I3: Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach (MISO) through Data-Driven Decision-Making

I3：通过数据驱动的决策最大限度地发挥 STEM 推广 (MISO) 的影响

• 批准号: 1038154
• 负责人: Warwick Arden
• 金额: $ 124.89万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1038154&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: I3; Maximizing; Impact; STEM; Outreach

This Innovation through Institution Integration (I3) project is creatively integrating longitudinal evaluation with innovation within North Carolina State University's K-12 STEM outreach programs, particularly those funded by NSF, to help ensure the breadth and depth of the future U.S. STEM workforce. NC State has had over 120 STEM outreach projects funded between 2003 and 2009. Among these are many funded by NSF, including through the ITEST, MSP, Noyce, GSE, AGEP, CCLI, GK-12, and ERC programs. The vision for "Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach (MISO) through Data-Driven Decision-Making" is an integrated institutional structure that will allow pre-college programs to think and act strategically to meet the goals below. While the first two goals are new endeavors made possible through the I3 project, all four goals are shared among all participating K-12 STEM outreach programs: - Provide an innovative network of support and communications among University-based outreach project directors and educational evaluation experts, creating a learning community to promote sharing of best practices and innovation that will deepen the impact of NC State's pre-college STEM programs on students' future academic and career choices. - Develop and demonstrate a system of data-driven planning and analysis guided by best practices to facilitate longitudinal assessment of participant outcomes through development of a common STEM Outreach Evaluation Protocol as well as a database integrating records of NC State K-12 outreach participants with NC Department of Public Instruction (NC-DPI) records and university enrollment. MISO is using a newly available NC-DPI database on public school data to longitudinally track students and teachers who have been involved in STEM outreach activities. These data, when combined with the data collected directly from those outreach programs, are becoming a powerful basis for guiding the further development and refinement of best practices. - Use the longitudinal assessment of outreach participant outcomes within the university-wide outreach learning community to support more seamless transitions for students across critical educational junctures. MISO has a primary focus on the high school to college critical juncture. - Broaden participation among underrepresented groups in pre-college STEM outreach activities through integrated recruitment and support strategies. In particular, MISO is furthering partnerships with the NC-Math Science Education Network (NC-MSEN), and the University of North Carolina (UNC) system as a whole, particularly the four UNC Historically Black Colleges and Universities that play an important role in supporting underrepresented student populations along the STEM pipeline.Infrastructural changes at NC State include a full-time pre-college education coordinator, a MISO Advisory Team comprised of key program directors, quarterly workshops, shared assessment tools, and a query-based web tool for customized reports for use by all STEM outreach projects. As a result of MISO, a deep network is being established among outreach groups and partner institutions and a robust integrated database is available for ongoing analyses. The outcome will be enhanced, data-driven support of STEM oriented students across critical educational junctures.

这个通过机构整合创新（I3）项目创造性地将纵向评估与北卡罗来纳州州立大学的K-12 STEM外展计划（特别是由NSF资助的计划）中的创新相结合，以帮助确保未来美国STEM劳动力的广度和深度。 北卡罗来纳州在2003年至2009年期间资助了120多个STEM外联项目。 其中许多是由NSF资助的，包括通过ITEST，MSP，Noyce，GSE，AGEP，CCLI，GK-12和ERC计划。 “通过数据驱动决策最大限度地发挥STEM外联（MISO）的影响”的愿景是一个综合的制度结构，将允许大学预科课程进行战略性思考和行动，以实现以下目标。 虽然前两个目标是通过I3项目实现的新努力，但所有四个目标都是所有参与K-12 STEM外展计划的共同目标： - 提供支持和基于大学的外联项目主任和教育评估专家之间的通信创新网络，创建一个学习社区，以促进最佳实践和创新的共享，这将加深北卡罗来纳州的大学前STEM计划对学生未来的学术和职业选择的影响。 - 开发和展示一个由最佳实践指导的数据驱动的规划和分析系统，以促进通过开发一个共同的STEM外展评估协议对参与者成果进行纵向评估，以及将NC State K-12外展参与者的记录与NC Department of Public Instruction（NC-DPI）记录和大学入学记录整合在一起的数据库。 MISO正在使用一个新的NC-DPI公立学校数据库，纵向跟踪参与STEM外展活动的学生和教师。 这些数据与直接从这些外联方案中收集的数据相结合，正在成为指导进一步发展和完善最佳做法的有力基础。 - 在大学范围内的外展学习社区内使用外展参与者成果的纵向评估，以支持学生在关键教育时刻的无缝过渡。 MISO主要关注高中到大学的关键时刻。 - 通过综合招聘和支持战略，使代表性不足的群体广泛参与大学前STEM外联活动。 特别是，MISO正在与NC数学科学教育网络（NC-MSEN）和整个北卡罗来纳州大学（University of North Carolina）系统进一步合作，特别是四所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，它们在支持代表性不足的学生群体方面发挥着重要作用，沿着STEM管道。MISO咨询团队由主要项目主管组成，季度研讨会，共享评估工具，以及基于查询的网络工具，用于所有STEM外展项目使用的定制报告。 由于开展了多学科信息服务项目，正在外联团体和伙伴机构之间建立一个深入的网络，并有一个强大的综合数据库可供不断进行分析。 其结果将是加强，数据驱动的STEM为导向的学生在关键的教育路口的支持。