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）工程和计算机科学网站项目的教师研究经验（RET）提供三年标准奖，该项目名为工程和计算机科学网站-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的目标是为至少44名来自希尔斯伯勒县公立学校的初中和高中科学和数学教师以及来自USF教育学院的职前教师提供积极主动和结构良好的研究，教育和专业发展经验。 研究主题围绕三个国家工程院的重大挑战（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解决方案的作用这些重大挑战，同时扩大参与STEM领域。RET参与者将通过个人暑期研究项目，研究研讨会，社会和社群活动，专业培训课程以及链接到RET网站的在线媒体，与USF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）两个USF课程相结合（基于技术的教学和工程参与的发展：超越实验室和绘图板），2）USF工程师为可持续世界学生分会正在进行的项目（WARE在东坦帕，环境保护局人民繁荣星球第二阶段奖赢家在2009年），以及3）持续的教师研究和研究生培训，以确保当地学校和社区的教师支持，特别是那些因贫困和英语作为第二语言障碍而被边缘化的学校和社区。目标受众包括来自STEM学科历史上代表性不足的群体的教师，以及在贫困程度高、少数民族和英语学习者比例高的学校任教的教师。因此，该项目可能会增加接触和参与STEM研究的服务不足的学生。该计划将受益于强大的基础设施K-12教育和推广计划已经到位在USF（例如，工程博览会，坦帕跨学科环境研究REU）。这个拟议的可再生能源技术网站的一个独特之处是强调社区参与，以及与公司，非营利组织和政府机构的伙伴关系，为参与教师和学生提供了一个机会，了解如何将STEM应用于解决社会，政治和经济背景下的重要问题。