Interested in Participating in the AM PBL project?
Read on to learn how!
NEBHE is recruiting New England secondary and postsecondary in-service STEM educators and STEM teacher educators to participate in the AM PBL curriculum and professional development project.
To foster collaboration between secondary and postsecondary institutions, the AM PBL project is recruiting participants in pairs, called Alliances, which are composed of a secondary and a postsecondary partner. The goal of the Alliance model is to support instructors’ professional development, build an academic pipeline from high school to college, and cultivate students’ aspirations to participate in higher education.
Please Note:
- All partnering institutions (Alliance Partners) must submit their own Application forms A and B.
- The Alliance model does not apply to STEM teacher educators.
- Participant slots are limited. Applicants will be notified of selection in December 2013.
How to Apply!
The application period, which opens October 1, 2013, includes two separate application forms and deadlines.
APPLICATIONS FOR SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY STEM EDUCATORS
- Application A submitted online no later than November 1, 2013.
- Application B submitted by email, fax or mail no later than November 22, 2013.
- Download the Application Packet HERE.
APPLICATIONS FOR STEM TEACHER EDUCATORS
- Application A submitted online no later than November 1, 2013.
- Application B submitted by email, fax or mail no later than November 22, 2013.
- Download Application Packet HERE.
The AM PBL project will develop six authentic multimedia PBL Challenges (case studies) focused on critical areas of advanced manufacturing in collaboration with industry partners across New England. Based on the previously developed STEM PBL and PHOTON PBL Challenge model, these instructional materials will bring real-world problems solved by companies in advanced manufacturing fields such as aerospace, composite materials, medical devices, nanotechnology, precision measurement and semiconductors into the classroom to promote the development of student problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and to provide career awareness in advanced manufacturing and other STEM fields. Each Challenge will be aligned to K-12 national Common Core State Standards and industry competencies. To see examples of the previously developed STEM PBL and PHOTON PBL multimedia Challenges, please visit www.pblprojects.org.
If selected, participation in the Advanced Manufacturing PBL project will include:
- Webinars to introduce participants to PBL pedagogy and the PBL Challenges.
- A five-day professional development workshop in Boston, Mass., Sunday July 27 - August 1, 2014. The grant will cover participants’ travel, accommodations and most meals.
- Field-testing two or more AM PBL Challenges between fall 2014 and spring 2015. A $500 stipend per Challenge (up to $1000) will be paid upon submission of implementation reports.
- CEU credit hours available for no charge. Graduate course credit will be available for a fee.
- An online learning community for participants, PBL practitioners and mentors.
- A Capstone Showcase workshop at the end of academic year 2014 - 2015.
As a result of taking part in the Advanced Manufacturing PBL Institute and the follow-up activities, participating secondary STEM in-service teachers will:
- Learn how the web-based Advanced Manufacturing PBL Challenges can be used in the classroom.
- Practice with web-based Advanced Manufacturing PBL Challenges developed through the Advanced Manufacturing PBL project.
- Learn student assessment strategies for PBL.
- Learn to design your own PBL Challenges.
- Gain access to the PBL curriculum materials developed by the Advanced Manufacturing PBL, PHOTON PBL and STEM PBL projects.
- Receive stipends for field-testing Advanced Manufacturing Challenges
- Become part of a nationwide network of PBL educators dedicated to sharing knowledge with fellow project participants.
- Share implementation stories with the other project participants in a capstone showcase workshop (summer 2015).
In addition, participating STEM teacher educators will learn how to:
- Introduce the Teaching Technology and Engineering Education pre-service undergraduate PBL course in place at Central Connecticut State University into their own institution's teacher education programs.
- Implement the STEM PBL Applications for Science and Technology Teachers graduate course in place at Central Connecticut State University into their own institution's teacher education programs.
Questions? Please call Project Coordinator Nicole Schepker at 617-357-9620 x 113 or email: nschepker@nebhe.org.
