Innovative Collaborative Research Experience and Technical Education (iCREATE)

创新合作研究经验和技术教育（iCREATE）

• 批准号: 1513198
• 负责人: Ron Gray
• 金额: $ 84.05万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1513198&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Innovative; Collaborative; Research; Experience; Technical

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 producing empirical findings and/or research tools that contribute to knowledge about which models and interventions with K-12 students and teachers are most likely to increase capacity in the STEM and STEM cognate intensive workforce of the future. The overall objective of this project will be testing a model of community engagement in STEM learning through the design and implementation of a high school level career and technical education (CTE) bioscience course. The problem, the spread of infectious disease, specifically influenza, was chosen for the local community (Coconino County, AZ) after consultation with community partners. The project emanates from efforts in education designed to develop the next generation of STEM innovators who can productively participate in our increasingly global society. Developing the next generation of STEM innovators will be difficult as only 62% of Arizona high-school sophomores passed Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards in Mathematics (AIMS) and only 40% of those sophomores passed the Science AIMS. At the same time, the disaggregation of this data shows the achievement gap between students of underserved populations and Caucasian students continues to grow significantly in both areas. Locally, industry and community leaders in Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff have shared similar concerns. For instance, the Flagstaff business community has recognized the compelling need for an increased and better-educated workforce by initiating the Flagstaff STEM Consortium in August 2012, which named Flagstaff "America's 1st STEM Community". While Flagstaff has numerous STEM professionals in all fields, and many have presented to local students, there is a clear need for more meaningful and sustainable connections between students and STEM businesses and agencies in order to increase student motivation and interest in STEM learning and careers. The iCREATE project directly addresses the STEM workforce problem at a regional level. In addition, the project specifically targets the underrepresentation of students of color in the STEM workforce. The courses provided by CAVIAT, including the bioscience courses in this project, serve the diverse population of Coconino County. The project ensures a high-quality STEM workforce for Flagstaff and Northern Arizona, which is designed to 1) increases student awareness of career opportunities in STEM and cognate fields at all levels (technicians, scientists, engineers, etc.), 2) motivates students to pursue appropriate educational pathways to STEM related careers, and 3) provides a technology-rich experience that develops disciplinary knowledge, practices, and non-cognitive skills needed for STEM fields. In addition, with a focus on engaging Native American students across the region, the project will broaden participation of students underrepresented in STEM-related domains. This will occur through a focus on effective experiences that foster student competency, innovative curricular models, the role of business and workforce members, and engaging diverse underrepresented populations. The ultimate goal of the iCREATE project will be to positively impact the regional STEM workforce through the implementation of a new model of community engagement in STEM learning. To accomplish this goal, the project will be designed to meet the following objectives: 1. Test and refine a model of community engagement in STEM learning to engage students in finding solutions to authentic, community-based problems; 2. Engage community partners to design and implement a technology-rich bioscience course focusing on infectious disease and its data collection challenges; 3. Increase student motivation and interest in STEM learning and careers; and 4. Integrate sustainability into the project for a long lasting impact in the community. This bioscience course will be designed to engage students in an authentic problem important to the local community while drawing upon community resources. It will integrate the study of relevant bioscience topics and epidemiological principles with the technological project of designing and implementing a data collection system using computer and geospatial technologies software in order to monitor the transmission of influenza. Project partners include: The Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University, Translational Genomics Research Institute North (TGen-North), Flagstaff STEM city, multiple regional health care providers and the Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry and Technology (CAVIAT), a local provider of career and technical education courses.

该项目将推进“面向学生和教师的创新技术体验”（ITEST）项目的努力，以更好地理解和促进提高学生在科学、技术、工程、科学和技术领域追求职业的动机和能力的实践。通过提供实证研究结果和/或研究工具，帮助了解K-12学生和教师的哪些模型和干预措施最有可能提高未来STEM和STEM相关密集型劳动力的能力。该项目的总体目标是通过设计和实施高中水平的职业和技术教育（CTE）生物科学课程，测试社区参与STEM学习的模式。在与社区伙伴协商后，选定当地社区（亚利桑那州科科尼诺县）应对传染病，特别是流感的传播问题。该项目源于旨在培养下一代STEM创新者的教育努力，这些创新者可以有效地参与我们日益全球化的社会。培养下一代STEM创新者将是困难的，因为只有62%的亚利桑那州高中二年级学生通过了亚利桑那州的数学测量标准工具（AIMS），只有40%的二年级学生通过了科学AIMS。与此同时，这些数据的分类显示，在这两个地区，服务不足人口的学生和白人学生之间的成绩差距继续显著扩大。在当地，科科尼诺县和弗拉格斯塔夫市的行业和社区领导人也表达了类似的担忧。例如，弗拉格斯塔夫商界已经认识到对增加和受过更好教育的劳动力的迫切需求，并于2012年8月发起了弗拉格斯塔夫STEM联盟，该联盟将弗拉格斯塔夫命名为“美国第一个STEM社区”。虽然弗拉格斯塔夫在各个领域都有许多STEM专业人士，其中许多人已经向当地学生介绍过，但显然需要在学生与STEM企业和机构之间建立更有意义和可持续的联系，以提高学生对STEM学习和职业的动力和兴趣。iCREATE项目直接解决了区域一级的STEM劳动力问题。此外，该项目专门针对有色人种学生在STEM劳动力中代表性不足的问题。CAVIAT提供的课程，包括本项目中的生物科学课程，服务于科科尼诺县的不同人口。该项目确保为Flagstaff和北亚利桑那州提供高质量的STEM劳动力，旨在1)提高学生对各级STEM和相关领域（技术人员，科学家，工程师等）的职业机会的认识，2)激励学生追求STEM相关职业的适当教育途径，3)提供技术丰富的经验，发展学科知识，实践，以及STEM领域所需的非认知技能。此外，该项目注重吸引整个地区的美洲原住民学生，将扩大在stem相关领域代表性不足的学生的参与。这将通过关注培养学生能力的有效经验、创新的课程模式、企业和劳动力成员的角色，以及吸引不同的未被充分代表的人群来实现。iCREATE项目的最终目标是通过实施社区参与STEM学习的新模式，对区域STEM劳动力产生积极影响。为了实现这一目标，该项目将被设计为满足以下目标：测试和完善STEM学习中的社区参与模式，让学生参与寻找真实的社区问题的解决方案；2. 让社区伙伴参与设计和实施一门技术丰富的生物科学课程，重点关注传染病及其数据收集挑战；3. 提高学生对STEM学习和职业的积极性和兴趣；和4。将可持续发展融入项目中，对社区产生持久的影响。这门生物科学课程的目的是让学生在利用社区资源的同时，参与对当地社区重要的真实问题。它将把有关生物科学课题和流行病学原理的研究与设计和实施一个利用计算机和地理空间技术软件的数据收集系统的技术项目结合起来，以监测流感的传播。项目合作伙伴包括：北亚利桑那大学科学教学中心，北转化基因组学研究所（TGen-North）， Flagstaff STEM城市，多个区域医疗保健提供者和科科尼诺职业，工业和技术协会（CAVIAT），当地的职业和技术教育课程提供商。