High Tech Workforce Initiative-2: Externship-Driven Talent Development

马里科帕县社区学院区劳动力发展中心（MCCCD）申请资金，通过在当地工业、ATE中心和大学的实习和研究机会，为社区学院教师和高中教育工作者提供专业发展。高科技劳动力计划-2：实习驱动人才发展项目（HTWI-2）的目标是扩大教师实习计划，开发新兴技术领域的实习驱动课程模块，并创建长期的学生参与模式。该项目建立在先前资助的高科技劳动力计划（DUE 06-03379）的基础上，增加了高中教师作为实习生，并纳入了其他技术领域，如先进材料、替代能源、自动化和机器人、生物技术和纳米技术。目前的项目还包括一项广泛的全国传播计划。HTWI-2包括与当地高中合作，为弱势学生提供服务，十所马里科帕学院，亚利桑那州商务部，亚利桑那州教育部职业和技术教育处，马里科帕先进技术教育中心（MATEC），亚利桑那州制造业扩展伙伴关系，亚利桑那州纳米技术集群，亚利桑那州制造商委员会，国防工业协会亚利桑那州分会，美国技术协会亚利桑那州分会、亚利桑那州STEM教育中心和不结盟运动制造研究所。主要的项目可交付成果是由教师实习产生的新兴技术课程模块和学生长期参与的模式。HTWI-2为社区大学和高中教师提供为期五周的实习机会，包括研究或可在课堂上使用的实际应用。至少有四个实习将在nsf资助的ATE中心进行。MATEC是HTWI工作的关键伙伴，将在确定和促进适当的ATE中心资源方面发挥至关重要的作用。实习参与者开发了两个课堂模块，其中一个是专门为招收中学生设计的。模块的开发遵循教学设计的ADDIE模型和Dee Fink的重要学习分类法。预计该项目将覆盖160名教师和4000名学生。将采用策略来吸引参加MCCCD的大量西班牙裔人口。综合评估计划利用观察、访谈、调查和项目记录来度量与项目目标相关的结果。形成性评价评估与实习、课程开发和学习模块相关的计划。总结性评估评估了与伙伴关系、通过实习获得的教师知识、学生招聘、保留和表现有关的指标和趋势。HTWI-2项目为大凤凰城地区的学生提供支持亚利桑那州不断发展的高科技产业所需的知识和技能。

The Center for Workforce Development at Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) requests funding to provide professional development for community college faculty and high school educators through externships and research opportunities in local industry, ATE centers, and universities. The goals of the High Tech Workforce Initiative-2: Externship Driven Talent Development project (HTWI-2) are to expand the faculty externship program, develop externship-driven curriculum modules in emerging technology, and create a long-term student engagement model. This project builds on the previously funded High Tech Workforce Initiative (DUE 06-03379) effort by adding high school teachers as externs and incorporating additional technology areas such as advanced materials, alternative energy, automation and robotics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. The current project also includes an extensive national dissemination plan. HTWI-2 includes partnerships with local high schools serving underrepresented students, the ten Maricopa colleges, the Arizona Department of Commerce, the Arizona Department of Education Career and Technical Education Division, Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), the Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, the Arizona Manufacturers Council, the Arizona Chapter of the National Defense Industry Association, the Arizona Chapter of TechAmerica, the Arizona STEM Education Center, and NAM's Manufacturing Institute. The primary project deliverables are curriculum modules on emerging technologies resulting from faculty externships and a model for long-term student engagement. HTWI-2 provides community college and high school faculty with a five-week externship involving research or hands-on applications that can be used in the classroom. At least four externships will be situated at the NSF-funded ATE centers. MATEC, a key partner in both HTWI efforts, will play a vital role in the identification and facilitation of the appropriate ATE Center resources. Externship participants develop two classroom modules, including one that is specifically designed to recruit secondary students. Modules are developed following the ADDIE Model of instructional design and Dee Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning. It is anticipated that this project will reach 160 faculty and 4,000 students. Strategies will be employed to engage the large Hispanic population attending MCCCD. The comprehensive evaluation plan utilizes observations, interviews, surveys, and project records to measure outcomes associated with the project goals. The formative evaluation assesses the planning associated with the externships, curriculum development and learning modules. The summative evaluation assesses indicators and trends related to partnerships, faculty knowledge gained through externships, and student recruitment, retention, and performance. The HTWI-2 Project provides students in the Greater Phoenix area with the knowledge and skills needed to support the growing high technology industry in Arizona.