Workforce Success is an out-of-school program that supports high school students in Career and Technical Education to prepare for post secondary education in multiple STEM career pathways related to nanoscale science and technology (NS&T). The project builds on NS&T instructional materials developed and tested by Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), and others, on professional development being developed by McREL and on recent recommendations for structuring academically-focused out-of-school programs. The one-year program combines academic learning of background information with additional supports. In the first spring 20 students and their parents in two schools are introduced to NS&T concepts, tools and instrumentation; NS&T related occupations; and societal implications. The five three hour sessions include large group meetings, presentations (both real and virtual) by workers in NS&T industries with teamwork projects between sessions. In the summer, students and their parents plan for and make on-site visits at industries using NS&T and plan for their final projects on an NS&T related career. In the fall, students plan the presentation on their project to be given in a symposium in November. The project will evaluate and refine the experiences to modify the program for the second year with 20 students in the same schools and 20 more students in two other schools. A NanoExperiences Toolkit developed and tested provides guidance for Colorado high schools to replicate the program with state partners including the Colorado Community College System. The project is designed around common features of Career and Technology Education programs and should be useful across the nation. The evaluation, done by an external evaluator, measures student participation and the impact on student learning, interest and presentation skills. The evaluation also investigates the collaborations with businesses, and the evidence for scalability to determine that NanoExperiences can serve as a national model. Data are collected through teacher, student and collaborator surveys and interviews, student assessments, and observations. The goal of the strategies project is to create a national model for developing an out-of-school time program to increase career and technical education students' interest and ability in STEM intensive careers.

纳米体验：Pathways to Workforce Success是一项校外计划，支持职业和技术教育的高中生为与纳米科学和技术（NS T）相关的多个STEM职业途径的中学后教育做准备&。 该项目建立在NS T教学材料开发和测试的中大陆教育和学习研究（McREL），和其他人，专业发展正在由McREL开发和最近的建议，为结构学术为重点的校外课程。 为期一年的课程将背景信息的学术学习与额外的支持相结合。 在第一个春天20名学生和他们的父母在两所学校介绍了NS T的概念，工具和仪器; NS T相关的职业;和社会影响。 五个三小时的会议包括大型小组会议，介绍（真实的和虚拟）的工人在NS T行业与团队合作项目之间的会议。 在夏天，学生和他们的父母计划并在使用NS T的行业进行现场访问，并计划他们在NS T相关职业生涯的最终项目。 在秋季，学生们计划在11月的研讨会上介绍他们的项目。 该项目将评估和完善经验，以修改第二年的方案，在同一所学校的20名学生和另外两所学校的20名学生。 开发和测试的纳米体验工具包为科罗拉多高中提供了指导，以与包括科罗拉多社区学院系统在内的州合作伙伴复制该项目。 该项目是围绕职业和技术教育计划的共同特点而设计的，应该在全国范围内都很有用。 由外部评估员进行的评估衡量学生的参与程度以及对学生学习、兴趣和表达技能的影响。 评估还调查了与企业的合作，以及可扩展性的证据，以确定NanoExperiences可以作为国家模式。 通过教师，学生和合作者的调查和访谈，学生评估和观察收集数据。 该战略项目的目标是创建一个国家模式，用于制定校外时间计划，以提高职业和技术教育学生对STEM密集型职业的兴趣和能力。