A National Symposium to Develop an Effective Model for the Professional Development of K-12 Engineering and Technology Education Teachers

全国研讨会的主要焦点是为K-12工程和技术教师的专业发展开发基于研究的模式。科学和数学教育工作者使用有效的、以研究为基础的专业发展计划和材料来加强实践科学和数学教师的技能。然而，技术教育作为一个不成熟的研究领域，在培养和提供研究型专业发展实践型技术教师方面经验较少。随着技术教育与工程学的结合，对有效的专业发展模式的需求变得更加迫切。全国研讨会的目标是召集一批在专业发展方面具有专门知识的关键利益攸关方，他们来自科学、数学、工程和技术，以分享专业知识并探索基于标准的专业发展模式。研讨会的主要目标是：(A)审查现有教师专业发展模式对工程和技术教育的适用性；以及(B)根据当代教育学和经济学，为发展技术教育专业发展模式奠定基础。每节课将以学术论文的应邀演讲开始，然后进行讨论，以探讨和澄清关键思想。将指定一名讨论者发起对话，一名会议主持人将为每一次会议提供便利，主要目标是继续把重点放在发展工程和技术专业发展模式上。演讲的最终目标将是产生：(A)工程和技术教育的初步专业发展框架；以及(B)一系列问题，以将重点放在随后的模式和框架发展的议程上。研讨会结束后，将召开一个公共论坛，与广大业内人士交流问题和模式。此外，将通过直接邮寄向主要利益攸关方分发国家专题讨论会的已出版会议记录和一本专著，其中将包括会议记录和制定的专业发展模式的综合。

The primary focus for the National Symposium is to develop research-based models for the professional development of K-12 engineering and technology teachers. Science and mathematics educators have used effective, research-based, professional development programs and materials to strengthen the skill set for practicing science and mathematics teachers. However, technology education, as a less mature field of study, has less experience in developing and delivering research-based professional development practicing technology teachers. With the emerging alignment of technology education with engineering, the need for effective professional development models has become more critical. The goal of the National Symposium is to assemble a group of key stakeholders with specialized expertise in professional development from science, mathematics, engineering and technology to share expertise and explore models for standards-based professional development. Key goals of the symposium are to: (a) examine the applicability of existing teacher professional development models for engineering and technology education; and (b) develop a foundation for developing models for technology education professional development, based on contemporary pedagogy and androgogy.INTELLECTUAL MERIT: The National Symposium will be organized around carefully selected thematic sessions focused on specific aspects of professional development. Each session will begin with invited presentations of scholarly papers, followed by discussion to probe and clarify key ideas. A discussant will be designated to initiate the conversations and a session moderator will facilitate each session with a major goal of maintaining a focus on the development of models of professional development for engineering and technology. The ultimate goal of the presentations will be to produce: (a) a preliminary professional development framework for engineering and technology education; and (b) a set of issues to focus the agenda for subsequent model and framework development.BROADER IMPACTS: The National Symposium will produce a framework for engineering and technology education professional development based on a synthesis of the professional development literature and the expertise shared at the symposium. Following the symposium a public forum will be convened to share issues and models with the profession at large. In addition, the published proceedings of the National Symposium and a monograph, which will include a synthesis of the proceedings and the professional development models developed, will be disseminated through direct mail to key stakeholders.