Paper Authors

Abstract

NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract

Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School Teachers Abstract

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program was a new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focus attention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools throughout the Northeast region of Massachusetts. The STEM Fellows Program was funded from the Northeast Network's grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pipeline Fund which is administered by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.

As part of the STEM Fellows Program, a 45 hour professional development course for middle and high school teachers was developed and delivered by engineering faculty from a community college. This paper details that professional development course entitled Embedded Computer Systems and Photonics and reports on the researched results.

Introduction

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program was a new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focus attention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools throughout the Northeast region of Massachusetts. The STEM Fellows Program was funded from the Northeast Network's grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pipeline Fund which is administered by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.

The purpose of the Pipeline Fund is: • “to increase the number of Massachusetts students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to mathematics, science, technology, and engineering; • to increase the number of qualified mathematics, technology, engineering, and science teachers in the Commonwealth; and, • to improve the mathematics, technology, engineering, and science educational offerings available in public and private schools.”

The Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project is a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Northeastern University, Salem State College, Gordon College, Endicott College, Northern Essex Community College, Middlesex Community College, Northshore Community College, eight school districts, three work investment boards, and three industry partners. (See http://www.nepipeline.org/members.htm for the complete list.)

STEM fellows were to be selected in teams of five by their school districts in the Northeast region of Massachusetts and given an opportunity to develop a comprehensive and integrated understanding of STEM issues through a variety of professional

• Citation

• Format
  • APA
  • APA - LaTeX bibitem
  • MLA
  • MLA - LaTeX bibitem
  • Bibtex
  • EndNote - RIS

Pelletier, M., & Kibbe, W., & Chanley, P. (2006, June), Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course For Middle And High School Teachers Paper presented at 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. 10.18260/1-2--469