Research involving Design, Innovation and Invention Experiences for Teachers (Research DIIET)

该奖项为为期3年的持续奖励提供资金，以支持马里兰大学(UMD)学院园区与弗吉尼亚大学(UVA)合作的工程领域教师研究经验(RET)项目，该项目名为“教师设计、创新和发明经验研究(Research DIIET)”，由Leigh Abts博士指导。工程领域的教师研究体验(RET)包括为期六周的暑期研究计划，共有39名初中和高中科学教师参加，每年13名，为期三年，在UMD和UVA校区进行。该计划还包括一个学年行动研究项目。这些教师将从蒙哥马利县、马里兰州公立学校系统、弗吉尼亚州的丹维尔和皮特西瓦尼亚公立学校以及华盛顿特区友谊公立特许学校招聘。老师们将探索“创新的抽象概念”--从基本的科学发现到应用产品开发，并将创建课堂模块。

This award provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at the University of Maryland (UMD)College Park in partnership with the University of Virginia (UVA) entitled, "Research involving Design, Innovation and Invention Experiences for Teachers (Research DIIET)," under the direction of Dr. Leigh Abts. This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site involves a rigorous six-week summer research schedule of active learning activities for a total of 39 middle and high school science teachers,13 each year for three years at both the UMD and the UVA campuses. The program also includes an academic year action research project. The teachers will be recruited from the Montgomery County, Maryland Public School System, the Danville and Pittsylvania Public Schools in Virginia and the Washington D.C. Friendship Public Charter School. The teachers will explore the 'abstract notion of innovation'-from basic scientific discovery to applied product development and will create classroom modules.