Planning Grant for the Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE) Center

密歇根州东南部技术教育再投资联盟（SMARTE）正在计划建立一个卓越中心，以开发一个区域先进技术教育中心的全面“蓝图”。 该项目汇集了一个由主要州立大学、社区学院和公立学校系统的教师、教师和工作人员以及地区企业、工业和劳工合作伙伴组成的多元化团队，其七个目标是：（a）评估在地区基础上制定教育标准的可行性。(b)探索评估模式。(c)确定技术教育中数学和科学的整合模式。(d)探索将解决问题、系统思考、交流、工作习惯等其他能力结合起来的示范课程。(f)定义教职员工和教师的专业发展需求。(g)定义社区大学教师和高中教师如何与商业，工业，劳工和社区组织合作，设计课程模块和方法，以满足所有合作伙伴的需求。

The Southeast Michigan Alliance for Reinvestment in Technological Education (SMARTE) is planning for Center of Excellence to develop a comprehensive "blue print" of a regional advanced technological education center. The project brings together a diverse team consisting of faculty, teachers, and staff members of a major state university, community colleges, and public school systems, and regional business, industry, and labor partners.The seven objectives are: (a) Assess the feasibility of establishing educational standards on a regional basis. (b) Explore assessment models. (c) Identify models of integration of math and science for technological education. (d) Explore model curricula that integrate other competencies such as problem-solving, systems thinking, communications, work habits, etc. (e) Evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of distance learning and alternative methods. (f) Define the professional development needs of the faculty and teachers. (g) Define how community college faculty and high school teachers partner with business, industry, labor and community organizations to design curriculum modules and methodology that will serve the needs of all partners.