Vanderbilt University Bioengineering Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site Program

该奖项用于资助范德比尔特大学由Stacy Klein博士指导的为期3年的工程现场教师研究经验(RET)项目，该项目名为“Vanderbilt大学生物工程教师研究经验(RET)现场项目”。根据这项续签提案，范德比尔特大学生物工程RET站点项目将举办为期六周的暑期项目，共有42名职前教师，每年14名，为期3年；6名社区学院教职员工，每年2名，为期3年；以及6名REU学生，每年2名，为期3年，参与暑期研究项目以及持续的外展和专业发展活动。合作学区包括麦德龙纳什维尔公立学校、威廉姆森县、卢瑟福德县和萨姆纳县，以及纳什维尔州立社区学院和贝尔蒙特大学和范德比尔特大学的教师培训计划。这个RET现场计划将为参与计划的教师、社区学院教职员工和本科生提供生物医学工程的广泛概述，让他们参与有意义的研究体验，帮助教师将他们的研究经验带回他们的高中科学课堂，传播由RET参与者创建的教学材料，并在范德比尔特大学和参与者之间建立长期的关系。

This award provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at Vanderbilt University entitled, "Vanderbilt University Bioengineering Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site Program," under the direction of Dr. Stacy Klein.This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site is a renewal of a previously funded RET Site. With this renewal proposal the Vanderbilt University Bioengineering RET Site program will host a six-week summer program for a total of 42 pre-service teachers, 14 per year for 3 years, 6 community college faculty members, 2 per year for 3 years and 6 REU students, 2 per year for 3 years, to participate in summer research projects and continuing outreach and professional development activities. Partner school districts include Metro Nashville Public Schools, Williamson County, Rutherford County, and Sumner County along with Nashville State Community College and the teacher training programs at Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities.This RET Site program will give participating teachers, community college faculty and undergraduate students a broad overview of biomedical engineeirng, engage them in meaningful research experiences, help the teachers take their research experiences back to their high school science classrooms, disseminate instructional materials created by the RET participants, and create long-lasting relationships between Vanderbilt University and the participants.