RET Site: Colorado School of Mines WE2NG: Water-Energy Education for the Next Generation

RET 站点：科罗拉多矿业学院 WE2NG：下一代水能源教育

• 批准号: 1542342
• 负责人: Terri Hogue
• 金额: $ 59.98万
• 依托单位: Colorado School of Mines
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1542342&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Colorado; Mines; WE2NG

The water-energy nexus, and the relationship to food production, is a growing national priority. Water use for energy production has increased dramatically in the last decade and is expected to increase. This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Water-Energy Education for the Next Generation (WE2NG), offers a unique and experiential program focused on the water-energy nexus for STEM teachers at one of the world's leading science and engineering schools with a long-standing and successful relationship with industry partners. WE2NG will be one of the first RET programs to advance the dialogue on the water-energy nexus through integration of teachers, and ultimately their students with cutting-edge water-energy research and technology. Over three years, the RET Site will target 30 K-12 STEM teachers and students from the Jefferson County School District for participation in an eight week intensive summer research program related to water and energy mentored by faculty and graduate students. The WE2NG program will: 1) Build science proficiency in the water-energy nexus in the regional K-12 system; 2) Enhance science lessons and curriculum that address state science standards; 3) Improve science literacy in the Colorado community through teachers and their students; 4) Promote interest in STEM careers in teacher-student groups through interactions with world class researchers at a top-tier science and engineering school; 5) Provide teacher connections to local industry for long-term partnerships; and 6) Develop long-term infrastructure for sustainable teacher-engineer-scientist interactions at CSM. The WE2NG RET Site program has extensive broader impacts, including explicit and sustainable professional development and the creation of educational materials in the water-energy nexus for Colorado school districts.

水能Nexus及其与粮食生产的关系是一个日益增长的国家优先事项。 在过去的十年中，能源生产的用水量急剧增加，预计将增加。 科罗拉多州矿业学院（CSM）的工程和计算机科学网站教师（RET）的研究经验，下一代的水能教育（WE2NG），提供了一个独特而体验的计划，专注于与长期以来的科学和工程学学校中长期以来与业界合作的领先科学和工程学的STEM教师的能源型联系。 WE2NG将是通过融合教师以及最终与尖端的水能研究和技术来推进水能Nexus对话的最早的RET计划之一。在三年的时间里，RET网站将针对杰斐逊县学区的30 K-12 STEM教师和学生参加与教职员工和研究生指导的水和能量有关的八周密集研究计划。 WE2NG计划将：1）在区域K-12系统中建立水能连接的科学水平； 2）增强科学课程和课程，以解决国家科学标准； 3）通过教师及其学生提高科罗拉多州社区的科学素养； 4）通过与顶级科学和工程学的世界一流研究人员的互动来促进对教师团体中的STEM职业的兴趣； 5）为长期合作伙伴关系提供教师与当地工业的联系； 6）开发CSM可持续教师科学家互动的长期基础设施。 WE2NG RET网站计划具有更广泛的影响，包括明确和可持续的专业发展以及在科罗拉多学区的水能Nexus中创建教育材料。