1 / 40

Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Using STEM Activities to Create 'Buzz'

Dr. Stanley A. Komacek , PI & Project Director Mr. Philip DiFilippo , Graduate Assistant. Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Using STEM Activities to Create 'Buzz'. National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project.

gordy
Download Presentation

Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Using STEM Activities to Create 'Buzz'

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Dr. Stanley A. Komacek, PI & Project Director Mr. Philip DiFilippo, Graduate Assistant Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Using STEM Activities to Create 'Buzz'

  2. National Science Foundation Advanced Technological EducationAdvanced Manufacturing in PA Project • 3 Years, $810K (2007-08 is Year 2) • Focus- Develop a pipeline of students • Approach - middle school through University • Goal 1 - Students • Recruit for advanced manufacturing (STEM) • Recruit females & minorities • Goal 2 - Advanced Manufacturing Curricula • Use “model” curricula & Integrate PA standards • Science & Technology - Career Education & Works • Goal 3 - Teachers & Resources • Enhance teachers’ knowledge/skills • Provide critical resources .

  3. Project Rationale • Manufacturing is vital to PA’s economy • 12% of employment, 20% of wages, $64B of GSP • Workforce is a “challenge” to PA manufacturers • Gov. Rendell’s Manufacturing Work Group • 80% of firms face skilled worker shortages • NAM’s Skills Gap 2001 (Shortage continues – 2006) • Outreach efforts should begin at middle school • National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing .

  4. PA Project Regions – SW & SC • South-Western PA • Brentwood Borough • Elizabeth Forward • South Park • West Jefferson Hills • West Mifflin Area • Steel Center CTC • CC Allegheny C • California Univ. of PA South-Central PA Conestoga Valley Donegal Elizabethtown Lampeter Strasburg Penn Manor Area Lancaster CTC Harrisburg ACC Millersville Univ. of PA

  5. Industry Partners PA Partners • Labor and Industry • Community & Economic Development • Workforce Investment Board • Manufacturing Ombudsman • Mr. Tom Palisin • Team PA • State System of Higher Education • Community College Commission • Dept. of Education • Career & Technical Administrators • Technology Student Association • Technology Education Association • Adv. Manufacturing Career Collaborative • Ben Franklin Technology Partners • Catalyst Connection IRC • MANTEC IRC • Manufacturers’ Assoc. of S-C PA • Pittsburgh Technology Council • Susquehanna Valley Adv. Manufacturing • Manufacturing Companies • Advanced Conversion Technology • Butler Technologies • Flat Plate • Hamill Manufacturing • Kennametal • Neuro Kinetics • Penn United • Others .

  6. Year 1 Evaluation:Baseline Statistical Highlights • Spring 2007 Surveys • Middle School Students – Career Choices? • Parents of Students – Career Recommendations? • Educators – Career Recommendations? • “Name your top 3 career choices/recommendations” • Answers classified into 16 federal career clusters • Added “Recreation/Sports” cluster! .

  7. Students’ Choices & Parents’ Recommendations Students N=1,211 Parents N=414

  8. Students – Parents -Educators Students N=1,211 Parents N=414 Educators N=29

  9. Parents &Educators:Perceptions of Student Preferences Parents N=414 Educators N=29

  10. Students Important Sources for Career Info Students N=1,211

  11. Project Goal 1Recruit more Students-Proposals • Improve the image of manufacturing • Provide marketing materials • Promote career awareness • Out-of-School (Camps) • In-School Activities (see Goal 2) • Employ mentoring • Promote advanced college credit .

