RET Site: The Advanced Vehicle Technology Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science (AVT RET)

华盛顿大学（UW）工程和计算机科学站点教师研究经验（RET）涉及来自南西雅图金县的小学和中学科学和数学教师，为期六周的暑期多学科和前沿研究经验，涉及环境可持续和绿色先进车辆技术，专业发展和学年合作。RET网站涉及西澳大学工程学院（CoE）和系统生物学研究所洛根教育中心（ISB LCE）在项目开发和实施方面的合作关系。教师参与先进车辆技术（AVT）的三个研究项目，包括储能系统设计与集成，硬件和软件在环仿真与测试，信息娱乐和显示的人机界面（HMI），车辆连接和嵌入式控制系统，动力总成组件台架测试，车辆建模和仿真工具的使用，以及改进空气动力学。RET参与者获得了使用实验和创客空间工具的第一手经验，并创建了符合下一代科学标准（NGSS）工程学科核心思想（DCI）、实践和概念的教学上适当的课程增强。该计划影响了美国和世界直接感兴趣的两个领域：增加K-12教师及其学生对STEM学科、研究和职业机会的更深入了解；并激励教师和学生追求工程事业。在三年的时间里，这个RET站点为来自西雅图南部地区的30名小学和中学（4-8年级）STEM教师提供了一个密集的夏季研究和学年计划。目标学区位于教育成果路线图项目社区中心区域，该区域包括金县资源挑战学生最集中的地区，这些学生对STEM教育机会的需求很高。RET站点利用正在进行的多学科EcoCAR 3计划进行车辆的节能设计。该项目的主要特点包括：1)直接监督西澳大学工程学院和系统生物学研究所洛根教育中心的教师导师和研究生的项目和课程材料开发；2)让RET教师和学生及时参与绿色和可持续先进车辆技术的前沿研究项目，并将其转化为工程课程的改进；3)学年计划，通过每月的电话会议和季度会议，教师与威斯康星大学CoE的学生和教师、行业导师和ISB LCE教育专业人员进行交流，在课堂上实施课程改进，并通过当地、州和国家网络传播改进的内容。5)研究和教育活动，以加强教师的工程设计和计算机科学知识，并为他们提供有效的教学策略，帮助他们将研究经验转化为课程模块，从而激发学生对工程的兴趣，并与NGSS工程学科核心思想（DCI），实践和概念保持一致。

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site at the University of Washington (UW) involves elementary and middle school science and mathematics teachers from King County in south Seattle in intensive six-week summer multidisciplinary and cutting edge research experiences on environmental sustainabile and green advanced vehicle technology, professional development, and academic year collaborations. The RET Site involves a partnership between UW faculty in the College of Engineering (CoE) and the Institute for Systems Biology's Logan Center for Education (ISB LCE) in program development and implementation. Teachers participate in three research projects in of advanced vehicle technology (AVT) that include energy storage system design and integration, hardware and software-in-the-loop simulation and testing, Human-Machine Interfacing (HMI) for infotainment and displays, vehicle connectivity and embedded control systems, powertrain component bench testing, use of vehicle modeling and simulation tools, and improving aerodynamics. The RET participants gain first-hand experience in the use of experimental and Maker space tools, as well as create pedagogically appropriate curriculum enhancements that align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Engineering Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Practices, and Concepts. The program impacts two areas that are of direct interest to the United States and the world: increasing access for K-12 teachers and their students to a deeper understanding of the STEM disciplines, research, and career opportunities; and inspiring teachers and students to pursue engineering careers. Over a three-year period this RET Site offers an intensive summer research and academic year program for a total of 30 upper elementary and middle school (grades 4-8) STEM teachers from the south Seattle area. The targeted school districts are in the Community Center for Educational Results Road Map Project region, which encompasses King County's most concentrated areas of resource challenged student population with a high need of STEM education opportunities. The RET Site leverages the ongoing multidisciplinary EcoCAR 3 program for the energy efficient design of vehicles. Key features of the program include: 1) Direct supervision of projects and course material development by UW College of Engineering and Institute for Systems Biology's Logan Center for Education faculty mentors and graduate students; 2)Involvement of RET teachers and their students in timely, cutting-edge research projects in green and sustainable advanced vehicle technology that are translated into engineering curriculum enhancements; 3) Academic year program in which teachers engage with UW CoE students and faculty, industry mentors, and ISB LCE education professionals through monthly teleconferences and quarterly meetings to implement curriculum enhancements in classrooms and disseminate enhancements via local, state, and national networks 4) Recruitment of STEM teachers from high needs school districts in the south Seattle area; and 5) Research and education activities to strengthen teachers' engineering design and computer science knowledge and provide them with effective pedagogical strategies that will help them translate their research experiences into course modules that will excite their students about engineering and align with NGSS Engineering Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Practices, and Concepts.