Engaging Students From Classrooms and Camps to College and Advanced Technological Careers

让学生从课堂和营地进入大学和先进技术职业

• 批准号: 1801062
• 负责人: Sharon Gusky
• 金额: $ 59.99万
• 依托单位: Northwestern Connecticut Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801062&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engaging; Students; Classrooms; Camps; College

The forty manufacturers in the Torrington area of Northwestern Connecticut include smaller, local companies, as well as national and global companies such as Wittmann Battenfeld and Altek Electronics. In addition, Jackson Laboratory, the leading bioscience company in the area, is located twenty miles away. These companies need employees at all levels of skills and knowledge, from technicians to engineers and research scientists. They rely on an educational infrastructure to provide a capable, industry-ready workforce. However, there is a gap between the industry demand and availability of skilled workers, and neither the technical high school nor the college is currently meeting these needs. For example, in the robotics and automation areas, industry need exceeds the trained workforce by almost 68%. According to the 2016 Chamber of Commerce Survey of Northwest Connecticut, maintaining and growing manufacturing was one of the highest priorities in the region and the lack of skilled applicants was cited as being the biggest barrier. This project, Engaging Students from Classrooms and Camps to College and Careers, brings 7th-12th grade teachers, community college faculty, students, and industry members together to develop a strong technical workforce. This project aims to increase the STEM interest and skills attainment of underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged students in the Torrington School District. It will engage forty-four middle and high school STEM teachers and their students, using innovative activities to introduce students to careers as technicians. Teachers will participate in industry-based externships and professional development workshops. These activities are designed to help teachers better understand the roles of technicians. Students will participate in college visits and summer camps, designed to help them understand career opportunities for technicians. Community college students will learn about careers as technicians by participating in externships in industry, and will refine their knowledge and skills by serving as teaching assistants in camps and classrooms, and as mentors for the middle and high school students. Through this program, the community college plans to increase the number of dual enrollment college courses for high school students. The program will establish a support system for teachers through the formation of a STEM Community of Practice that includes teachers, college faculty, and industry members. The project activities are expected to support pathways for students to careers in the advanced technological industries in the region.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

康涅狄格州西北部托林顿地区的40家制造商包括规模较小的当地公司，以及惠特曼·巴滕菲尔德和阿尔泰克电子等国内和全球公司。此外，杰克逊实验室，该地区领先的生物科学公司，位于20英里外。这些公司需要各种技能和知识水平的员工，从技术人员到工程师和研究科学家。他们依赖教育基础设施来提供有能力的、为行业做好准备的劳动力。然而，行业需求和技术工人的可获得性之间存在差距，目前技工高中和大学都无法满足这些需求。例如，在机器人和自动化领域，工业需求比训练有素的劳动力高出近68%。根据2016年康涅狄格州西北部商会调查，维持和发展制造业是该地区的首要任务之一，缺乏熟练的申请者被认为是最大的障碍。该项目将学生从教室和夏令营吸引到学院和职业，将7-12年级的教师、社区学院的教职员工、学生和行业成员聚集在一起，发展一支强大的技术队伍。该项目旨在提高托林顿学区代表不足和社会经济条件较差的学生的STEM兴趣和技能水平。它将吸引44名初中和高中STEM教师和他们的学生，通过创新活动向学生介绍作为技术人员的职业。教师将参加以行业为基础的外部培训和专业发展研讨会。这些活动旨在帮助教师更好地了解技术人员的角色。学生将参加大学访问和夏令营，旨在帮助他们了解技术人员的职业机会。社区大学生将通过参加行业外聘来了解技术人员的职业生涯，并将通过在营地和教室担任助教和担任初中生的导师来提炼自己的知识和技能。通过这一计划，社区学院计划增加高中生的双招生大学课程数量。该计划将通过成立STEM实践社区来建立对教师的支持系统，该社区包括教师、大学教职员工和行业成员。项目活动预计将为学生在该地区先进技术行业的职业生涯提供支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。