LIGHTES-Leading Innovation through Green High Tech Engineering & Sustainability

LIGHTES-绿色高科技工程引领创新

• 批准号: 1205025
• 负责人: Peter Maritato
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Suffolk Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-04-15 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205025&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LIGHTES; Leading; Innovation; through; Green

Building upon the current green/renewable energy grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the highly successful NSF S-STEM Scholars Program, the Leading Innovation through Green High Tech Engineering & Sustainability (LIGHTES) project is enhancing and expanding ongoing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborations with five regional high schools, the College of Engineering at Stony Brook University (SBU), and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The goals of the LIGHTES project are to: (1) create new and revised alternative energy/green technology courses to enrich the Electrical Technology (ELT) and Engineering Science (ENS) degree programs; (2) develop a sequence of articulated green technology teaching and learning experiences that reach from high school to the baccalaureate level on Long Island, thus increasing the pool of skilled ATE graduates for green/sustainable technology careers; and (3) collaborate with NSF ATE green technology grantee, Bristol Community College (BCC), to establish a community of practice. The collaborative activities with BCC are: (1) designing new alternative energy/green technology associate degree options by developing four new ELT and ENS courses and modifying four existing ELT and one ENS course; (2) forming a community of practice among STEM faculty at both institutions; (3) mentoring high school science and technology teachers at regional high schools using green technology workshops; (4) providing new student internships at BNL and SBU; (5) creating new pipeline activities among engineering faculty at the college, SBU and Hofstra University; and (6) integrating green technology education with the S-STEM college scholarships award. Intellectual Merit: The project is using or adapting existing exemplary green technology, energy, and sustainability curricula developed by BCC and other NSF- and Department of Energy (DOE) -validated sources. Curricula are being developed by an experienced interdisciplinary team of engineering science, engineering technology, and mathematics faculty and validated by an Advisory Board comprised of scientists, academic faculty, and industry representatives. Curriculum, activity, and exercise methods are being guided by evidence-based practices including inquiry-based and problem-based learning. Broader Impacts: In keeping with national trends, New York State (NYS) is stepping up its commitment to green industrial growth. Approximately 50% of the 250 green businesses operating in NYS are located in the metropolitan New York City/Long Island area. A well-articulated pipeline from high school to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions is needed to engage greater numbers of STEM students to meet current and future local and national workforce needs in green and sustainable energy. The college is establishing a community of practice with BCC, creating a new 2+2+2 STEM pipeline in the Long Island region guided by a regional Advisory Board, engaging high school teachers and students in LIGHTES activities, and disseminating the project results at national ATE conferences. A peer-reviewed publication is planned to disseminate results and add to the STEM education knowledge base.

以美国劳工部当前的绿色/可再生能源拨款和非常成功的 NSF S-STEM 学者计划为基础，绿色高科技工程与可持续发展 (LIGHTES) 项目正在加强和扩大与五所地区高中、石溪大学工程学院 (SBU) 和布鲁克海文国家实验室 (BNL) 正在进行的科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 合作。 LIGHTES项目的目标是：（1）创建新的和修订的替代能源/绿色技术课程，以丰富电气技术（ELT）和工程科学（ENS）学位课程； (2) 在长岛开发一系列从高中到学士学位的明确的绿色技术教学和学习经验，从而增加从事绿色/可持续技术职业的熟练 ATE 毕业生的数量； (3) 与 NSF ATE 绿色技术受资助者布里斯托尔社区学院 (BCC) 合作建立实践社区。与 BCC 的合作活动有： (1) 通过开发四门新的 ELT 和 ENS 课程并修改现有的四门 ELT 和一门 ENS 课程，设计新的替代能源/绿色技术副学士学位选项； (2) 在两个机构的 STEM 教师中形成实践社区； (3) 利用绿色技术研讨会指导地区高中的高中科技教师； (4) 为新生提供BNL和SBU实习机会； (5) 在学院、SBU 和霍夫斯特拉大学的工程系教师中开展新的管道活动； (6) 将绿色科技教育与S-STEM大学奖学金相结合。智力优点：该项目正在使用或改编由 BCC 和其他 NSF 和能源部 (DOE) 验证的来源开发的现有示范性绿色技术、能源和可持续发展课程。课程由经验丰富的工程科学、工程技术和数学教师跨学科团队开发，并由由科学家、学术教师和行业代表组成的顾问委员会验证。课程、活动和练习方法以循证实践为指导，包括基于探究和基于问题的学习。更广泛的影响：为了与国家趋势保持一致，纽约州 (NYS) 正在加大对绿色工业增长的承诺。在纽约州运营的 250 家绿色企业中，约 50% 位于纽约大都市/长岛地区。需要一条从高中到学士学位授予机构的明确渠道来吸引更多的 STEM 学生，以满足当前和未来当地和国家在绿色和可持续能源方面的劳动力需求。该学院正在与 BCC 建立实践社区，在地区顾问委员会的指导下在长岛地区创建新的 2+2+2 STEM 管道，让高中教师和学生参与 LIGHTES 活动，并在全国 ATE 会议上传播项目成果。计划出版一份经过同行评审的出版物来传播结果并补充 STEM 教育知识库。