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

通过机构整合创新（I3）项目创造性地将纵向评估与北卡罗莱纳州立大学K-12 STEM外展计划中的创新结合起来，特别是那些由美国国家科学基金会资助的项目，以帮助确保未来美国STEM劳动力的广度和深度。北卡罗来纳州立大学在2003年至2009年间资助了120多个STEM外展项目。其中许多是由NSF资助的，包括通过ITEST， MSP, Noyce， GSE， AGEP， CCLI， GK-12和ERC项目。“通过数据驱动的决策最大化STEM外展（MISO）的影响”的愿景是一个综合的制度结构，它将允许大学预科课程战略性地思考和行动，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，但所有参与K-12 STEM外展计划的四个目标都是共同的：-在大学外展项目主管和教育评估专家之间提供创新的支持和沟通网络，创建一个学习社区，以促进最佳实践和创新的分享，这将加深北卡罗来纳州立大学预科STEM项目对学生未来学术和职业选择的影响。-开发并展示一个以最佳实践为指导的数据驱动规划和分析系统，通过制定共同的STEM外展评估协议，以及将北卡罗来纳州K-12外展参与者的记录与北卡罗来纳州公共教育部（NC- dpi）记录和大学招生记录整合在一起的数据库，促进参与者成果的纵向评估。MISO正在使用最新可用的NC-DPI公立学校数据数据库，对参与STEM外展活动的学生和教师进行纵向跟踪。这些数据与直接从这些外联项目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。-在全校范围的外展学习社区内，对外展参与者的成果进行纵向评估，以支持学生在关键的教育时刻实现更无缝的过渡。MISO主要关注高中到大学的关键时刻。-通过综合招聘和支持策略，扩大弱势群体参与大学预科STEM外展活动。特别是，MISO正在进一步加强与nc -数学科学教育网络（NC-MSEN）和北卡罗来纳大学（UNC）整个系统的合作伙伴关系，特别是四所北卡罗来纳大学历史上的黑人学院和大学，它们在支持STEM管道中代表性不足的学生群体方面发挥着重要作用。北卡罗来纳州立大学的基础设施变化包括一个全职的大学预科教育协调员，一个由关键项目主管组成的MISO咨询团队，季度研讨会，共享评估工具，以及一个基于查询的网络工具，用于所有STEM外展项目的定制报告。由于MISO，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供持续分析使用。结果将是在关键的教育时刻加强对STEM学生的数据驱动支持。

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.