Tufts Engineering the Next Steps (TENS) GK12 project

塔夫茨大学正在与马萨诸塞州马尔登学区的四所学校合作，开展塔夫茨工程下一步（TENS）项目，重点是工程。 TENS的主要目标是：1）提高教师对工程和算法设计的知识、舒适度和教学能力，2）提高所有学生的工程知识和技能，3）提高研究员对K-12正规教育、教学和推广的认识和了解，4）在四所学校建立一个5-12年级的社区，支持整合工程和算法设计的创新。 TENS项目侧重于工程，并建立在现有的GK 12项目的基础上，该项目与郊区合作，探索教师是否以及如何将工程融入课堂。该项目的更广泛的影响包括将这个成功的项目扩展到更多样化的环境;良好的传播计划;良好的大学K-12合作;以及适当的培训计划。 研究员和教师作为伙伴开展工作，认识、利用、学习并慢慢发展另一方拥有的一些专门知识。 该项目部分由工程理事会的资金支持项目名称：塔夫茨工程下一步（TENS）GK 12项目机构：塔夫茨大学PI/Co-PI：Martha N.放大图片作者：琳达比尔兹利. Souvaine，塔夫茨大学合作学区：马尔登公立学区资金：$1，499，795研究员/年#：8名研究生研究员和7名本科生研究员目标受众：初中和高中设置：城市专业：工程和计算机科学

Tufts University is partnering with four schools in the Malden school district in Massachusetts on the Tufts Engineering the Next Steps (TENS) project that focuses on engineering. The primary goals of TENS are: 1) to raise teachers' knowledge of, comfort with, and capability to teach engineering and algorithm design, 2) to increase all students' engineering knowledge and skills, 3) to increase fellows' appreciation for and knowledge about K-12 formal education, teaching, and outreach, and 4) to develop a grade 5-12 community in four schools that is supportive of innovations that integrate engineering and algorithm design. The TENS project focuses on engineering and builds upon an existing GK12 project that worked with a suburban district to explore whether and how teachers might integrate engineering into their classes. The broader impacts of this project include expansion of this successful project into a more diverse setting; good dissemination plans; good university-K-12 collaboration; and an adequate training program. The fellows and teachers work as partners that recognize, capitalize upon, learn about and slowly develop some of the expertise that the other party possesses. This project is partially supported by funds from the Directorate for EngineeringTitle of Project: Tufts Engineering the Next Steps (TENS) GK12 ProjectInstitution: Tufts UniversityPI/Co-PI: Martha N. Cyr, Linda Beardsley, Diane L. Souvaine, Tufts UniversityPartner School District: Malden Public School DistrictFunding: $1,499,795# of Fellows/year: 8 Graduate Fellows and 7 Undergraduate FellowsTarget Audience: Middle and High SchoolSetting: UrbanDisciplines: Engineering and Computer Science