RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Water Awareness Research and Education

工程和计算机科学中的 RET 网站：水意识研究和教育

• 批准号: 1200682
• 负责人: Maya Trotz
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1200682&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Engineering; Computer; Science; Site

This award provides funding for a three year standard award for a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site Program at the University of South Florida (USF) entitled, RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site-Water Awareness Research and Education (RET-WARE), under the direction of Dr. Maya Trotz. The goal of this three year RET is to provide a proactive and well structured research, education and professional development experience for at least 44 middle and high school science and math teachers from the Hillsborough County Public Schools and pre-service teachers from USF's College of Education. The research theme is framed around three of the National Academy of Engineering's Grand Challenges (i.e. management of the nitrogen cycle, provision of clean water, and urban infrastructure improvement) and the role of formal and informal science education in integrating marginalized, coastal community participants in developing solutions to these grand challenges while broadening participation in STEM fields. RET participants will interact with faculty mentors and their research group in the Colleges of Engineering and Arts and Sciences at USF through individual summer research projects, research seminars, social and community activities, professional training sessions, and online media linked to the RET website. The RET program will be integrated with 1) two USF courses (Development of Technology-Based Instruction and Engineering Engagement: Beyond the lab and the Drawing Board), 2) an ongoing project of the USF Engineers for a Sustainable World student chapter (WARE in East Tampa, an Environmental Protection Agency People Prosperity Planet Phase II award winner in 2009), and 3) ongoing faculty research and graduate training to ensure year long teacher support in local area schools and communities, especially those marginalized by high percentages of poverty and English as a second language barriers. The target audience includes teachers from historically underrepresented groups in the STEM disciplines and those who teach in schools characterized by a high level of poverty and a high percentage of minority and English language learners. Therefore, the project is likely to increase the exposure to and engagement in STEM research by underserved students. The program will benefit from a strong infrastructure of K-12 education and outreach programs already in place at USF (e.g., Engineering EXPO, Tampa Interdisciplinary Environmental Research REU). A unique feature of this proposed RET site is the emphasis on community engagement, as well as partnerships with companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies which provides an opportunity for participating teachers and their students to learn how STEM is applied to solving important problems within societal, political and economic contexts.

该奖项为南佛罗里达大学（USF）工程和计算机科学现场项目的教师研究经验（RET）提供了为期三年的标准奖，名为工程和计算机科学现场的RET-水意识研究和教育（RET- ware），由Maya Trotz博士指导。这个为期三年的RET的目标是为希尔斯堡县公立学校的至少44名初中和高中科学和数学教师以及南加州大学教育学院的职前教师提供积极主动的、结构良好的研究、教育和专业发展经验。研究主题围绕美国国家工程院的三大挑战（即氮循环的管理、清洁水的提供和城市基础设施的改善）以及正规和非正规科学教育在整合边缘化沿海社区参与者制定应对这些重大挑战的解决方案方面的作用，同时扩大STEM领域的参与。RET参与者将通过个人暑期研究项目、研究研讨会、社会和社区活动、专业培训课程以及与RET网站链接的在线媒体，与南加州大学工程学院和艺术与科学学院的教师导师及其研究小组进行互动。RET计划将与1)两门USF课程（基于技术的教学发展和工程参与）相结合；2) USF工程师的可持续世界学生分会正在进行的项目（东坦帕的WARE， 2009年环境保护局人民繁荣地球第二阶段奖获得者），以及3)正在进行的教师研究和研究生培训，以确保当地学校和社区的教师长期支持，特别是那些因高贫困比例和英语作为第二语言障碍而被边缘化的地区。目标受众包括来自STEM学科中历史上代表性不足的群体的教师，以及那些在贫困程度高、少数民族和英语学习者比例高的学校任教的教师。因此，该项目可能会增加服务不足的学生对STEM研究的接触和参与。该项目将受益于USF已经建立的强大的K-12教育基础设施和推广项目（例如，工程博览会，坦帕跨学科环境研究REU）。这个建议的RET站点的一个独特之处在于强调社区参与，以及与公司，非营利组织和政府机构的合作关系，为参与的教师和学生提供了一个学习如何应用STEM来解决社会，政治和经济背景下的重要问题的机会。