Guitar, Robotics, Rocketry ATE (GRRATE) Summer Institutes

农村学生往往面临教育程度低、地理隔离以及与种族、阶级和经济不平等有关的负面社会动态。对于许多农村学生来说，STEM领域的专业和职业是不受欢迎的，也不受鼓励的。研究表明，通过培养学生的归属感，早在中学阶段就对学生进行早期干预，以塑造他们对STEM的看法，这可以改变学生对技术职业的兴趣，特别是对STEM的兴趣。该项目将通过增加对进入职业和技术教育专业并最终进入高科技STEM领域的技术人员职业感兴趣的学生的数量和多样性来满足技术人员的劳动力需求。圣达菲学院技术人员教育课程包括：空调和制冷、汽车、生物技术、建筑施工、计算机网络、计算机编程和分析、信息系统、管道和焊接。该项目将利用从“向上跳跃”夏令营试点项目中吸取的经验教训，调整和实施吉他、机器人和火箭技术课程，作为暑期学院项目，吸引学生在高中毕业前进入这些技术职业领域。该项目的总体目标是增加来自农村地区和STEM中代表性不足群体的学生进入高科技STEM领域的技术人员职业。这一目标将通过五个目标来实现：1)调整和格式化课程，以加强暑期学院的大学预科数学；2)为教师、职员和本地中学教育工作者提供专业发展，以确保课程和教学模式的贯彻一致；3)在项目生命周期内，在学院的五个教育中心举办暑期研讨班；4)通过有效的前后态度和职业兴趣调查、前后数学技能比较和后续访谈来评估项目结果的有效性；5)让当地雇主参与技术人员职业探索演示和/或视频的开发。该项目将与社区合作伙伴合作，包括向上发展（UB）、大学成就计划（CAP）、SF Achieve、两所中佛罗里达大学和儿童之家协会社区合作学校（CPS），以招收学生并为学生发展提供全年支持。与佛罗里达地方数学扫盲与公平联盟（FLAME）的合作将为加强项目参与者的数学技能提供指导。课程调整将基于旨在对抗刻板印象威胁和提高自我效能的教学实践。当地雇主将根据工业需要为改进课程提供专门知识，并提供有关技术人员职业机会和这些职业的教育要求的信息。项目成果将通过项目介绍和出版物传播，并将与项目伙伴分享。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Rural students are often faced with low educational attainment, geographic isolation, and negative social dynamics tied to race, class, and economic inequality. For many rural students, majors and careers in STEM fields are undesirable and not encouraged. Research shows that early interventions to shape the perception of STEM to students as early as middle school by developing a sense of belonging can shift the interest of students in technical careers specifically and STEM generally. This project will address technician workforce needs by increasing the number and diversity of students who are interested in entering career and technical education majors and ultimately technician careers in high-tech STEM fields. The Santa Fe College Technician Education programs include: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Automotive, Biotechnology, Building Construction, Computer Networking, Computer Programming and Analysis, Information Systems, Plumbing, and Welding. The project will leverage lessons learned from the Upward Bound summer camp pilot to adapt and implement the Guitar, Robotics, and Rocketry curriculum as a Summer Institute program to attract students to these technician career fields before they graduate high school.The overarching goal of the project is to increase the quantity of students from rural regions and from groups underrepresented in STEM entering technician careers in high-tech STEM fields. This goal will be accomplished through five objectives: 1) Adapt and format curriculum to enhance college preparation mathematics for the Summer Institutes ; 2) Provide faculty, staff, and local secondary school educators professional development to ensure consistent implementation of the curriculum and pedagogical models; 3) Host Summer Institutes at the College’s five educational centers over the project lifetime; 4) Evaluate the effectiveness of project outcomes through a validated pre/post attitude and career interest survey, pre/post comparison of math skills, and follow-up interviews; and 5) Engage local employers in the development of technician career exploration presentations and/or videos. The project will collaborate with community partners including Upward Bound (UB), College Achievement Program (CAP), SF Achieve, and two University of Central Florida and Children’s Home Society Community Partnership Schools (CPS) to recruit students and to provide year-round support for student development. Collaboration with the Florida Local Alliance for Math Literacy and Equity (FLAME) will provide guidance in strengthening the math skills of project participants. Curriculum adaptation will be based on pedagogical practices designed to combat stereotype threats and enhance self-efficacy. Local employers will provide expertise for curriculum improvement based on industry needs and provide information about technician career opportunities and educational requirements for those careers. The project results will be disseminated through project presentations and publications and will be shared with project partners. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.