I-Corps: A Hundred Tiny Hands

I军团：一百只小手

• 批准号: 1505339
• 负责人: Michelle Khine
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-02-01 至 2015-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1505339&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Hundred; Tiny; Hands

With a decline in Americans pursuing advanced education in STEM fields (more than 67% of engineers receiving Ph.Ds in the U.S. are not U.S. citizens and only 18% of engineers are female, it became apparent that priming the pipeline with diverse, qualified, and prepared students is mission critical. Understanding, actively engaging, and retaining a diverse population of inquisitive students prepared with critical thinking skills is paramount. Recent studies have shown that active learning, which engages children in activities and involves interactions with peers, as opposed to passive listening, emphasizes higher-order thinking and results in significantly better comprehension and performance. To address this national problem, this team has developed the "A Hundred Tiny Hands" that focuses on teaching modern science concepts in a playful and cooperative way, through a combination of physical Inventor?s Toolboxes and an online social media platform.A Hundred Tiny Hands proposes 3 avenues for adoption: direct to consumers; working with after school / outreach and children's organizations (including Girl Scouts and Big Brothers Big Sisters); and adoption from private, charter schools and eventually public school districts. The typical user for the (initial) Inventor's Toolboxes is a child (especially girls) between the ages of 6-10. The buyers for the 3 different scenarios, however, are very different. For the direct to consumer approach, the buyers would be the parents, typically highly educated, tech oriented professionals with disposable income who understands the importance of STEM literacy. In order to reach a broader demographic and children who otherwise would not have access to such toys, the team has forged relationships with various children?s programs, outreach/low income programs, and after school/ summer camps. Finally, the team is working with key decision makers of school districts and charter schools to gain adoption into the STEM curriculum.

随着美国人在STEM领域进行高级教育的下降（在美国获得博士学位的工程师中有67％以上不是美国公民，只有18％的工程师是女性，很明显，以多元化，合格和准备的学生为任务至关重要的多样化，合格和准备的学生是至关重要的，理解，理解，积极地与他们进行的活动相互作用，并与之相互作用。同龄人与被动倾听相反，强调高阶思维，并导致更好的理解和表现，以解决这个国家问题，该团队通过以一种嬉戏和合作的方式来教授现代科学概念的“一百只小手”，通过娱乐性和合作的方式，通过实体发明的组合组合与放学后 /外展和儿童组织（包括女童军和大兄弟大姐妹）一起工作；并从私立的特许学校和最终公立学区收养。 （初始）发明家工具箱的典型用户是6-10岁之间的孩子（尤其是女孩）。但是，对于3种不同方案的买家都大不相同。对于直接对消费者的方法，买家将是父母，通常具有高度教育的，具有可支配收入的技术的专业人士，他们了解STEM识字的重要性。为了吸引更广泛的人群和否则将无法使用此类玩具的孩子，该团队已经与各种儿童计划，外展/低收入计划以及放学后/夏令营建立了关系。最后，该团队正在与学区和特许学校的主要决策者合作，以获得STEM课程的收养。