RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site on Engineering a More Sustainable Energy Future

工程和计算机科学领域的 RET 工程建设更可持续的能源未来网站

• 批准号: 1132597
• 负责人: Joan Brennecke
• 金额: $ 49.49万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1132597&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Engineering; Computer; Science; Site

This award provides funding for a three year continuing award for a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site Program at the University of Notre Dame entitled, RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site on Engineering a More Sustainable Energy Future", under the direction of Dr. Joan F. Brennecke. This proposed RET site will fund a total of 54 middle and high school STEM teachers, up to 18 teachers per year for three years, to participate in engineering research aimed at solving challenges to create a more sustainable energy future. Teachers from local schools in greater South Bend, Indiana and the national Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) network will complete eight weeks of state-of-the-art research working with engineering faculty members during the summer. Using hands-on experiences and learning, teachers will develop STEM teaching materials with the assistance of an experienced STEM curriculum development professional which meet respective state curricular guidelines and are appropriate for middle and high school aged students. Since the curriculum development working groups will include participants working in varied labs, many aspects of energy science and technology can be incorporated in the materials, and this will allow teachers to draw from a variety of topics to fit the educational needs of their schools. Research areas may include CO2 capture, solar to fuels, safer nuclear power, new wind technology, biofuels, and improved grid technologies. These important topics will allow teachers to address STEM education through the framework of a real-world challenge (energy) to which most all students can relate.The addition of ACE teachers will expand the RET program to schools throughout the country and therefore significantly multiply the number of students who will be reached, particularly minority students, as greater than 50% of ACE schools serve predominantly minority student bodies. Finally, educating students on energy production, use, and sustainability is critical to move society toward adoption of a more sustainable energy future.

该奖项为圣母大学工程和计算机科学网站项目的教师研究经验（RET）提供了为期三年的持续奖励，该项目名为“工程和计算机科学网站上的RET，研究更可持续的能源未来”，由Joan F. Brennecke博士指导。这个拟议的RET网站将资助54名初中和高中STEM教师，每年最多18名教师，参与旨在解决挑战的工程研究，以创造一个更可持续的能源未来。来自印第安纳州大南本德当地学校和全国天主教教育联盟（ACE）网络的教师将在夏季与工程学院成员一起完成为期八周的最先进的研究工作。通过实践经验和学习，教师将在经验丰富的STEM课程开发专业人员的帮助下开发STEM教材，这些教材符合各自的州课程指南，适合初高中学生。由于课程开发工作小组将包括在不同实验室工作的参与者，能源科学和技术的许多方面可以纳入材料，这将允许教师从各种主题中提取，以适应他们学校的教育需求。研究领域可能包括二氧化碳捕获、太阳能转化为燃料、更安全的核能、新的风能技术、生物燃料和改进的电网技术。这些重要主题将使教师能够通过大多数学生都能参与的现实挑战（能源）框架来解决STEM教育问题。ACE教师的加入将把RET项目扩展到全国各地的学校，因此将大大增加学生人数，特别是少数民族学生，因为超过50%的ACE学校主要为少数民族学生服务。最后，对学生进行能源生产、使用和可持续性方面的教育，对于推动社会走向更可持续的能源未来至关重要。