REU Site: Supporting Undergraduate Research Fellows In Timely STEM Education Research Via the University of Kentucky's STEM Education Research Laboratory

该奖项授予肯塔基大学STEM教育研究实验室，支持正在学习成为K-12 STEM教师的本科生参与STEM领域的教育研究项目。REU参与者正在进行四个STEM教育研究项目，包括：(1)STEM教育工作者的动机和职业轨迹；(2)种族和性别平等以及K-12数学和物理的参与；(3)小学教师对数学的态度和信念；(4)综合STEM教学的技术和工程设计概念。每年从肯塔基大学、肯塔基州立大学、伯里亚学院和其他地区院校招收8名本科生。总共有24名学生在资助期内获得资助。该计划是一个学年REU。学生们每两周参加一次校园会议，作为一个队列，并与他们的研究导师一起参加。该项目使用在线协作工具来促进整个体验过程中的互动。通过专注于招聘职前STEM教师，该项目有可能帮助这些教师了解如何将教育研究成果融入他们的实践；它也可以通过这样的STEM教育研究经验为研究与实践之间的桥梁提供一个模型。

This award to the University of Kentucky STEM Education Research Laboratory supports undergraduate students who are studying to be K-12 STEM teachers in education research projects in STEM fields. There are four ongoing STEM education research projects on which the REU participants work, including: (1) motivation and career trajectories of STEM educators; (2) racial and gender equity and participation in K-12 math and physics; (3) elementary teacher attitudes and beliefs regarding mathematics; and (4) technology and engineering design concepts for integrated STEM instruction. Each year, 8 undergraduates are recruited from the University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, Berea College, and other regional institutions. A total of 24 students are supported over the life of the grant. The program is an academic year REU. Students participate in biweekly meetings on campus as a cohort and with their research mentors. The program uses online collaboration tools to facilitate interactions throughout the experience. By focusing on recruiting preservice STEM teachers, this project has the potential to help these teachers understand ways to incorporate education research findings in their practice; it may also provide a model for bridging research with practice through such STEM education research experiences.