Further Cementing of Collaborations between Project Kaleidoscope and the People's Republic of China

narum, Jeanne（独立学院办公室）：该奖项将资助一个由6名美国本科教育专家组成的计划小组于2005年夏季访问中国两周，随后于2005年11月参加一个由25名美国STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）教育专家组成的更大小组的研讨会。中方将提供食宿和会议场所。规划团队将与中国三所大学的同事合作：武汉大学、华中科技大学和中国地质大学。研讨会将在武汉或北京举行。万花筒计划（PKAL）是一个由个人和机构组成的网络，致力于丰富STEM学习经验，鼓励学生考虑在STEM领域从事职业。这个项目的目标是1。开始更有意地将国际视角和问题“注入”到本科STEM学习环境中，以使美国院校的毕业生能够更有效地参与快速发展的全球世界；提高美国教师对标准与技术问题的全球视角的认识，并对他们进行教育，以便他们能够吸引和保持学生对STEM专业的兴趣——部分方法是让学生“接触”在标准与技术领域从事职业的国际机会。建立在这个和早期的联系上，部分利用互联网资源，部分通过促进进一步的交流

ABSTRACTOISE 0532090Narum, Jeanne (Independent Colleges Office)This award supports the travel costs for a planning group of 6 U.S. experts in undergraduate education to visit China in summer 2005 for two weeks, followed by a seminar attended by a larger group of 25 U.S. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education experts in November 2005. The Chinese will provide meals, lodging and meeting space. The planning team will work with colleagues at three universities in China: Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and China University of Geosciences. The seminar will be held in either Wuhan or Beijing. Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) is a network of individuals and institutions committed to enriching STEM learning experiences to encourage students to consider careers in STEM fields. The goals of this project are to 1. Begin to "infuse" international perspectives and issues more intentionally into the undergraduate STEM learning environment in order to enable graduates of US institutions to more effectively participate in the global world that is rapidly developing, 2. Sensitize and educate US faculty about global perspectives in S&T issues so that they can attract and sustain the interest of students in STEM majors - in part by "exposing" their students to international opportunities for careers in S&T, and3. Build on this and earlier contacts, partly using Internet resources, and partly by facilitating further exchanges.***