RET Site: Transitioning Engineering Research to Middle Schools (TERMS)

该奖项为俄克拉荷马州立大学（OSU）工程、建筑与技术学院（CEAT）和教育学院（CoE）的教师研究经验（RET）工程现场项目提供为期3年的持续资助，该项目名为“RET现场：将工程研究过渡到中学（TERMS）”，由Karen a . High博士指导。这项工程现场教师研究经验（RET）涉及来自三个当地公立学区的21,6 -9年级教师，每年7人，为期三年，每年2名REU学生参与联合研究和K-12内容开发。该计划包括访问前的准备，教师为期六周的暑期研究体验，REU学生为期十二周的暑期研究体验，以及RET教师，俄勒冈州立大学教职员工，REU学生和中学生之间的学术互动。该项目的智力和教育重点是工程师如何理解、设计、制造和测试材料和结构，从而使集体相互作用产生独特的性能。TERMS将从低收入、农村和美洲原住民社区招募参与教师。

This award provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at Oklahoma State University (OSU), in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) and the College of Education (CoE) entitled, "RET Site: Transitioning Engineering Research to Middle Schools (TERMS)", under the direction of Dr. Karen A. High.This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site involves a total of 21, 6th-9th grade teachers from three local public school districts, 7 each year for three years, and two REU students per year in combined research and K-12 content development. The program consists of pre-visit preparation, a six week summer research experience for the teachers, a twelve week summer research experience for the REU students and follow up academic interactions between RET teachers, OSU faculty, REU students, and middle school students. The project's intellectual and educational focus is on how engineers understand, design, fabricate, and test materials and structures engineered so collective interactions give rise to unique properties. TERMS will recruit participating teachers from low income, rural, and Native American communities.