RET SITE: Sustainable Energy, Water and Manufacturing

该奖项为3年的持续奖励提供资金，以支持亚利桑那大学（UA）工程现场项目中的教师研究经验（RET），该项目名为“RET现场：可持续能源，水和制造”，由Kimberly Ogden博士指导。该计划是对成功的RET研究中心的更新。 共有51名K-12教师（每年17名，为期三年）将从当地学区招募，并将与大学研究人员和工业导师团队一起参与研究。研究课题将包括调查正在考虑用于半导体加工的新材料的工艺限制，以减少对环境的影响;水质，回收和再利用;以及替代能源。 一个多方面的方法将确保教师，普遍获得的研究人员和工业导师之间有显着的后续和更持久的互动。 在夏季，教师将积极参与研究，并参加专业发展研讨会，重点是可持续性，笔记本探究学习，差异化学习和标准，以及新课程计划的制定。在学年期间，职前教师将帮助教师在课堂上实施他们的课程计划。该项目更广泛的影响是，它将成为其他工业，大学和K-12团队丰富学生学习的典范。 教师将获得技术如何发展的第一手知识，它如何影响社区，以及如何需要跨学科团队来解决复杂的问题，以确保可持续的生活方式。

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 Arizona (UA) entitled, "RET Site: Sustainable Energy, Water and Manufacturing," under the direction of Dr. Kimberly Ogden. This program is a renewal of a successful RET Site. A total of 51 K-12 teachers (17 per year for three years) will be recruited from local area school districts and will participate in a research experience with teams of university researchers and industrial mentors. Research topics will include investigating process constraints for new materials under consideration for use in semiconductor processing to reduce environmental impacts; water quality, recycle and reuse; and alternative energy. A multi-faceted approach will ensure that there is significant follow-through and more lasting interactions between the teachers, UA researchers and industrial mentors. During the summer the teachers will be actively involved in research and participate in professional development workshops focusing on sustainability, notebooking inquiry learning, differentiated learning, and standards, and development of new lesson plans. During the academic year pre-service teachers will aid teachers with classroom implementation of their lesson plans.The broader impact of this project is that it will serve as a model for other industrial, university, and K-12 teams to enrich student learning. Teachers will gain first hand knowledge of how technology is developed, how it impacts the community, and how interdisciplinary teams are required to solve complex problems to ensure a sustainable lifestyle.