RET Site: Enrichment Experience in Engineering (E3) for Teachers Summer Research Program

该奖项为德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）教师研究经验（RET）现场项目提供为期三年的持续资助，该项目名为“丰富教师暑期研究工程经验（E3）”，由Karen Butler-Purry博士指导。这个更新项目将继续在三年的时间里，每年夏天与TAMU的工程研究人员一起为8-12年级的数学和科学教师匹配10名在职教师和2名职前教师。为了实现让教师参与工程研究的目标，该计划有三个主要目标：1)提供工程研究经验，增强对工程本质的理解；2)支撑教师开展真实的探究活动；3)提高公立学校教师对工程职业的认识。

This award provides funding for a three year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program at Texas A&M University (TAMU) entitled, "Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) for Teachers Summer Research," under the direction of Dr. Karen Butler-Purry. This renewal project will continue to match 10 inservice and 2 preservice, 8-12 grade math and science teachers each summer for three years with engineering researchers at TAMU. To accomplish the goal of involving teachers in engineering research the program has three major objectives: 1) provide engineering research experiences and enhance understanding of the nature of engineering; 2) scaffold teacher development of authentic inquiry activities; and 3) improve public school teachers' knowledge about careers in engineering.