Transforming the Curriculum for Future Workforce Development in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology

本计画的目的是为绿色塑胶制造技术（GPMT）的材料与制造课程发展一个教学模式与学习模组。这项技术包括一系列做法，从研究和开发无毒、生态友好的材料，到通过改变生产和消费模式减少废物和消除污染。 该项目的主要活动包括通过以过程为导向的指导探究学习来加强五门核心课程，创建学生研究项目，更新塑料实验室，并将学生置于合作教育职位。项目团队正在努力通过将GPMT纳入该计划并专注于其社会效益来吸引妇女和少数民族参与制造计划。 项目小组还努力接触中学生，激发他们对生态友好型技术及其环境影响的兴趣。

The goal of this project is to develop an instructional model and learning modules for the materials and manufacturing curriculum in Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT). This technology encompasses a range of practices from the research and development of non-toxic, eco-friendly materials to the reduction of waste and elimination of pollution through changing patterns of production and consumption. The major activities of this project include enhancing five core courses through Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry-Learning, creating student research projects, updating the plastics laboratory, and placing students in cooperative education positions. The project team is making efforts to attract women and minorities to the manufacturing program by incorporating GPMT into the program and focusing on its social benefits. The project team is also making efforts to reach out to secondary school students to stimulate their interests in eco-friendly technology and its environmental impacts.