Strengthening the STEM Pipeline
Abstract
?Physics, electronics, computer science, and mathematics are key skills essential to the continued development of a workforce that can support maintaining the technological prowess of the US Navy. This 3-year project will provide 45 Rhode Island teachers and more than 4,300 students in key Navy related communities, both civilian defense industries and Navy related installations, with an extraordinary new curriculum and training that blends physics, computer science, and engineering into the teaching of high school physics and mathematics. Developed by Ergopedia, this curriculum includes both traditional materials and practical new technology that provides interactive mathematics, and rapid feedback that works with or without internet, on Macs, PCs, iPads, Android tablets, Chromebooks, and even smart phones. The project will provide equipment for 36 complete hands-on lab/classrooms including robotics, electronics, and engineering design woven into a teachable course that meets all NGSS standards for physics and math. Exposure to these subjects throughout K-12 education, and especially in high schools, is a core goal of STEM education.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 20, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512437
Entities
People
- Donna Ottaviano
Organizations
- East Bay Educational Collaborative
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy