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Running Head: APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 1 ABSTRACT OF CAPSTONE Paul David Green The Graduate School Morehead State University March 28, 2016 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 2 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE _________________________________ Abstract of capstone _________________________________ A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education At Morehead State University By Paul David Green Booneville, Kentucy Committee Chair: Dr. Michael W. Kessinger, Assistant Professor Morehead, Kentucky March 28, 2016 Copyright © Paul D. Green, March 28, 2016 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 3 ABSTRACT OF CAPSTONE APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE The area served by the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative has traditionally been dominated by the extraction of its valuable resources. Whether it is coal, oil, timber, or its people, resources have left the region with little to show in return. The Appalachian Technology Initiative was developed to leverage K-12 education as an economic driver for a traditionally distressed region. The ATI was designed to examine characteristics and skills needed in the 21st century work place. The ATI emphasized high-tech content in the fields of computer science, aerospace engineering, and aviation. The ATI also focused on the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and communication. The Appalachian Technology Initiative was launched during the 2015-2016 school year with considerable results. More than 500 students participated in the initiative by enrolling in Introduction to Computer Science and in Introduction to Aerospace and Aviation. The ATI was designed to match the talent needs of the region with the skills necessary to create economic conditions necessary for growth. The purpose of the ATI is to provide high-level technology education to the students of the region that could become a driver to help shape the future of southeast Kentucky. APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 4 KEYWORDS: Technology, Economic Development, Distance Learning, Computer Science, Innovation ___________________________ Candidate Signature ___________________________ Date APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 5 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE By Paul David Green Approved by ___________________________ Stephen D. Hooker, EdD Committee Member Date ___________________________ James Evans, EdD Committee Member Date ___________________________ Michael W. Kessinger, EdD Committee Chair Date ___________________________ Christopher T. Miller, EdD Department Chair Date APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 6 RULES FOR THE USE OF CAPSTONES Unpublished capstones submitted for the Doctor’s degree and deposited in the Morehead State University Library are as a rule open for inspection, but are to be used only with due regard to the rights of the authors. Bibliographical references may be noted, but quotations or summaries of parts may be published only with the permission of the author, and with the usual scholarly acknowledgements. Extensive copying or publication of the capstone in whole or in part also requires the consent of the Dean of the Graduate School of Morehead State University. A library that borrows this dissertation for use by its patrons is expected to secure the signature of each user. Name Date _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INSTITTUTE 7 CAPSTONE Paul David Green The Graduate School Morehead State University March 28, 2016 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE 8 APPALACHIAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE _________________________________ Capstone _________________________________ A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education At Morehead State University By Paul David Green Booneville, Kentucky Committee Chair: Michael Kessinger, Ed.D Morehead, Kentucky March 28, 2016 Copyright © Paul D. 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