RET Site: Incorporating Engineering Design and Manufacturing into High School Curriculum

在拉马尔大学(LU)博蒙特，这个名为《将工程设计和制造融入高中课程》的工程和计算机科学领域的教师研究经验(RET)网站将为来自德克萨斯州东南部未得到充分服务的学区的STEM高中教师提供机会，让他们从事前沿的高级工程设计和制造研究，并根据他们的研究开发课程模块。先进设计和制造是一个创造下一代劳动力的机会越来越多的行业。鉴于博蒙特-亚瑟港地区的许多石化、制造和军事行动，该研究课题对该地区具有很高的经济影响。Lu位于博蒙特-亚瑟港地区的当地制造业和石化行业中，位置独特，预计该项目将有助于加强设计和制造方面的教育，并最终帮助劳动力提高竞争力。研究项目包括：先进设计和制造，包括计算机辅助设计和制造、计算机数字控制加工、3D打印、激光标记和微加工；可持续微电子制造和设计；建筑材料设计中的智能传感器技术；工业应用中的计算流体动力学(CFD)辅助设计；以及腿机器人的合成、模拟和制造。这一研究经验将有助于教师通过将先进设计和制造领域的前沿研究转化为高中课堂来开发和实施创新课程，加强设计和制造教育，丰富未来STEM教育领导者的专业发展，产生创新STEM课程，激发高中生对科学探究和工程的兴趣。该项目将对年轻学生的学习和职业道路产生积极影响，特别是那些来自德克萨斯州东南部服务不足地区和代表性不足群体的学生，并在未来几年为精通技术的劳动力做出贡献。在三年的时间里，这个RET网站将为总共36名STEM高中教师提供为期6周的强化暑期研究计划。他们将与教师导师及其研究团队一起进行尖端的先进工程设计和制造研究，并根据他们的研究开发和实施符合德克萨斯州基本知识与技能(TEKS)标准的创新高中课程。RET现场计划还将包括研讨会、研讨会、对当地行业的实地考察、教师项目和课程模块演示以及学年期间广泛的后续活动。项目成果的传播将通过LU的RET网站、会议和期刊论文、TeachEngineering ering.org以及LU国内最大的在线教育领导力硕士课程的校友和学生。

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site, entitled, Incorporating Engineering Design and Manufacturing into High School Curriculum, at Lamar University (LU) Beaumont, will provide opportunities for STEM high school teachers from underserved school districts in Southeast Texas to engage in cutting-edge advanced engineering design and manufacturing research and develop curriculum modules based on their research. Advanced design and manufacturing is an industry with growing opportunities for creating the next generation workforce. Given the many petrochemical, manufacturing and military operations in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area the research topic is of high economic impact to the region. LU is uniquely located amongst the local manufacturing and petrochemical industry in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area and it is anticipated that the project will help strengthen education in design and manufacturing, and ultimately help the workforce to be more competitive. Research projects include: advanced design and manufacturing, including computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-numerically controlled machining, 3D printing, laser marking and micro-machining; sustainable microelectronics manufacturing and design; intelligent sensor technology in building materials design; computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assisted design in industrial applications; and synthesis, simulation, and manufacturing of legged robotics. This research experience will help teachers to develop and implement innovative curriculum by translating cutting-edge research in advanced design and manufacturing into high school classrooms, strengthen education in design and manufacturing, enrich the professional development of future leaders in STEM education, result in innovative STEM curriculum and stimulate the interest of high school students in scientific inquiry and engineering. The project will positively influence the learning and career paths of young students, especially those from underserved districts and underrepresented groups in Southeast Texas for years to come and contribute to a technology-savvy workforce. Over a three-year period, this RET Site will offer an intensive 6-week summer research program to a total of 36 STEM high school teachers. They will join faculty mentors and their research teams in performing cutting-edge advanced engineering design and manufacturing research and developing and implementing innovative high school curriculum based on their research that meets Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. The RET Site program will also include workshops, seminars, field trips to local industry, teacher project and course module presentations and extensive follow-up activities during the academic year. Dissemination of the project outcomes will be through LU's RET website, conference and journal papers, TeachEngineering.org and alumni and students in the largest domestic online Masters Program of Educational Leadership at LU.