InnovATE

创新

• 批准号: 1501447
• 负责人: Becky Mercer
• 金额: $ 86.81万
• 依托单位: Palm Beach State College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1501447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: InnovATE

The "InnovATE" project is increasing graduates in STEM disciplines, particularly underrepresented minorities and women, in response to demand for local, highly-skilled workforce needs in the power, aerospace, and manufacturing industries. Synergistic programs are increasing awareness of STEM in middle through high schools, strengthening math skills, and developing a pathway for pursuit of associate and baccalaureate high-tech degrees. These programs include: a STEM outreach program impacting 1680 middle and secondary students; a summer program for incoming students to complete the Production Technician Certification earning 15 college credit-hours; a contextualized Intermediate Algebra gateway course to improve math skills proficiency; intensive academic support through math/science Supplemental Instruction; and articulation agreements to baccalaureate degrees.Intellectual merit drivers of InnovATE are aligned with rigorous assessments to advance understanding of which tools and strategies aid successful completion of associate degrees in Electrical Power and Engineering Technologies. This includes developing assessment tools and activities for identifying key factors influencing enrollment in STEM programs, establishing instructional supports needed in Mathematics, studying the influence of mentors and industry partners have on students to induce willingness to succeed, and evaluating learning strategies to advance discovery of how STEM technicians learn, study, and train. InnovATE will address the need to diversify the STEM workforce by targeting Title I schools as the primary pipeline for students from underrepresented groups enrolling in the college to advance desired economic and societal outcomes. In addition, InnovATE's broader impacts will provide a transferable model to increase students pursuing degrees to join a highly-qualified STEM workforce.

“创新”项目正在增加 STEM 学科的毕业生，特别是代表性不足的少数族裔和女性，以满足电力、航空航天和制造业对当地高技能劳动力的需求。协同项目正在提高初中到高中对 STEM 的认识，加强数学技能，并开发攻读副学士学位和学士学位高科技学位的途径。这些计划包括：影响 1680 名中学生的 STEM 外展计划；为即将入学的学生提供一个暑期课程，以完成生产技术员认证，获得 15 个大学学分；情境化中级代数入门课程，以提高数学技能水平；通过数学/科学补充指导提供强化学术支持； InnovATE 的智力优势驱动因素与严格的评估相结合，以促进对哪些工具和策略有助于成功完成电力和工程技术副学士学位的理解。这包括开发评估工具和活动来确定影响 STEM 项目入学的关键因素，建立数学所需的教学支持，研究导师和行业合作伙伴对学生的影响以激发成功意愿，以及评估学习策略以促进发现 STEM 技术人员如何学习、学习和培训。 InnovATE 将解决 STEM 劳动力多元化的需求，将 Title I 学校作为来自代表性不足群体的学生入读该大学的主要渠道，以促进期望的经济和社会成果。此外，InnovATE 的更广泛影响将提供一个可转移的模式，以增加攻读学位的学生加入高素质的 STEM 劳动力队伍。