RET in Engineering and Computer Science SITE: Research Experience for Teachers on Cyber-Enabled Technologies

在K-12学校培养学生的计算思维能力，为学生加入21世纪的劳动力做好准备是一项迫切的需求。佛罗里达国际大学(FIU)的教师研究经验(RET)网站侧重于网络使能技术，以满足提高K-12社区计算能力的需要。目标是：1.增加K-12教师对网络使能技术的知识；2.通过研究和专业发展方案扩大K-12教师的技术能力；3.支持教师制定最佳做法，将研究和网络使能技术融入K-12课堂；以及4.在K-12 STEM教师和研究界之间建立长期合作伙伴关系；在网络使能技术的连贯主题下，拟议的网站将为要求苛刻的新的和新兴的研究领域的教师提供最先进的研究经验，以促进学校更多地实施以研究为基础的课程和活动。美国第四大学区迈阿密-戴德县学区的教师被邀请申请。该学区约72%的教师来自少数族裔群体。该地区服务于大多数少数民族人口，包含了该州约23%的被认定为高度贫困的学校。RET网站在FIU专业发展和研究机会的通勤距离内总共提供了48名初中和高中科学教师。共有16名教师在3年的时间里每年从事高质量的尖端研究，在夏季与研究人员直接合作6周。研究项目针对的是新兴的网络技术，包括云计算、社交网络、安全和隐私。该计划的一个重要目标是将教师的研究经验转移到课堂上。教师与教职员工、学生和其他人密切合作，共同探索方法，以便有效地向学生传达技术和研究概念和过程，识别并联系课程中的这些技能，并根据从RET经验中获得的技术和研究成果设计教育模块。其他职业发展计划活动包括每周研讨会、实地考察、研讨会和整个学年及以后的教师指导，随着合作的成熟。

Developing computational-thinking competencies in K-12 schools to prepare students to join the 21st Century workforce is a critical need. The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site at Florida International University (FIU) focuses on cyber-enabled technologies in order to address the need for enhancing computational proficiency in the K-12 community. The goals are to:1. Increase K-12 teachers' knowledge of cyber-enabled technologies; 2. Expand K-12 teachers' technology competencies through research and professional development programs;3. Support teachers' development of best practices incorporating research and cyber-enabled technology into the K-12 classroom; and4. Build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 STEM teachers and the research community;Under the coherent theme of cyber-enabled technologies, the proposed site will offer state-of-the-art research experiences for teachers in demanding new and emerging research fields in order to foster increased research-based curricula and activities implementation in the schools. Teachers from the Miami-Dade County school district, the fourth largest school district in the United States, are invited to apply. Approximately 72% of the teachers in this school district are from minority groups. The district services a majority - minority population and contains approximately 23% of the state's identified 'high poverty' schools.The RET Site provides a total of 48 middle and high school science teachers within commuting distance of FIU professional development and research opportunities. A total of 16 teachers per year for 3 years engage in high-quality, cutting edge research working directly with research faculty for six weeks during the summer. Research projects target emerging cyber-enabled technologies including cloud computing, social networks, security and privacy. An important objective of the program is the transfer of the teachers' research experiences into the classrooms. Teachers work closely with faculty, staff, students and each other to collectively explore methodologies to effectively communicate the technologies and the research concepts and processes to students, identify and link these skills across the curricula, and design educational modules based on technology and research gains resulting from the RET experience. Other career development program activities include weekly seminars, field trips, workshops and faculty mentorship throughout academic year and beyond as the collaboration matures.