Nature Inspired Engineering Research Experiences for Teachers

该奖项为为期3年的标准奖提供资金，以支持特拉华州大学工程现场项目中的教师研究经验（RET），该项目名为“教师的自然激励工程研究经验（NISE-RET），”在Kenneth Barner博士的指导下。NISE-RET网站是一个合作项目，涉及五个工程部门，教育教学法，技术和项目评估专家，和地区学区。 协同工作，多学科团队将提供30（每年10）职前和在职中学科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教师服务于大西洋中部地区的沉浸式六周暑期课程。 暑期课程将广泛接触自然启发的研究在一系列工程学科，指导发现和深入研究在选定的工程学科，并指导研究启发教学模块的开发，以加强现有的标准为基础的课程。可再生能源技术网站的更广泛影响集中于纳入为高需求学校服务的参与者，并强调发展普遍可及的教学模块。将特别强调无障碍实验和多模式/替代输出格式，例如为有视觉障碍的个人提供的触觉表示和音频图表。 因此，NISE-RET网站的举措和成果将直接影响高需求学生，包括残疾学生。

This award provides funding for a 3 year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at the University of Delaware entitled, "Nature InSpired Engineering Research Experiences for Teachers (NISE-RET)," under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Barner.The NISE-RET site is a collaborative effort involving five engineering departments, educational pedagogy, technology and program evaluation experts, and regional school districts. Working in concert, the multidisciplinary team will provide 30 (10 per year) pre-service and in-service secondary school Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers serving the mid-Atlantic region with an immersive six-week summer program. The summer program will feature broad exposure to nature inspired research in an array of engineering disciplines, guided discovery and in-depth research in a chosen engineering discipline, and guided development of research inspired teaching modules to enhance existing standards-based curricula.The NISE-RET site's broader impact is focused on the inclusion of participants serving high need schools and an emphasis on the development of universally accessible teaching modules. A particular emphasis will be placed on accessible experiments and multimodal/alternative output formats, such as tactile representations and audio graphs for individuals with visual impairments. Thus, the NISE-RET site initiatives and outcomes will directly impact high need students, including those with disabilities.