Collaborative Project: Geospatial Connections Promoting Advancement to Careers and Higher Education

这个由梅萨社区学院和北亚利桑那大学合作的项目正在开发从中学到两年制学院和大学的地理空间技术(GST)职业和教育途径。内容包括a)课程和课程开发，将商品及服务税和基于项目的学习作为大学和中学内广泛课程的组成部分；b)持续的专业发展，并支持大学教职员工和中学教师实施课程；以及c)通过实习、外展和行业参与，提高对商品及服务税相关职业的认识和培训。该课程与地理空间技术能力模型保持一致，并由项目顾问委员会中的行业代表提供信息。该项目的学术价值在于其综合方法，在与劳动力需求相一致的路径模型中注入地理空间技术以及数据处理和分析技能。更广泛的影响包括在全州城市和农村学校建设商品及服务税的技术和教师能力，让传统上在商品及服务税职业中代表性较低的群体的学生参与进来，并为亚利桑那州未来商品及服务税劳动力的发展做出贡献。

This collaborative project by Mesa Community College and Northern Arizona University is developing career and educational pathways in geospatial technology (GST) from secondary schools through two-year colleges and universities. Components include a) course and curriculum development that integrates GST and project-based learning as components of a broad range of courses within colleges and secondary schools, b) sustained professional development and support for college faculty and secondary teachers to implement the curriculum, and c) increasing awareness of and training for GST-related careers through internships, outreach and industry involvement. The curriculum is aligned with the Geospatial Technology Competency Model and informed by industry representation on the project's advisory board. The intellectual merit of the project lies in its comprehensive approach to infusing geospatial technology and data-processing and analytical skills within a pathway model aligned with workforce needs. Broader impacts include building technological and instructor capacity in GST within both urban and rural schools across the state, engagement of students from groups traditionally underrepresented in GST careers, and contributing to the development of the future GST workforce in Arizona.