Towards a Competency-Based High School Dual Credit Pathway for Advanced Manufacturing Technicians

为先进制造技术人员建立基于能力的高中双学分途径

• 批准号: 2247297
• 负责人: Rachel Kroeplien
• 金额: $ 64.99万
• 依托单位: Lakeshore Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2247297&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Towards; Competency; Based; Dual; Credit

Training in advanced manufacturing technologies helps prepare students for technician positions that are in high demand in industry. Regional manufacturers in northeast Wisconsin are interested in new academic pathways for technicians to meet this growing demand in the region. Competency-based education (CBE) addresses industry technician needs by preparing skilled students to enter the workforce with less difficulty than traditional credit-based instructional delivery modes. Lakeshore Technical College has been a state-wide leader in the implementation of CBE for technical education programs. CBE is an instructional model in which students, learning at their own pace, demonstrate that they have achieved a high level of competency for a specific set of skills that are valued by industry. This project will develop and implement a dual enrollment program for high school students at a new charter school to help students achieve competencies with maintenance, Industry 4.0, and welding technologies. Professional development for high school teachers will provide an opportunity for teachers to earn industry-recognized certifications for training students in advanced manufacturing technologies. Recruiting activities for high school students in the region will provide opportunities for students to learn about technician careers, work-based learning programs, and advanced manufacturing technologies. The project should be of interest to the technical education community as it will advance knowledge about how to implement CBE in technical education and how mastery of concepts can be used for high school students.The overall goal of this project is to address the critical demand in the region for skilled advanced manufacturing technicians by pursuing three objectives. First is to create a CBE dual enrollment program in advanced manufacturing in consultation with a Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT). Second is to train instructors in the use of advanced manufacturing technologies with CBE. Third is to recruit high school students to increase the pipeline of technicians with an emphasis on students from underrepresented groups. The BILT will review and evaluate the advanced manufacturing curriculum to ensure that the competencies within the maintenance, Industry 4.0, and welding pathways represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for advanced manufacturing technician positions. Community college faculty will serve as mentors for charter school instructors and serve as a class resource during instruction until charter school instructors complete required certifications and are able to independently deliver all coursework in each educational pathway. Recruitment activities for high school students will include an annual marketing plan, bootcamps, and events in collaboration with regional organizations to help students understand the career opportunities in advanced manufacturing. The impact of the project on student engagement in the program will be assessed using institutional data, online surveys, and focus groups. The CBE model and project results will be shared and disseminated through the Wisconsin Resource Center for charter schools, ATE Central, and the ATE PI Conference. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.

先进制造技术的培训有助于学生为行业中需求量很大的技术人员职位做好准备。威斯康星州东北部的区域制造商对技术人员的新学术途径感兴趣，以满足该地区不断增长的需求。能力为基础的教育（CBE）解决行业技术人员的需求，准备熟练的学生进入劳动力的困难比传统的基于学分的教学交付模式。湖滨技术学院一直是全州范围内实施CBE技术教育计划的领导者。CBE是一种教学模式，学生按照自己的节奏学习，证明他们已经达到了行业重视的特定技能的高水平。该项目将为一所新的特许学校的高中生开发和实施双招生计划，以帮助学生获得维护，工业4.0和焊接技术的能力。高中教师的专业发展将为教师提供一个获得行业认可的认证的机会，以培训学生掌握先进的制造技术。该地区高中生的招聘活动将为学生提供了解技术员职业、基于工作的学习计划和先进制造技术的机会。该项目应该是感兴趣的技术教育界，因为它将推进有关如何在技术教育中实施CBE的知识，以及如何掌握的概念，可以用于高中生。该项目的总体目标是通过追求三个目标，以满足该地区对熟练的先进制造技术人员的关键需求。首先是与商业和工业领导团队（BILT）协商，在先进制造业中创建CBE双招生计划。第二是通过CBE培训教师使用先进制造技术。第三是招收高中生，以增加技术人员的渠道，重点是来自代表性不足群体的学生。BILT将审查和评估先进制造课程，以确保维护，工业4.0和焊接途径中的能力代表先进制造技术人员职位所需的知识，技能和能力。社区学院的教师将担任特许学校教师的导师，并在教学期间作为课堂资源，直到特许学校教师完成所需的认证，并能够独立提供每个教育途径的所有课程。针对高中生的招聘活动将包括年度营销计划、训练营以及与区域组织合作举办的活动，以帮助学生了解先进制造业的就业机会。该项目对学生参与该计划的影响将使用机构数据，在线调查和焦点小组进行评估。CBE模式和项目成果将通过威斯康星州特许学校资源中心、ATE中心和ATE PI会议进行分享和传播。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。