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

该奖项为亚利桑那大学（UA）工程现场的教师研究经验（RET）项目提供了为期三年的持续资助，该项目名为“RET现场：K-14教育工作者和教师的光学研究（rocket）”，由Supapan Seraphin博士指导。亚利桑那大学综合接入网络工程研究中心（ERC）正与亚利桑那大学的美国印第安人语言发展研究所（AILDI）合作，为在美国土著社区工作的科学教育者量身定制一个项目。他的研究方向是用于光通信的光子材料和器件，这将取代目前的电子技术。在当地社区工作的8名STEM学科的大学预科教师和社区学院教师（3年内24人）将在夏季积极参与为期6周的rocket项目，在那里他们将加入研究团队，致力于改进光纤、波导材料、短脉冲激光器、微制造和硅光子学。采用ian的系统级方法，使初级研究人员深刻认识到创新实验研究与流行通信设备的实际应用之间的联系。因此，我们将非常重视与教师合作，制定与日常技术经验相关的课程计划，并激发学生的好奇心，以现有知识为基础。培训主要来自美国土著社区的科学教育工作者，将促进在美国土著学生中开展科学教育的雄心，从而为当地经济增长创造潜力。通过与UA光学科学学院和一个致力于美洲原住民语言保护的项目的合作，建立了一个选择性项目，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美洲原住民学生在高等教育中的需求。

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.