Needed Math: An ATE Conference Proposal

国家面临着缺乏熟练的技术专业人员的职业，需要高水平的知识和技能，在先进的技术领域，但可能不需要学士学位。根据国家研究理事会的说法，数学科学是日常生活中几乎每一个方面的一部分;甚至在老行业，数学科学的作用已经扩大。虽然具体的数学能力随着不同职业和专业的需求而变化，但熟练技术劳动力对这种能力的需求是毫无疑问的。本次会议将探讨需要什么样的数学以及STEM教育企业应该采取的步骤，以确保学生能够成功地发展必要的数学能力和流利度。关于智力价值，“需要的数学：高级技术教育会议”将汇集三组思想领袖，建立和提出一套共同的数学概念和技能，为生物技术、信息/通信技术和先进制造业中STEM相关职业的技术人员提供教育和就业机会。 与会者将代表三个社区，有必要的数学利益：数学教育工作者和研究人员;社区学院教师;和STEM雇主。 会议的与会者的职责是（1）描述这些领域的雇主所寻求的特定数学技能;（2）确定这些技能背后的统一数学概念;（3）提出必要的行动，以有效地向7-14年级的学生教授这些概念;（4）在编辑的会议记录中综合建议和结果;以及（5）以各种渠道和各种形式向广大受众传播会议成果。 在更广泛的影响方面，会议旨在为利益相关者群体提供关于数学教学的指导，以支持发展和维持一支多样化的熟练技术专业人员队伍。

The nation faces a shortage of skilled technical professionals in occupations that require a high level of knowledge and skills in advanced technical fields, but may not require baccalaureate degrees. According to the National Research Council, the mathematical sciences are part of most every aspect of everyday life; and even in old-line industries, the role of the mathematical sciences has expanded. While specific mathematical competencies vary with the demands of different occupations and professions, the need for such competencies in the skilled technical workforce is without question. This conference will explore what mathematics is needed and the steps the STEM education enterprise should take to ensure students can successfully develop the requisite mathematical competency and fluency.With regards to intellectual merit, the "Needed Math: Advanced Technological Education Conference" will bring together three groups of thought-leaders to establish and propose a set of common mathematics concepts and skills that are pre-requisites for education and employment of technicians in STEM-related careers in biotechnology, information/communication technology, and advanced manufacturing. Conference attendees will represent three communities that have a stake in needed mathematics: math educators and researchers; community college faculty; and STEM employers. The charge to attendees of the conference is to (1) characterize specific mathematics skills that employers in those domains look for; (2) identify the unifying math concepts that underlie those skills; (3) propose needed action to take to teach those concepts effectively to students in grades 7-14; (4) synthesize recommendations and results in an edited set of Conference proceedings; and (5) disseminate conference deliverables to a wide audience in a variety of veues and in a variety of formats. In terms of broader impacts, the conference intends to provide guidance to groups of stakeholders with regards to the teaching and learning of mathematics in support of developing and sustaining a diverse workforce of skilled technical professionals.