RET Site in Mechatronics and Robotics with Entrepreneurship and Industry Experiences

纽约大学(NYU)工程和计算机科学教师研究体验(RET)网站旨在通过为期6周的暑期研讨会，让来自纽约市学区的初中和高中科学和数学教师参与机电一体化和机器人研究、创业和行业经验，以加强STEM学科中的K-12教育。RET参与者将获得第一手的多学科经验，以促进他们发展必要的教学内容知识，使他们自己的K-12学生参与真实的科学和工程经验。该计划将影响两个与美国和世界直接相关的领域：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；以及激励教师和学生追求工程职业。随着电子和硬件组件成本的下降以及添加剂制造技术的进步，有望显著降低机器人硬件的成本，使机器人在不同行业中的使用变得经济。机电一体化和机器人设计将为参与者提供全面的系统集成和产品开发经验，通过这些经验，他们可以练习和磨练自己的创造力、发明能力和创业技能，并了解从STEM教育到职业生涯的途径。在三年的时间里，这个RET网站将为总共30名初中和高中STEM教师提供密集的暑期研究项目，这些教师来自纽约市服务不足的社区，学生群体具有社会、经济、种族和民族多样性。计划的研究项目包括：海洋机器人、微流控生物传感、可穿戴机器人、用于液体弹丸可视化的机电一体化设备和残疾人机器人。项目计划包括：在首席调查员的监督下进行指导培训；与管理专家合作，让教师学习创业精神、进行创新案例研究和影子企业家；以两名教师团队的形式向教师提供研究和行业经验；与教师/行业导师和研究学生合作；举办活动，如开放参观、RET Day@Poly和研究研讨会；开展发明/发明学生创意竞赛，并发展商业-慈善合作伙伴关系，为学生提供暑期实习机会。

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site at New York University (NYU) seeks to strengthen K-12 education in the STEM disciplines by involving middle and high school science and mathematics teachers from the New York City School District in mechatronics and robotics research, entrepreneurship, and industry experiences through 6-week summer workshops. The RET participants will gain first-hand multidisciplinary experiences to foster their development of the necessary pedagogical content knowledge to engage their own K-12 students in authentic experiences in science and engineering. The program will impact 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. The decreasing cost of electronics and hardware components along with technological advances in additive manufacturing promise to significantly lower the cost of robot hardware, making the use of robots economical in diverse industries. Mechatronics and robotics designs will provide participants with a comprehensive experience in systems integration and product development through which they can practice and hone their skills in creativity, inventiveness, and entrepreneurship and gain an appreciation of the pathway from STEM education to careers. Over a three-year period this RET Site will offer an intensive summer research program for a total of 30 middle and high school STEM teachers from schools in underserved New York City neighborhoods with socially, economically, racially, and ethnically diverse student bodies. Planned research projects include: marine robotics, microfluidic biosensing, wearable robotics, mechatronics device for liquid projectile visualization, and robots for disabilities. Project plans include: conduct guided training under the supervision of the Principal Investigator; collaborate with management experts to allow teachers to learn entrepreneurship, conduct innovation case-studies, and shadow entrepreneurs; offer research and industry experiences to teachers, in 2-teacher teams collaborating with faculty/industry mentors and research students; conduct events such as Open House, RET Day@Poly, and research seminars; conduct an Inno/Vention student idea contest and develop a business-philanthropy partnership to offer summer internships to students.