The Engineering Medical Therapeutic Technologies-Research Experience for Teachers

该奖项为一个为期三年的标准奖项提供资金，以支持南加州大学（USC）工程和计算机科学网站项目的教师研究经验（RET），题为“工程医学治疗技术-教师研究经验（EMT2-RET）”，由Mark Humayun博士指导。EMT2-RET计划的愿景是利用南加州大学的大量资源，在世界知名的生物医学工程和计算机科学研究人员、洛杉矶市中心学校的K-12教师和社区大学教育工作者之间建立长期合作伙伴关系。为期6周的项目将支持总共30名（每年10名）高中和社区大学教育工作者参与在维特比工程学院（VSoE）和南加州大学仿生微电子系统工程研究中心（BMES）实验室进行的医学治疗技术的工程和计算机科学研究。多学科研究小组的协调努力为RET教师提供了在从基础科学到系统工程的实验室工作的机会。此外，教师将参加工程和技术方面的专业发展研讨会，帮助教师将RET的经验转化为相关的课堂活动，包括与标准一致的基于发现的实验室练习。洛杉矶联合学区、东洛杉矶学院、帕萨迪纳城市学院、洛杉矶城市学院的大多数学生都来自代表性不足的少数群体。RET计划将培训来自城市学校的生物医学工程和计算机科学科学教师，进而影响他们各自学生的教育。传统上与STEM很少或没有直接联系的学生将通过RET老师体验到前沿发现的兴奋。此外，RET教师与南加州大学同事之间建立的专业和学院关系，以及RET广泛的学年跟踪组成部分，将促进长期合作伙伴关系。

This award provides funding for a three year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and puter Science Site program at the University of Southern California (USC), entitled, "The Engineering Medical Therapeutic Technologies-Research Experience for Teachers (EMT2-RET)", under the direction of Dr. Mark Humayun. The vision of the EMT2-RET program, is to leverage the considerable resources of the University of Southern California to create long-term partnerships among world-renowned biomedical engineering and computer science researchers, K-12 teachers in Los Angeles inner-city schools, and community college educators. 6-week program will support the involvement of a total of 30 (10 per year) high school and community college educators in mentored engineering and computer science research focused on medical therapeutic technologies conducted in Viterbi School of Engineering (VSoE) and the Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center (BMES) Laboratories at USC. The coordinated efforts of multidisciplinary research groups offer RET teachers the opportunity to work in laboratories that range from basic science to systems engineering. Additionally, teachers will participate in professional development workshops in engineering and technology, aiding the teachers in the translation of the RET experience into relevant classroom activities, including discovery-based laboaratory exericses that are standards aligned.The majority of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, East Los Angeles College, Pasadena City College, Los Angeles City College are from underrepresented minority groups. The RET program will train science teachers from urban schools in biomedical engineering and computer science and, in turn impact the education of their respective students. Students who traditionally have little or no direct connection with STEM will, through the RET teachers, experience the excitement of cutting edge discoveries. In addition, the professional and collegial relationships that develop between the RET teachers and their USC colleagues and the extensive academic year follow-up component of the RET will foster long-term partnerships.