HR: 10:50h
AN: ED51D-03    [PDF]
TI: Teachers in Industry: Connecting the Workplace to the Classroom
AU: * Harpole, S H
EM: Sharpole@research.msstate.edu
AF: Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 6347, Mississippi State, MS 39762 United States
AB: The National Science Foundation has funded Mississippi State University to conduct professional development projects involving research/industry experiences for teachers and students providing them with real world applications of academic knowledge. Transition to the Workplace Through Manufacturing Experiences: Learn To Work (NSF ESI-9555646, 1996-2002) and Research Experiences in Industry (REI) (NSF ESI-9911885, 2000-2003) have enabled science, mathematics and technology teachers to learn the role of research and development in the workplace, develop skills to make the connection between the workplace and the classroom, enhance their content knowledge, and learn skills and competencies required by a highly skilled and technology-oriented workforce. Industry partners include Peavey Electronics, Northrop Grumman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Mississippi Lignite Company's Red Hills Mine, and Pickering Engineering. Student-Teacher Research Institute - the Delta Experience (STRIDE) (NSF ESI- 9731286, 1998 - 2002) and Career \& Research Exploration for Students and Teachers (CREST) (NSF GEO-0224540, 2003-2004) are models for middle school teacher-student teams participating in research/industry experiences. STRIDE teams worked with over 50 research scientists from fourteen government agencies to learn how to conduct research and to become aware of scientific career preparation and opportunities. Through a partnership with Red Hills Mine, teachers and students learn academic content and research methods relative to the development and utilization of a lignite coal resource by working with scientists and participating in on-going research projects at the mine and in the local area.
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting