Innovative Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Strategy Project

该项目将推进学生和教师创新技术体验 (ITEST) 计划的努力，通过参与实践现场经验、基于实验室/项目的创业任务和指导经验，更好地理解和促进提高学生在科学、技术、工程或数学 (STEM) 领域追求职业的动力和能力的实践。莫尔豪斯学院的创新科学技术工程和数学战略项目旨在为代表性不足的少数族裔学生提供科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）具有挑战性的技术学习体验，从而增加学生在 STEM 学科中的创新和创造力。该项目将通过以下方式探讨这些具有挑战性的机会对学生兴趣的影响： 1) 提高学生对 STEM 学科教育机会和职业的认识和知识； 2) 增加学生在STEM应用方面的知识、技能和实践； 3) 增加代表性不足的人群对 STEM 职业的参与。该项目将通过让学生从 7 至 9 年级开始该计划并支持他们三 (3) 年的发展，满足少数民族学生在教育发展关键阶段的这些潜在教育需求。学生将参加长期（3年）STEM技术项目，其中包括为期4周的暑期项目、实践现场经验、基于实验室/项目的创业任务和指导以及家长参与。项目评估将采用混合方法，对形成性和总结性评估工具进行定量和定性测量设计，包括项目实施、内容知识、过程知识和态度。只要可行，就会包括基准日期。将为包括传播工作在内的里程碑开发一个数据库。该计划的评估将包括描述性统计和结果分析。 研究问题是：（1）哪些经验有效且高效地支持学生未来有效参与 STEM 和 STEM 同源劳动力的能力、动机和毅力？ (2) 在激励学生了解、感兴趣并为 STEM 和 STEM 同源劳动力的职业做好准备方面，行业劳动力成员可以发挥哪些作用？ (3) 在现代数字和计算机时代，家长、看护者和导师可以采取哪些策略来培养学生对技术发展的科学、技术、数学和工程基础的理解和欣赏？ (4) 鉴于我们当前的课堂和国家所反映的人口结构变化，有哪些有效且富有成效的方法可以通过让不同的代表性不足的人群参与 STEM 项目和职业来确保扩大参与？

This project will advance efforts of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase students' motivations and capacities to pursue careers in fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) by engaging in hands-on field experience, laboratory/project-based entrepreneurship tasks and mentorship experiences. The Innovative Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Strategies Project of Morehouse College is designed to provide underrepresented minority students with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) challenging technological learning experiences that will increase the students' exposure to innovation and creativity in the STEM disciplines. The project will explore the influence of these challenging opportunities on student's interest by 1) Increasing student awareness and knowledge of educational opportunities and careers in STEM disciplines; 2) Increasing student knowledge, skills and practices in STEM application; and 3) Increasing participation of underrepresented populations in STEM careers. This project will address these potential educational needs for minority students at a critical stage of their educational development by having students begin the program in grades 7-9 and supporting their development for a three (3) year period. The students will be engaged in a long-term (3 year) STEM technology program that will include a 4-week summer program, hands-on field experience, laboratory/project-based entrepreneurship tasks and mentorship, and parental involvement. A mixed-methods approach to project evaluation will be applied using both quantitative and qualitative measures design for a panel of formative and summative assessment instruments including project implementation, content knowledge, process knowledge, and attitudes. Whenever feasible, baseline date will be included. A database will be developed for milestones including dissemination efforts. Evaluation of the program will include both descriptive statistics and outcome analysis. The research questions are: (1) What sets of experiences effectively and efficiently support student competency, motivation, and persistence for productive participation in the STEM and STEM cognate workforce in the future? (2) What roles might industry workforce members play in motivating students to become aware of, interested in, and prepared for careers in STEM and STEM cognate workforce? (3) What strategies might parents, caregivers, and mentors adopt in the modern digital and computer age that develop student understanding of and appreciation for the scientific, technical, mathematical, and engineering basis of technological developments? and (4) Given the shifting demographics reflected in our current classrooms and in our country, what are effective and productive ways to ensure broadening participation by engaging diverse underrepresented populations in STEM programs and careers?