RET Site on Multidisciplinary Engineering Research for Rural Michigans Future

该奖项为中央密歇根大学(CMU)在托尔加·卡亚博士的指导下，为密歇根中部大学(CMU)工程和计算机科学领域教师研究经验(RET)项目提供了为期三年的标准奖，名为RET Site on多学科工程研究，面向密歇根农村的未来。该RET网站汇集了以下五个专业和成功的实体，以提供强大和持续的合作，支持密歇根州农村青年和高中教师未来专注于STEM教育和就业。1)CMU是主办地，长期以来一直是教师教育和专业发展的领先者。2)芝加哥大学动力工程与技术学院的工程学院以智能车辆/机器人为主题，提供尖端、创造性的研究和主题专业知识。3)在卓越教育中心(CEIE)模式下的专业发展工作人员，并支持参与的教职员工和高中教师以及科学教育专业学生(职前教师)在课程开发、评估和教与学战略方面的最佳做法。4)西密歇根大学的科学和数学项目改进(Sampi)将为综合评估计划提供建议和实施。5)CMU的科学/数学/技术中心(SMTC)与高中STEM教师和管理人员以及管理RET站点及其项目的人员和做法建立了广泛的关系。这项为期三年的计划将为来自爱奥纳-蒙卡尔姆、克莱尔-格拉德温和格雷奥特-伊莎贝拉学区的36名教师和CMU科学教育职前教师提供研究和专业发展机会，每年12名。每个研究团队将包括一名在职教师和一名职前教师，一名经验丰富的工程学本科生，他们将在为期六周的暑期研究项目中由一名工程学教师指导。该项目的重点是跨学科工程研究，重点是智能车辆/机器人，这将允许教师将研究与高中生相对熟悉的技术联系起来。各个研究团队将研究智能车辆/机器人的不同方面，如传感器、运动操纵、计算机模拟和表征、机械和数据处理。密歇根州立大学位于密歇根州中部农村的中心地带，是学校寻求新教师和现有教师专业发展机会的“大学”。这个RET网站将专注于这些农村地区的教师，并支持他们提升学生的STEM知识基础，增加他们的就业机会和成为企业家的机会。让职前教师参与这个项目，确保他们在职业生涯开始时接受过良好的培训，具备研究经验，并有信心进入课堂。

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 Central Michigan University (CMU), entitled, RET Site on Multidisciplinary Engineering Research for Rural Michigan's Future, under the direction of Dr. Tolga Kaya. This RET Site brings together the following five specialized and successful entities to provide a strong and sustained collaboration in support of rural Michigan youth and high school teachers for a future focused on STEM education and employment. 1) CMU, long a leader in teacher education and professional development is the host site. 2) Engineering faculty in CMU's dynamic School of Engineering and Technology provide the cutting edge, creative research and subject-matter expertise with a theme of smart vehicles/robots. 3)Professional development staff within the Center for Excellence in Education (CEIE) model and support best practices in curriculum development, assessment, and teaching and learning strategies for participating faculty and high school teachers and science education majors (pre-service teachers). 4) Science and Mathematics Program Improvement (SAMPI) at Western Michigan University will advise on and implement the comprehensive evaluation plan. 5) The Science/Mathematics/Technology Center (SMTC) at CMU provides extensive relationships with high school STEM teachers and administrators and the personnel and practices to manage the RET Site and its projects. The three year program will provide a research and professional development opportunity for a total of 36 teachers, 12 each year, from the Iona-Montcalm, Clare-Gladwin, and Gratiot-Isabella School districts and CMU science education pre-service teachers. Each research team will include one in-service and one pre-service teacher, one experienced engineering undergraduate student who will be supervised by one engineering faculty during a six week summer research program. The focus of the program is on interdisciplinary engineering research with an emphasis on smart vehicles/robots that would allow teachers to link the research to technology which high school students are relatively familiar with. Individual research teams will study different aspects of smart vehicles/robots such as sensors, motion manipulation, computer simulation and characterization, mechanics, and data processing. CMU is located in the heart of central rural Michigan where it is "the" university to which schools turn for access to newly educated teachers and for professional development for their current teachers. This RET Site will focus on teachers in these rural areas and support them as they lift the STEM knowledge base of their students, increasing their opportunities for employment and for becoming entrepreneurs. Involving pre-service teachers in this program ensures that they begin their careers well-trained and equipped with research experience and confidence to take into their classrooms.