RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Advanced Content in Computational Engineering and Science Standards for Teachers (ACCESS 4Teachers)

这一奖项更新了南加州大学(USC)的模范教师研究经验(RET)网站。南加州大学维特比工程学院与洛杉矶联合学区合作开发了一个面向中学科学和数学教育工作者的综合工程和计算机科学RET网站。由此产生的项目是一个基于研究的合作专业发展努力，将南加州大学教师的计算机科学、工程、技术和教学专业知识与洛杉矶联合大学6-8年级科学和数学教室的市内教师结合在一起。该计划的主要目标是：(1)增加教师对以计算为重点的科学和工程技术的知识；(2)通过一个全面的计划，提高中学教师在计算机科学、工程和应用数学方面的学科教学能力，该计划包括根据下一代科学标准、共同核心数学标准和高级课程研究，专注于计算机科学和工程的有针对性的实验室研究经验；以及(3)在洛杉矶联合大学中学教师和研究社区之间建立和保持长期合作伙伴关系，对学生的成就和职业道路产生积极影响。这个项目的学术价值在于RET网站核心的强大研究基础，以及一支在研究和教育推广方面都表现出色的领导团队。这个RET网站专注于创新的、与社会相关的计算机科学和工程研究，并通过以课堂学习为中心的专业发展方法，将这项研究带给有高度需求的中学科学和数学教师。其目标是促进数学和科学教师之间的团队教学，将他们的学科领域与工程和计算机科学问题解决结合起来，与下一代科学和共同核心数学标准保持一致。该项目有效地将研究转化为教育实践，并为将计算和工程概念编织到K-12教育中提供了示范模型。RET现场项目具有重大的更广泛的影响。它将产生创新的课程，不仅满足新的课程标准，而且还满足中学内容的一个重要需求领域。它将提供基于视频的中学课例和学习单元，供全国教师在课堂上使用。洛杉矶联合学区是美国第二大公立学区，有大量来自代表性不足群体的学生。因此，这个项目有可能对许多传统上被低估为计算机科学家和工程师的学生产生积极影响。

This award renews an exemplary Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site at the University of Southern California (USC). The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to develop an integrated engineering and computer science RET Site targeting middle school science and math educators. The resulting program is a collaborative research-based professional development effort that combines the computer science, engineering, technological, and pedagogical expertise of USC faculty with inner-city teachers in 6th- thru 8th-grade science and math classrooms in the LAUSD. The primary goals of the program are to: (1) increase teachers' knowledge of computationally-focused science and engineering technologies; (2) increase middle school teachers' disciplinary pedagogic competence in computer science, engineering, and applied math through a comprehensive program that includes targeted lab-based research experiences focused on computer science and engineering aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Math Standards, and advanced lesson study; and (3) build and maintain long-term collaborative partnerships between LAUSD middle school teachers and the research community that positively impact student achievement and career paths. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the strong research foundation at the core of the RET Site combined with a leadership team that excels at both research and educational outreach. This RET Site is focused on innovative, societally relevant computer science and engineering research and brings this research to high-need middle school science and math teachers using lesson-study focused professional development approaches. The goal is to facilitate team teaching between math and science teachers to integrate their subject areas with engineering and computer science problem solving aligned with the Next Generation Science and the Common Core Math standards. This project effectively translates research into educational practice and provides exemplary models for weaving computing and engineering concepts into K-12 education.The RET Site program has significant broader impacts. It will result in innovative curricula that not only address new curriculum standards, but also address an area of significant need in middle school content. It will provide video-based middle school lesson exemplars and units of study for teachers nationwide to use in their classrooms. The LAUSD, the second largest public school district in the United States, has a significant population of students from under-represented groups. Thus this project has the potential to have a positive influence on many students who are traditionally under-represented as computer scientists and engineers.