RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site for Machine Learning, Big Data and Computer Science Principles

工程和计算机科学中的 RET 机器学习、大数据和计算机科学原理网站

• 批准号: 1301171
• 负责人: Jeffrey Popyack
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-07-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1301171&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Engineering; Computer; Science; Site

This award establishes a new Research Experiences for Teachers site at Drexel University. The Drexel team plans to create a summer research institute in computer science for STEM high school teachers and 2-year college faculty in the City of Philadelphia and Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Teachers will spend the time performing research with faculty and students in the associated labs and initiating work on educational modules for use at their home institutions. They will prepare poster presentations and videos summarizing their projects, initial accomplishments, further expectations and descriptions of their modules. Participants will remain engaged year-round by participating in Teacher2Teacher discussion groups, facilitated by the Math Forum@Drexel. They will also visit campus for quarterly meetings, culminating in a 1-day showcase event in the spring to present results, materials and posters, and to which their colleagues and students are invited. The objectives of the program are to build partnerships between high schools, community colleges and the university, introduce teachers to cutting edge research in the computer science community, inform and excite them about computer science principles and computational thinking, produce learning materials for use in high school and community college STEM curricula, and expand the pipeline of students studying STEM and computing curricula in college.Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit is in the strong research expertise of the participating faculty in research as well as their significant experience with pre-college education. The focus is on important themes of big data and machine learning which are areas that are current and of importance all citizens. The translation of the research experiences into modules compatible with Computer Science Principles should also add to the significant body of work linking fundamental computer science to classroom practice and applications. Broader Impacts: The project makes significant outreach to the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, with a population exceeding 5 million, and the eighth largest school district in the USA. The Math Forum involves a substantial community of mathematics teachers and professionals, providing a variety of services and resources. Through the partnership with these organizations and dissemination through other widely used services, the team expects to provide significant impact for these activities.

这一奖项在德雷克塞尔大学建立了一个新的教师研究经验网站。Drexel团队计划在费城和大费城大都市区为STEM高中教师和两年制大学教师创建一个计算机科学暑期研究所。教师将花费时间与相关实验室的教职员工和学生一起进行研究，并开始为他们的家庭机构使用的教育模块开展工作。他们将准备海报演示文稿和视频，总结他们的项目、初步成就、进一步的期望和对他们的模块的描述。参与者将通过参加由数学论坛@Drexel促成的Teacher2Teacher讨论小组，全年保持参与。他们还将访问校园参加季度会议，最终将在春季举行为期一天的展示活动，展示结果、材料和海报，并邀请他们的同事和学生参加。该计划的目标是在高中、社区学院和大学之间建立伙伴关系，向教师介绍计算机科学界的前沿研究，向他们介绍计算机科学原理和计算思维，为他们提供用于高中和社区大学STEM课程的学习材料，并扩大学生在大学学习STEM和计算课程的渠道。智力优势：智力优势在于参与研究的教师在研究方面的强大研究专长以及他们在大学预科教育方面的重要经验。重点放在大数据和机器学习的重要主题上，这些领域是当前的、对所有公民都很重要的领域。将研究经验转化为符合计算机科学原则的模块，也应增加将基础计算机科学与课堂实践和应用联系起来的重要工作。更广泛的影响：该项目将显著扩展到人口超过500万的大费城大都市区，以及美国第八大学区。数学论坛涉及大量的数学教师和专业人士，提供各种服务和资源。通过与这些组织的伙伴关系以及通过其他广泛使用的服务进行传播，该小组预计将对这些活动产生重大影响。