Sustainable Engineering for Urban Needs: Research Experiences for Middle and High School Teachers

该奖项用于资助辛辛那提大学(UC)在Anant Kukreti博士指导下的名为“城市需求的可持续工程：中学和高中教师的研究经验”的工程现场教师研究经验(RET)项目，该奖项为期3年。该工程现场教师研究经验(RET)是加州大学工程学院主办的一个成功的RET现场项目的延续，该项目每年支持来自辛辛那提公立学校的12名在职和6名职前初中和高中数学和科学教师，他们将参加为期六周的暑期研究项目和学年后续活动。这个RET网站的主要目标有三：(1)通过探索科学的探究方法和工程师用来解决开放式现实世界问题的批判性研究技能，来教育、培养和丰富科学和数学教师的经验。(2)参与的教师将与同事一起在课堂上应用他们的研究经验，成为榜样。(3)教师的新技能将使他们的学生能够直接将他们的教育与时事和他们所在社区的需求联系起来，并鼓励他们成为科技驱动的社会中的有效公民。

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 Cincinnati (UC) entitled, Sustainable Engineering for Urban Needs: Research Experiences for Middle and High School Teachers", under the direction of Dr. Anant Kukreti. This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site is a renewal of a successful RET Site program hosted by the UC College of Engineering which annually supports, 12 in-service and 6 pre-service middle and high school math and science teachers from Cincinnati public schools, who will participate in a six-week summer research program and academic year follow-on activities. The primary goals of this RET site are three fold: (1) To educate, cultivate, and enrich experiences for science and math teachers by exploring the scientific methods of inquiry and the critical research skills used by engineers to solve open-ended real-world problems. (2) The participating teachers will become role models by applying their research experiences in their classrooms with colleagues. (3) The teachers' new skills will enable their students to directly link their education to current events and the needs of their community and encourage them to become effective citizens in a technology-driven society.