  12. Project Goal 1Recruit more Students – Achievements • Recruit ‘champions’ – 60+ individuals • SME & SWE Professional & Student Chapters • Industry Speakers Bureaus • Use ‘near peer’ mentoring • College students mentor high schoolers • High schoolers mentor middle schoolers • Marketing materials – “careers” focus • Brochures (existing & in development) • Web www.STEMsmartPA(in development) . A Project funded by NSF under Grant No. DUE-0603367 12

  13. Project Goal 1Recruit more Students – Achievements Opportunities to earn College Credit Special Events . A Project funded by NSF under Grant No. DUE-0603367 13

  14. College Credit & Articulation • 2+2+2 – Tech Prep – Concurrent Enrollment • Steel Center CTC to CCAC • Machine Technology (in process) • Steel Center CTC – CCAC - California U • Machine Tech & Electronics & Technology Ed (in process) • CCAC to California U • Industrial Technology & Technology Education (in process) • Lancaster County CTC to HACC • Advanced Manufacturing programs (in place) • Lancaster County CTC – HACC - Millersville U • Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (in place) .

  15. Special Events • Middle School Student Visits • Lancaster CTC Advanced Manufacturing Center • Steel Center CTC Open House • Near-Peer e-mentoring • Lancaster CTC high school students to middle schools • Student-Parent Workshops • “A Career in Mechatronics” . A Project funded by NSF under Grant No. DUE-0603367 15

  16. Special Events • WIB • Businesses • Schools • 1,000 Participants • Students & Parents

  17. Project Goal 1Out-of-School Camps – Achievements MUP Tech Camps (150 boys & girls) MUP Science-Tech-Me (160 Girl Scouts) LCCTC Career Camps (200 boys & girls) PIC New Adventures Camp (15 boys & girls) PLTW STEPS Academies(18 boys & 13 girls) Cal U TECH Awareness (28 girls) Cal U Upward Bound (12 boys & girls) PSU Nano Camps (Steel Center & LCCTC) . A Project funded by NSF under Grant No. DUE-0603367 17

  18. Penn State Nanotech Camp

  19. PIC New Adventures Camp • Private Industry Council • 14 Middle School Students (7 boys, 7 girls) • Tours: • Bombardier, Mattress Factory, CCAC, Science Center • Activities:Projects: • Team-Building Activities • Written Journals • O*Net Career Search • Parachutes Design (Math) • Pinwheel Pulleys (Science) • Product Package Design (Tech) • Reserve Engineering (Tech) .

  20. TECH Awareness CampTechnology & Engineering Coalition to Heighten Awareness • Participants - High School Females • Instructors - University Female STEM Professors • Near-Peer Mentors - University Female Technology Students .

  21. STEPS Academy ScienceTechnologyEngineeringPreviewSummer Funding – SME Education Foundation Hands-on engineering activities Students test real-world problems & solutions 39 students attended in 2007 2 one-week academies Boys-only Girls-only .

  22. Project Goal 2Update Curricula – Proposals • Do NOT develop new curricula • Adopt & Implement “model” curricula • Integrate PA Academic Standards • Science & Technology • Career Education & Work • Infuse careers into courses . A Project funded by NSF under Grant No. DUE-0603367 22

  23. Project Goal 2Update Curricula – Achievements • F1 in Schools • 8 of 10 Middle Schools • Gateway to Technology • South Park Middle School “AET” Dept. • 4 New Courses – Every Student (750) • CATTS Engineering by Design • Institute & Inservice for 75 Teachers • Career Education & Work Standards • Workshops for 120 Teachers/Counselors .

  24. Project Goal 2Update Curricula – Achievements • Making Money • AMC2 leadership • 815 students in 5 Middle Schools • BotsIQ of Southwestern PA • NTMA/Industry leadership • 205 students – 19 schools – 14 firms • Adventures in Technology • Catalyst Connection & MANTEC lead • 150 students -24 teachers – 22 firms • PRIME Modules – Plan Spring ’08 .

  25. Project Goal 2Update Curricula – F1 in Schools 8 Middle Schools - Seeking $ for 2 more schools Design Test/Analyze Race Present Produce South Park 1st – PA TSA 4th TSA Nationals Conestoga Valley 2st - PA TSA 8th - TSA Nationals .

  26. Adventures in Technology • Catalyst Connection & MANTEC IRCs • Student Teams • Real Company Problem • Product – System – Process • 8-Week Project .

