Engineering Technology Challenge

工程技术挑战(ETC)计划是康涅狄格州社区大学、三所市中心高中、工业界、康涅狄格州商业和工业协会(CBIA)以及推动教育绩效的催化剂(CPEP Inc.)让来自城市综合高中的不同群体的代表不足的学生参加周六和夏季专注于制造技术的项目。该计划将创建高中生团队，由社区大学学生、教师和行业专业人士在行业驱动的基于问题的学习(PBL)项目中进行指导，包括专业技能和团队合作的整合。具体地说，ETC计划将开发和实施：1)针对高中生的课后计划，使用行业和兴趣驱动的PBL项目；2)职业和大学准备工作坊；3)暑期学习经验，包括行业实习；4)高中教师暑期工作坊，使用由ETC开发的PBL课程和实践工具包；5)为职业顾问、STEM高中教师和家长提供制造职业道路经验；以及6)参与迷你制造商博览会。多样性是ETC的核心目标，直接影响到大约240名市中心/代表性不足的高中生和75名高中教师。通过教师专业发展讲习班，另有7500名学生受到间接影响(每名教师约100名学生)。ETC将帮助学生通过合作社区学院和大学的学分证书和学位，为继续他们在制造技术领域的职业生涯做好准备，并帮助他们在先进制造业劳动力中从事高科技工作。项目评估工作将有助于与社区大学教职员工和行业导师合作开展的关于中学生成功的课外和暑期计划的特点和做法的一般知识库，以及相关的教师专业发展。

The Engineering Technology Challenge (ETC) program is a collaboration among Connecticut community colleges, three inner-city high schools, industry, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), and Catalysts Powering Educational Performance (CPEP Inc.) to engage a diverse group of underrepresented students from urban comprehensive high schools in Saturday and summer programs focused on manufacturing technology. The program will create teams of high school students, mentored by community college students, faculty, and industry professionals in industry-driven problem based learning (PBL) projects, including the integration of professional skills and teamwork. Specifically, the ETC Program will develop and implement: 1) after-school programs for high school students, using industry and interest driven PBL projects; 2) career and college readiness workshops; 3) summer learning experiences including industry internships; 4) high school teacher summer workshops using the PBL curriculum and hands-on kits developed in ETC; 5) manufacturing career pathway experiences for career counselors, STEM high school teachers and parents; and 6) participation in Mini Maker Faires. Diversity is a core goal of ETC, directly impacting approximately 240 inner-city/under-represented high school students and 75 high school teachers. Through teacher professional development workshops, another 7500 students are indirectly impacted (~100 students per teacher). ETC will contribute to preparation of students for continuing their career pathway in manufacturing technology through credit certificates and degrees at partner community colleges and universities; and for high-tech jobs in the advanced manufacturing workforce. Project evaluation efforts will contribute to the general knowledge base regarding the attributes and practices of successful after school and summer programs for secondary school students, as well as associated professional development for teachers, that are carried out in collaboration with community college faculty and industry mentors.