STEM Education Innovation Programs
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Windows on the Inquiry Classroom
Christopher Bauer, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
The project is a comprehensive documentation of an inquiry-based course, a college-level interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of heat, temperature, and energy (Fire and Ice). The door to this classroom is open for observations at any time for teachers, teacher educators, professional developers, researchers, and science learners. The entire course is available at the University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository: https://scholars.unh.edu/bauer. All 27 class sessions are captured in 10-minute video segments from four angles, including instructor and student teams. All course documents are also available: daily agenda, student team instructions and work products, and hands-on activity procedures. There are behind-the-curtain stories as well: instructor previews and debriefing for each class, graduate interns reviewing every class, student focus groups, and videos about course design process.
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Course Evaluation, Supporting Students:Student Engagement, Professional Development:Student Assessment, Curriculum Development
Target Audience: Non-tenure Track Faculty, College/University Staff, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Teaching/Learning Assistants, Post-doctoral Fellows, Graduate Students, Institution Administration, In-Service K12 Teachers, Pre-Service K12 Teachers
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Highest Research Activity
College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) Business Partners
Maryalicia Johnson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte has the largest number of IT students in the Carolina's and one of the largest in the nation through the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI). Currently, the CCI Business Partners program has nearly 50 companies that work hand-in-hand with the College to provide career prep and workforce readiness to the students. Students work with the Business Partner companies/employers to practice professional development skills, and the result is a robust IT talent pipeline to support the economic development of the whole region.
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Diversity/Inclusion, Advising and Mentoring, Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Student Engagement, Outreach:Marketing Campaign, Informal Education, Supporting Students:Internships, Outreach:Public Outreach, Supporting Students:Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy
Target Audience: Undergraduate Non-Majors, Underrepresented Minority Students, Undergraduate Majors, Transfer Students, First Generation College Students, Graduate Students
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Higher Research Activity