深圳中学致力于发展成为全球化时代中国卓越的学术性高中，培养以天下为己任、具有创新能力的未来领跑者。

　　建设卓越的学术性高中，必须培养一批具有国际视野、在国际环境中工作、研究的老师。现深中申请加入“麻省理工学院发明创造团队”项目。对发明创造有兴趣且有一口流利英语的同学们将有可能在我校老师的引领下组队开展创新活动。创新作品届时将提交麻省理工进行评估。

　　世界顶尖学府麻省理工积极推进高中学生发明创造活动。今年，由麻省理工在全球评选出来的15所“高中发明创造队伍”创作的优秀作品将于6月16日-6月18日在马萨诸塞州的剑桥EUREKAFEST展出。

　　展示结束后，麻省理工将于6月20日- 6月26日给部分老师（老师名单由麻省理工学院根据教师资历和英语水平决定）提供“科学及工程”项目SEPT培训。参加培训的老师需回国后组建发明创造队伍。

　　深圳中学拟派1-3名热衷发明创造、亲近学生、有责任感、英语流利的数学或科学（理、化、生）老师参加EUREKAFEST展出活动，并参加SEPT培训项目的角逐。

　　有兴趣的老师请速在三天之内联系外事工作室高青老师。

 

　　以下是“微软-麻省理工学院发明创造项目中国组队计划书”。

　　(http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/)

　The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention.

　InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve.

 

　Learning Beyond the Classroom: InvenTeam students rely on inquiry and hands-on problem solving as they apply lessons from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to develop invention prototypes. Interactive, self-directed learning coupled with STEM curricula are essential for experiencing invention.

　Students learn to work in teams, while collaborating with intended users of their inventions. They partner with professionals in their communities to enrich their experiences. Most of all, students learn to move forward through challenges and celebrate "Eureka!" moments.

 

　School: All high schools in China who are interested in cultivating a culture of invention through starting an InvenTeam are welcome to send a teacher to first participate in EurekaFest this Jun 16-18 and then to start a club within their school to compete for the $10,000 grant in 2011. The commitment includes:

　•  Sending the lead teacher as part of the China delegation to visit MIT to participate in EurekaFest and possibly the SEPT program the following week (http://web.mit.edu/scienceprogram/)

　• Providing the space, time, and support to select and host a team of teachers, students, corporate mentors, and parent mentors to be a part of the school team.

　• Come up with a fair, transparent, and reproducible process of selecting students to be a part of the school team.

 

　Parents: Parents of students who are part of each school’s InvenTeam are invited to be part of the parent mentor team. Parent mentors can bring experience from his/her own educational and research background, as well as knowledge and expertise from industry. They also offer unique insights from a practical living perspective.

 

　Corporate Sponsors: Multi-national corporations are invited to become corporate sponsors in adopting a school. The commitments include:

　•  Providing 2-3 volunteer mentors who will help mentor the students from their “adopted” school in learning about the process of invention. S/he will help direct students to the appropriate tools and resources that is available to him/her from within the company. The minimum commitment of each volunteer would be 4 hours (2 hours every other week) each month for the bi-monthly meetings as well as additional informal time of mentoring.

　• Provide funding to send the “adopted” lead teacher to Cambridge for training. 

　• The corporation can use any of the materials from its participation in the InvenTeam for its publicity purposes.

 

　MIT Alumni Volunteers in China: There are a number of MIT alumni volunteers either assigned to these schools as Educational Counselors (interviewing applicants to MIT from these schools) or other alumni who are fluent in both Chinese and English who understand the culture of invention at MIT who can help the students in their process of learning to invent.

 

　Media Partners: Partners from media are invited to follow a team and document or broadcast this process through various means, from print to blogs and videos.

 

　The Lemelson-MIT Program announces a new class of InvenTeams each October, which begins the nine-month grant cycle. InvenTeams garner positive publicity for their school and community throughout the cycle, beginning with the press release.

 

　Many InvenTeams delegate roles to initiate work. Organization can maximize team productivity.

　There is no manual for the InvenTeam grant cycle. Each InvenTeam creates an individual path due to project variation. However, most experience the cycle through three phases.

 

　Gather additional research about users' needs, competitive products, and existing patents, if necessary

Brainstorm ideas for solutions

　Conceptualize several solutions

　Investigate the feasibility of each solution

　Select the best solution

　Create a detailed design using tools such as SolidWorks 3D CAD software

　Determine materials and resources

　Construct and test experimental prototypes

　Field test prototypes

　Build alpha prototype

 

　InvenTeams access information and resources through a private portlal on the InvenTeam website. They also manage their finances and submit reports there. During the grant cycle, a Lemelson-MIT employee may visit an InvenTeam at its school to review its progress.

 

　InvenTeams write updates on the InvenTeams’ Blog and share digital photos and videos of their work to report their progress. Many will also engage media to publicize significant milestones. InvenTeams are required to submit two formal reports:

 

　Mid-Year Progress Report: Details process and achievements during the first half of the cycle, plus plans for future development.

 

　Summary Report: Includes an executive summary, description of invention, and design process, plus additional sections, due upon completion of the grant cycle.

 

　Celebrating the InvenTeam Experience at MIT In June, students, teachers, and mentors representing each InvenTeam travel to Cambridge, Mass., for the Lemelson-MIT Program's EurekaFest, a multi-day celebration of the inventive spirit. During EurekaFest, InvenTeams showcase their prototypes at a public exhibit and attend workshops for guidance on sustaining an inventive culture. Select InvenTeams will formally present their projects to attendees.