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Cal Poly, as a leader in polytechnic education, conducted a study on model teacher professional development institutes within the CSU and found three CSU-NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Teacher Professional Development Institutes met the criteria for this study. The 17 page whitepaper and study written by Silvia Liddicoat NASA Enriched Collaborative STEM K-12 Teacher Professional Development Institutes within the California State University System, December 2007 was the first study and analysis of model teacher professional development institutes where the data was synthesized across institutes into common themes of successes, challenges, lessons learned and best practices. The paper proposes replicable, sustainable implementation models for widespread dissemination.
This paper was accepted at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Frontiers In Education (FIE) Conference and presented as a peer-reviewed paper at the FIE conference in Saratoga Springs, New York in October 2008. The 6 page peer-reviewed paper can be downloaded at: http://www.innovatecalifornia.net/FIESTEMK12
Organization:
Cal Poly is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university, located in San Luis Obispo, California. The University emphasizes a "learn by doing" educational experience for its over 18,000 students. As a predominantly undergraduate institution, its mission is to discover, integrate, articulate, and apply knowledge. It does so by emphasizing teaching; engaging in research; participating in local, state, national, and international communities with which it pursues common interests; and, where appropriate, providing students with the experience of direct involvement with the actual challenges of their disciplines in the United States and abroad. Cal Poly is a partner on two WIRED projects, listed below. Tasks:
Project 3.4 - Systems Training Engineering:
- With partners, create a catalogue of systems engineering courses within the California Innovation Corridor to address an identified skills gap.
- Complete a demonstration training for 20 incumbent engineers with a need for systems engineering skills, and train an additional 80 incumbent engineering trainees.
Project 3.5 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Collaborative Action Plan (STEMCAP):
- Cal Poly's participation in this project with its other partners will support STEMCAP in reaching its goal of establishing a liaison relationship with a major California education system Steering Committee partner.
- Through its significant contribution to the Steering Committee, the Forums, and the STEM Action Plan, Cal Poly will help optimize the Corridor for innovation and 21st Century competitiveness.
Experience/core competencies:
Leadership in "Learn by Doing" philosophy, creation of innovative STEM programs, networks with industry, government, K-20.
Partnerships with other relevant organizations:
NASA/JPL, Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, The Aerospace Company, Agilent Corporation, Bechtel Foundation, Economic Vitality Corporation, CSU Fresno, CSU Bakersfield, Santa Maria Union School District, Guadalupe Union School District, SLO P-16 Science Collaborative, Alan Hancock Community College, Cuesta Community College, MESA UC Office of the President.
Opportunities for Collaboration:
Community College; Facilitation (meetings, etc.); Grant Writing; Marketing; Policy Maker Education/Outreach; Project Partnering; Research; Strategic Planning; Surveys; Systems Engineering;
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