Resource Center: STEM Learning and Research (STELAR) Center - Supporting Research and Development of STEM and ICT Careers

资源中心：STEM 学习与研究 (STELAR) 中心 - 支持 STEM 和 ICT 职业的研究与发展

• 批准号: 1949200
• 负责人: Sarita Nair-Pillai
• 金额: $ 386.38万
• 依托单位: Education Development Center
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1949200&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Resource; Center; STEM; Learning; Research

The STEM Learning and Research (STELAR) Center, as the resource center for the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Program, will support current and prospective ITEST community members in the design and research of innovations that ignite interest in and prepare PreK-12 youth for future Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) careers. STELAR will partner with other national organizations to build a community of educational researchers and practitioners whose collective efforts move the nation toward a diverse and technologically literate workforce that is prepared to excel in STEM/ICT careers of the future. Through a series of activities designed to promote collaboration and effective dissemination, STELAR will support ITEST grantees as they advance knowledge and practice in transformation-focused STEM education initiatives. STELAR's highly targeted dissemination plan will bridge the research-to-practice cycle, and it will increase awareness and use of findings from the ITEST program portfolio among formal and informal STEM education professionals, industry and policy stakeholders, and STEM education researchers. Using approaches grounded in social learning theory and the theoretical construct of communities of practice, the STELAR Center will support the goals of the ITEST program by advancing innovative and transformative educational approaches that prepare underrepresented and underserved youth for the STEM/ICT workforce of the future. To build capacity among current and prospective ITEST awardees, STELAR will convene expert knowledge generation groups, host regional and national summits, and foster collaboration among other organizations dedicated to the transformation of STEM education. To provide technical support for current and prospective ITEST awardees, STELAR will launch a proposal development course and sustain national and local communities of practice through informal online gatherings and webinars. To disseminate results and materials related to the ITEST program, STELAR will implement a strategic communications plan to raise awareness and increase use of major, unique ITEST resources and findings. This communications plan will target formal and informal STEM education practitioners, industry and policy stakeholders, the STEM education research community, potential ITEST PIs, and the public. To broaden participation, STELAR will engage individuals and institutions currently underrepresented in the ITEST portfolio. STELAR’s partners and advisors will ensure productive, synergistic collaborations with national communities of STEM practitioners and stakeholders. The external evaluation of STELAR will advance understanding of appropriate and rigorous methods for evaluating resource centers, particularly the unique application of capacity assessment tools, value-creation stories regarding the value of the learning enabled by STELAR, and network analysis assessing the impact of resource centers. This project is funded by the ITEST program, which supports projects that build understandings of practices, program elements, contexts and processes contributing to increasing students' knowledge and interest in STEM and ICT careers.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.

STEM学习与研究（Stelar）中心是针对学生和教师（ITEST）计划创新技术体验的资源中心，将支持当前和潜在的ITEST社区成员在创新的设计和研究中，这些创新和研究激发了对未来科学，技术，技术，工程和数学（STEM）和信息通信技术（ICT）和信息通信技术（ICT）护理人员的兴趣和准备。斯特拉尔将与其他国家组织合作，建立一个由教育研究人员和实践者组成的社区，他们的集体努力将国家迈向多样性和技术知识的劳动力，他们准备在未来的STEM/ICT职业中表现出色。通过一系列旨在促进协作和有效传播的活动，Stelar将在促进以转型为重点的STEM教育计划的知识和实践的过程中支持Itest Grandes。斯特拉尔（Stelar）高度针对性的传播计划将弥合研究对实践周期，它将提高正式和非正式的STEM教育专业人员，行业和政策利益相关者以及STEM教育研究人员的ITEST计划投资组合的认识和使用。使用基于社会学习理论的方法和实践社区的理论结构，Stelar Center将通过推进创新性和变革性的教育方法来支持ITEST计划的目标，这些方法为未来的STEM/ICT劳动力做好了代表性不足和服务不足的青年。为了在当前和潜在的ITEST获奖者之间建立能力，Stelar将方便的专家知识生成小组，主持区域和国家峰会以及促进致力于STEM教育转型的其他组织之间的合作。为了为当前和潜在的ITEST获奖者提供技术支持，Stelar将通过非正式的在线聚会和网络研讨会启动提案开发课程，并维持国家和地方实践社区。为了传播与ITEST计划相关的结果和材料，Stelar将实施战略通信计划，以提高认识并增加对主要的，独特的ITEST资源和发现的使用。该通信计划将针对正式和非正式的STEM教育实践者，行业和政策利益相关者，STEM教育研究界，潜在的ITEST PI和公众。为了扩大参与，Stelar将与ITEST投资组合中当前人数不足的个人和机构吸引。 Stelar的合作伙伴和顾问将确保与STEM从业人员和利益相关者的国家社区进行富有成效的协同合作。对Stelar的外部评估将进一步了解评估资源中心的适当和严格方法，尤其是能力评估工具的独特应用，有关Stelar启用的学习价值的价值创造故事以及评估资源中心影响的网络分析。该项目由ITEST计划资助，该项目支持对实践，计划要素，环境和过程的理解的项目，这些项目有助于增加学生对STEM和ICT职业的知识和兴趣。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过使用该基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响来评估Criteria的评估。