Description

The Fresno State Transportation Challenge uses an action civics approach to support K-12 students in developing transportation-related projects that have a positive impact on the community. In 2020 the goal was to expand, refine, and create structures to sustain the implementation of the Transportation Challenge across subsequent years. As a result of the COVID pandemic, the process and goals of the project were adapted. The project was extended into April 2021 and was entirely conducted through remote participation. The focus was on two high schools. The expansion into the high school age bracket was successful and the experience with these two projects will allow for easier expansion in additional high schools in the future. One high school focused on the topic of active mobility, specifically biking, and addressed the challenge of how to get more students to bike to school. The other high school combined the transportation challenge with an economic vitalization project. The students were asked to also develop a modern transportation concept. Both projects exposed high school students to the topic of transportation and expanded awareness of transportation careers. Students also developed important competencies in the domains of problem solving, collaboration, communication, and leadership.

Publication Date

1-2022

Publication Type

Report

Topic

Workforce and Labor

Digital Object Identifier

10.31979/mti.2022.2009

MTI Project

2009

Keywords

Education, Transportation careers, STEM, Workforce development

Disciplines

Transportation | Work, Economy and Organizations

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2009-Wandeler-RB-Fresno-State-Transportation-Challenge.pdf (364 kB)
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