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.

水与能源的联系以及与粮食生产的关系日益成为国家的优先事项。在过去十年中，能源生产用水急剧增加，预计还会增加。科罗拉多矿业学院（CSM）的工程和计算机科学教师研究经验（RET），下一代水能教育（WE2NG），为世界领先的科学和工程学院之一的STEM教师提供了一个独特的体验式项目，专注于水能关系，与行业合作伙伴建立了长期成功的关系。WE2NG将是首批通过整合教师和学生的尖端水能研究和技术，推动水能关系对话的RET项目之一。在三年的时间里，RET网站将针对来自杰斐逊县学区的30名K-12 STEM教师和学生，参加由教师和研究生指导的为期八周的与水和能源相关的暑期密集研究项目。WE2NG计划将：1)在区域K-12系统中建立水能关系的科学能力；2)加强符合国家科学标准的科学课程和课程；3)通过教师和学生提高科罗拉多州社区的科学素养；4)通过与一流科学和工程学校的世界级研究人员互动，促进师生群体对STEM职业的兴趣；5)为教师提供与当地行业的长期合作关系；6)为CSM的教师-工程师-科学家可持续互动发展长期基础设施。WE2NG RET站点项目具有广泛的影响，包括明确和可持续的专业发展，以及为科罗拉多州学区创建水-能源关系的教育材料。