E3: Excellence in Engineering Education - A Workshops Series for School Administrators

这一创新项目，E3：卓越的工程教育-由斯托尼布鲁克大学（SBU）开展的学校管理者系列讲习班，将扩大工程参与，促进纽约市和长岛K-12学区实施下一代科学标准（NGSS），重点是6-12年级和高需求环境。该项目团队将为学校管理人员创建，实施，调查和评估一系列研讨会，这些研讨会将增加对工程的热情，能力和参与度，这是一个有助于社会和经济流动性的职业。 拟议的E3讲习班将使地区行政人员参与建立工程意识和知识，以支持大学预科学生的独特需求，特别是那些传统上代表性不足的人口。E3将提供总共八个研讨会，将跨越两个学年。 主要机制是每年举办一系列专业发展讲习班，其中两次是为学区领导（督学/助理督学和校长）举办的，两次是为学区/学校科学主任举办的;每种讲习班都将在长岛和纽约市举办，以最大限度地扩大参与。研讨会系列是独特的和创新的，因为它侧重于两个记录在工程教育网关的弱点：1）大学预科教育中缺乏工程指导，2）工程参与方面的长期社会经济差距。拟议的E3研讨会系列将促进工程教育知识，促进NGSS的实施，因为项目团队组织，提供，评估6-12年级学校领导的专业发展，特别是那些高需求学校的领导。 研讨会是独一无二的，因为它们将包括管理员采用NGSS的策略，他们获得的技能和知识将影响学生，辅导员和教师。严格的研究计划和评估将衡量成果，提供与参与者以及学校一级的做法有关的数据。 E3将成为一个可复制和可扩展的模式，以促进工程和NGSS在地区学校的实施。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

This innovative project, E3: Excellence in Engineering Education-A Workshops Series for School Administrators, carried out by Stony Brook University (SBU) will broaden participation in engineering and facilitate implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in K-12 school districts in New York City and on Long Island, with a focus on grades 6-12 and on high needs settings. The project team will create, implement, investigate and evaluate a workshops series for school administrators that will increase passion, competence and engagement for engineering, a profession that contributes to social and economic mobility. The proposed E3 workshops will engage district administrators in building awareness and knowledge in engineering to support the unique needs of pre-college students, particularly those from populations traditionally underrepresented. E3 will offer a total of eight workshops that will span two academic years. The primary mechanism will be a series of annual professional development workshops, two for school district leadership (superintendents/assistant superintendents and principals), and two for district/school science directors; each type of workshop will be held on both Long Island and in New York City to maximize participation. The workshops series is unique and innovative because it focuses on two documented weaknesses in the engineering education gateway: 1) the lack of engineering instruction in pre-college education, and 2) chronic socioeconomic disparities in engineering participation.The proposed E3 workshops series will advance knowledge in engineering education, facilitating the implementation of the NGSS as the project team organizes, provides, and evaluates professional development for school leaders in grade 6-12 settings, particularly those in high needs schools. The workshops are unique as they will include strategies for NGSS adoption for administrators, whose acquired skills and knowledge will impact students, counselors, and teachers. A rigorous research plan and evaluation will measure outcomes, providing data related to the participants as well as school-level practices. E3 will result into a replicable and scalable model to promote engineering and NGSS implementation in regional schools.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.