  27. CATTS Engineering by DesignCenter to Advance the Teaching of Technology & Science • Activities: • Train-the-Trainers • Governor’s Institute • Inservice Workshops • Pilot Testing .

  28. Making Money • AMC2 Coordination • Injection Mold a “coin” • Manufacturing Career Awareness • Market/Recruit for Steel Center Open House .

  29. BotsIQ = Excitement! 2007 Competition 19 Schools March 3, 2007 Century III Mall www.botsiqpa.org/

  30. Project Lead the WayFocus - engineering & engineering technology • Middle School • Gateway to Technology • High School • Introduction to Engineering Design • Digital Electronics • Principles of Engineering • Computer Integrated Manufacturing • Civil Engineering and Architecture • Engineering Design and Development • Biotechnical Engineering (in dev.) • Aerospace Engineering (in dev.) Groups and Teams Females and Minorities • Advanced Placement • STEPS Academies • SME EF Support

  31. South Park Middle School PLTW Gateway to Technology – Design and Modeling – Science of Technology – Automation and Robotics – Applied Engineering Applied Engineering and Technology Better reflects the content and theory of the courses Broader range with more interdisciplinary content

  32. Trout inthe Classroom South Park Middle School PA Fish & Boat Commission Funding from PPG grant All 6th grade students & teachers Science, Math, Reading, Social Studies & AET AET = Biotechnology Peter’s Creek Release

  33. Project Goal 3Teachers & Resources Proposals • Enhance teachers’ knowledge & skills • Provide critical resources .

  34. Project Goal 3Enhance Teachers - Achievements • Career Education & Work Standards • Online Modules • Autodesk Inventor workshops • F1 in Schools CNC workshops • PRIME Modules • Materials Testing & PLCs • CATTS Engineering by Design • GITE ‘06 & ‘07 & Allegheny IU Inservice • Educator in the Workplace .

  35. Educators in the Workplace • Tour hi-tech advanced manufacturing companies • Identify workforce education needs across STEM spectrum • Integrate experience in the classroom to assist students • Highlight opportunities for underrepresented groups • Company Tours in Summer 2007: • Covanta Energy • DART Container • Hamill Manufacturing • Intelligencer Printing • Kurt J. Lesker Co. • MAGLEV Inc. • Masterfoods USA • McKesson Automation Menasha Mine Safety Appliance Pennatronics Precision Medical Quality Custom Cabinetry Rose Plastics Sechan Electronics Solar Power Industries

  36. Project Goal 3Resources - Achievements • F1 equipment • 6 schools funded by NSF ATE • 3 schools funded by PDE (LCCTC) • Seeking funding for 2 schools • Human Resources • Connect key individuals .

  37. Project Goal 3Additional Funding - Achievements • STEPS Camps - $56,000 - SME EF • Gateway to Tech - $50,000 - SME EF • Project Lead the Way - $27,000 – PA Labor & Industry • BotsIQ - $12,500 - PA Labor & Industry • F1 in Schools - $43,000 – PITA • F1 in Schools - $50,000 – PA Dept. of Ed .

  38. Collaboration with PennsylvaniaNational Governors Association (NGA) • NGA Planning Grant 2-Years, $500K (July 2007) • PA is 1 of 6 states - Developing 5 STEM Centers • PA Participants: • Education – Labor/Industry – Community/Economic Dev - TeamPA • NSF ATE team seeking foundation funding for PLTW • www.pastemcenter.org

  39. What have we learned so far? • Build it and they will come does not work • Selling “manufacturing” is tough! • Focus on STEM • Changing teachers is tough! • Work with early adopters willing to change • Industry & Workforce officials want to help • Collaborate with industry/workforce

  40. Dr. Stan Komacek California University of PA komacek@cup.edu Mr. Phil DiFilippo California University of PA aetga@cup.edu For more info: http://workforce.cup.edu/komacek/ select the link to: Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Advanced Manufacturing in PA Project Using STEM Activities to Create 'Buzz'

More Related