RET Site: Research in Optics for K-14 Educators and Teachers (ROKET)

该奖项为三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），题为“RET现场：K-14教育工作者和教师的光学研究（ROKET）”，在Supapan Seraphin博士的指导下。亚利桑那大学综合接入网络工程研究中心（ERC）正在与UA的美国印第安语言发展研究所（AILDI）合作，为在美国原住民社区工作的科学教育工作者创建一个定制的计划。CIAN的研究致力于光通信的光子材料和设备，这将取代目前的电子技术。 八名大学预科教师和社区大学教师在STEM学科（24超过三年），在一个本地社区工作将积极particpate在ROKET计划六个星期在夏天，他们将加入研究团队工作改进光纤，波导材料，短脉冲激光器，微制造和硅光子学。 采用CIAN的系统级方法，给初学者留下了深刻的印象，创新的实验研究和流行的通信设备的实际应用之间的联系。因此，将非常重视与教师合作，制定一个与技术的日常经验有关的课程计划，并激发学生的好奇心，以建立在他们现有的知识。对主要来自美洲原住民社区的科学教育工作者进行培训，将促进美洲原住民学生追求科学教育的雄心，从而为当地经济增长创造潜力。 通过与UA的光学科学学院和一个致力于美洲原住民语言保护的计划的合作伙伴关系，建立了一个选择性的计划，向全国的学术界和当地土著社区展示了许多利益相关者正在努力解决高等教育中美洲原住民学生的需求。

This award provides funding for a three year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at the University of Arizona (UA) entitled, "RET Site: Research in Optics for K-14 Educators and Teachers (ROKET)", under the direction of Dr. Supapan Seraphin. The University of Arizona, Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) are partnering with UA's American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) to create a program customized for science educators working in Native American communities. CIAN's research addresses photonic materials and devices for optical communication, which will replace current electronic technology. Eight pre-college teachers and community college faculty in STEM disciplines (24 over three years), working in a Native Community will actively particpate in the ROKET program for six weeks in the summer where they will join research teams working on improved fiber optics, waveguide materials, short-pulsed lasers, micro-fabrication, and silicon photonics. Employing CIAN's systems-level approach impresses upon beginning researchers the connection between innovative experimental-based research and practical application to popular communication devices. Consequently, great attention will be paid to collaborating with the teachers on creating a lesson plan that relates to everyday experiences of technology and inspires their students' curiosity to build upon their existing knowledge. The training of science educators, from primarily Native American communities, will promote ambitions to pursue science education among Native American students and thus create potential for local economic growth. The establishment of a choesive program, through partnerships with the UA's College of Optical Sciences and a program dedicated to Native American language preservation, exhibits to the academic community and local Indigenous communities nationwide that many stakeholders are working to address the need for Native American students in higher education.