GSE/EXT - STEM Equity Pipeline

智力价值：这个项目将影响正规教育社区作为女性学生进入科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)职业的载体的能力。STEM研究和实践专家中的性别平等推广服务组(ESG)将为州推广代理团队提供咨询和专业发展服务。州团队将包括：向高中和社区大学行政人员、教职员工提供技术援助、专业发展和职前教育的教育专业人员；为该州妇女和女孩服务的社区组织(CBO)；以及致力于让女性参与中学和中学后STEM教育的全州专业组织的领导人。国家工作队的组成有意识地包括正式和非正式教育伙伴，试图将两个领域正在进行的努力联系起来。在整个项目期间，将对13个州的团队进行培训，为当地教育(LEA)和国会预算办公室的工作人员提供推广服务，以实施体制改革进程。制度变革过程包括五个步骤：1)分析现有数据；2)确定根本原因；3)选择最佳战略；4)实施选定的战略；5)评估。ESG对国家小组的培训将包括：(1)年度研讨会，分享最佳做法，国家小组将接受体制改革进程和基于研究的战略实施方面的培训；(2)关于数据分析以改进方案、有效战略、示范方案、“如何”主题和使用对学生成就产生期望的公平教学战略的专业发展网络广播(Graymill Consulting，未注明日期)；(3)建立基于网络的虚拟学习社区，国家咨询委员会、ESG、国家小组和地方教育工作者可以在其中组成基于共同兴趣的学习社区和聊天室，通过列表服务以电子方式建立网络，张贴相关文件，将网络广播存档，并参与在线课程和教程；(4)继续由ESG顾问与国家小组进行咨询。ESG将汇编现有的全面研究文献综述，并确定和评估示范项目、基于研究的学习工具、教学方法以及服务或支持计划，将其编入一本最佳实践手册，供国家团队用于向当地教育工作者提供有效的推广服务。更广泛的影响：培训国家工作队提供支持体制改革进程的推广服务，将导致执行得到研究支持并适应每个机构情况的战略解决办法。这一进程的重点是培训国家工作队与当地教育工作者合作，系统地检查和了解是什么造成了妇女参加STEM职业集群方案和相关的学术STEM课程的障碍。这一进程将确保国家工作队投入时间和精力，提供咨询、专业发展和技术援助，以实施将取得成果的改进战略。ESG致力于通过其广泛的国家网络传播项目成果。

Intellectual Merit: This project will impact the capacity of the formal education community to act as a vehicle for female students to enter careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). An Extension Services Group (ESG) of gender equity in STEM research and practice experts will provide consulting and professional development services to state extension agent teams. State Teams will include: education professionals that provide technical assistance, professional development and pre-service education to high school and community college administrators, faculty and staff; community-based organizations (CBO's) serving women and girls in the state; and leaders of statewide professional organizations committed to involving females in secondary and postsecondary STEM education. It is the conscious intent of the composition of the State Teams to include both formal and informal educational partners in an attempt to bridge and connect the efforts being made in both arenas. Throughout the project's life, thirteen State Teams will be trained to provide extension services to local education (LEA) and CBO staff to implement an institutional change process. The institutional change process includes five steps: 1) Analyze existing data; 2) Identify root causes; 3) Choose best strategies; 4) Implement selected strategies; 5) Evaluate. The ESG's training for State Teams will include (1) an annual seminar where best practices will be shared and State Teams will receive training in the institutional change process and research-based strategy implementation; (2) professional development webcasts on data analysis for program improvement, effective strategies, exemplary programs, "how to" topics, and equitable instructional strategies using Generating Expectations for Student Achievement (Graymill Consulting, undated); (3) a web-based Virtual Learning Community where the National Advisory Board, the ESG, State Teams and local educators can form common-interest-based learning communities and chat rooms, network electronically via a listserve, post relevant documents, archive webcasts, and participate in online courses and tutorials; (4) on going consulting with State Teams by ESG consultants. The ESG will compile existing comprehensive research literature reviews and identify and evaluate exemplary projects, research-based learning tools, pedagogical approaches, and service or support programs into a Best Practices Handbook to be used by State Teams for effective extension services with local educators. Broader Impacts: Training State Teams to provide extension services that support the institutional change process will lead to the implementation of strategic solutions that are supported by research and adapted to each institution's situation. The process is focused on training State Teams to work with local educators to systematically examine and understand what is causing barriers for females to participate in STEM Career Cluster programs and the related academic STEM courses. The process will ensure that State Teams will invest time and effort in providing consulting, professional development and technical assistance that implement improvement strategies that will achieve results. The ESG is committed to disseminating the projects results through its extensive national networks.