Proposal to Provide Workshop(s) to Utilize the Expertise of MIEs to Expand The K-12 Pool of Potential STEM Graduates

Mckenzie Group, Washington DC

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Abstract

Abstract The McKenzie Group (TMG) proposes a two-year workshop and planning pilot initiative to support the NSF Model Institutions for Excellence (MIEs) (and subsequently other institutions) to broaden their strategies for recruiting and preparing African-American, Latino, and Native-American students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As the first stage towards developing a framework for bridging STEM training and recruitment efforts undertaken by MIE institutions at the undergraduate level with those implemented at the middle school and secondary education levels, TMG seeks funding to convene representatives from the six MIE institutions, MIE graduates who are now graduate students or serving as professionals in STEM fields, high school counselors, representatives from community colleges, recognized researchers and practitioners in K-14 or High School-College partnerships, and representatives from exemplary pre-college STEM programs serving African-American, Latino, and Native American students. The workshop convening will permit these researchers and practitioners to plan an integrated, research-based design and framework for implementing appropriate programmatic strategies that eventually will then be piloted at MIEs and 1 or more non-MIE university sites. During the pilot phase, TMG will provide each site with support for addressing programmatic challenges and enhancing success.