Transforming STEM Education on Cape Cod and Region

该项目将建立在有据可查的循证教学实践的基础上，通过广泛的专业发展和对STEM教师的支持来改善该学院的STEM教育。该项目的重点是重新设计8门入门课程。该项目将为来自八个合作学区的K-12 STEM教师提供类似的专业发展和支持。这些活动是为了支持与商业，高等教育和研究机构发展伙伴关系的最终目标，以改善其服务领域的STEM教育成果，并巩固区域STEM网络。这种相互关联的制度转型方法是新颖的。在STEM感兴趣的学生的本地管道内，它有希望使学生从高中（在那里他们将为大学做好更好的准备）顺利过渡到大学中高效的低年级课程。 该项目将评估这些项目对学生在STEM课程中取得成功的影响。

This project will build on well-documented evidence-based teaching practices to improve STEM education at this college through extensive professional development and support for STEM faculty members. The focus of the project is on redesigning eight gateway courses. The project will offer similar professional development and support to K-12 STEM teachers from eight partner school districts. These activities are in support of the ultimate goal of developing partnerships with business, higher education, and research institutions regionally to improve STEM education outcomes in its service area and to consolidate the regional STEM network. This connected approach to institutional transformation is novel. Within the local pipeline of STEM interested students, it has the promise of smoothing the transition for students from high school (where they will be better prepared for college) into highly effective lower division courses in college. The project will assess the impact of these project on student success in STEM courses.