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Demonstration
Highly trained Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and STEM educators will have a multiplying impact on student populations for many years Articulation agreements to higher education institutions will benefit student applicants from across the country Industry involvement will allow the partnerships to expand and endure
Research
To study how a variety of secondary and post-secondary institutions (including traditional high schools, tech-focused high schools, a community college system, a teaching college, and a top-tier research university) collaborate to improve communication and vertical alignment of STEM educational and career opportunities The research team, including engineering faculty at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University and Austin Community College, will work together with educators from Manor New Tech High (a Texas STEM academy) and administrators from the Texas High School Project (managing organization for the 35-academy Texas STEM projects) to identify measureable best practices for engineering at the high school level The project includes research into existing articulation models from across the country to determine the best models for a variety of different types of post-secondary institutions.
Approach/Methods
Middle School High School College Industry
Preliminary Outcomes
1. Bring More, More Diverse Students into the Pipeline a. 117 new students participated in 16 teams with 43% were female Over 1000 people attended final competition 2. Strengthen and Expand the Engineering Pipeline a. Ongoing b. Expected Outcome Fall 2009 c. 50% increase from 2006-2007 to 2007-2008. Now over 2100 students enrolled in Gateway or Project Lead the Way Courses d. Expected Outcome Summer 2009 e. Expected Outcome Summer 2009 3. Bridging the Disconnect
a. Expected Outcome Fall 2009 b. Expected Outcome Fall 2009 c. 3 Texas colleges offer course credit in Principles of Engineering, Intro to Engineering Design, and Digital Electronics d. 123 Students participated in Designing Your Future Engineering Fair at Texas State University 4. Expand Teacher Preparation Programs a. Expected Outcome Summer 2009 5. Expand Business Partnerships to Build Pipeline a. 21 New mentors from 6 new companies have been recruited b. 4 companies participating in Designing Your Future Engineering Fair
E3 Alliance is a regional non-profit dedicated to education change through objective research, community engagement and systemic alignment. We are a small staff that serves a collaborative of business, community organizations, public and higher education institutions focused on regional change.
Our Philosophy: Regionalism works and we cant wait for state and federal changes without losing too many kids. Collaboration builds infrastructure by optimizing the resources that are out there and aligning systems toward a clearer set of goals. To affect change in science, math, engineering and technology-- or civic education for that matter a regional collaborative must include the entire education continuum from early education through higher education into the workforce.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grant No. EEC-0835961