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The article, " NASA Enriched Collaborative STEM Teacher Professional Development Institutes within the California State University System", December 2007 is now available for download.
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;
Related Records: Projects
1) Systems Engineering Training
2) STEM Collaborative Action Plan
Related Records: Accomplishments
1) Third STEM Working Group Forum Successful
2) High-Profile Steering Committee Recruited for Industry-Driven Talent Development
3) Systems Engineering Outreach Project Defines Roles, Responsibilities for Success
4) NASA Enriched Collaborative STEM Teacher Professional Development Institutes within the California State University System, December 2007
5) Legislators Don't Hold Out Hope For Colleges
-Lawmakers, instructors disagree over importance of remedial education
6) Vocational Education Funds Are Welcome, But Not Enough
7) Systems Engineering Orientation
8) NASA Prize Elusive As Moon Excavators Struggle In Sandbox
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