YES To Technology (YES-2-Tech)

圣路易斯科学中心和教育发展中心。将实施这一以青年为基础的ITEST项目。 “YES-2-Tech”旨在创建一个校外项目模型，旨在为弱势青少年提供学术和工作机会，并将IT和STEM技能与他们的未来和职业联系起来。 该项目通过持续的同伴和指导关系向青少年介绍现实生活中的技术应用和挑战。 青少年合作在邻里重建活动中使用相关的真实的生活工作环境提供了一个成熟的环境，克服性别分离和鼓励少数民族和服务不足的女性职业探索的组成部分。该项目旨在通过将数学和科学教育与功能性生活体验相匹配来提高IT中的计算机流畅性。 青少年将参与具体的经验，如设计和建造涉及使用和应用数字技术的温室。 该项目由多个部分组成，包括科学，数学，生活技能发展，工作准备和培训以及大学准备等内容。 计算机和其他数字设备的使用将始终发生在有益应用的范围内-利用这些技术为真实的世界目标服务，并与非数字手段相结合，以便将数字经验建立在具体经验的基础上。 M.A.亨利咨询有限责任公司将进行形成性和总结性评估。 该项目将涉及60名高中生，每人将参与464小时。 由于他们与社区开展的活动，1 000多名老年公民和儿童也将在项目实施期间受到影响。

The St. Louis Science Center and Education Development Center, Inc. will implement this Youth-based ITEST project. "YES-2-Tech" is designed to create a model out-of-school program aimed at providing disadvantaged teens with academic and workplace opportunities and means to connect IT and STEM skills to their futures and careers. The project introduces teens to real-life technology applications and challenges through ongoing peer and mentoring relationships. Teen collaborations in neighborhood redevelopment activities using relevant real life work environments provides the components of an environment ripe for overcoming gender separation and encouraging career exploration by minority and underserved females. The project is designed to increase computer fluency in IT by matching math and science education to functional life experiences. Teens will be engaged in concrete experiences such as designing and building a greenhouse involving the use and application of digital technology. The project consists of multiple segments containing content in science, math, life skills development, work preparation and training, and college preparation. Use of computers and other digital devices will always take place within a context of useful application -- using these technologies in the service of a real world objective, and in conjunction with non-digital means so as to ground the digital experience in concrete experience. M.A. Henry Consulting, LLC will conduct formative and summative evaluation. This project will reach a total of 60 high school students who will be engaged for a total of 464 hours each. As a result of their activities with the community, over 1,000 senior citizens and children will also be impacted during the project's implementation.