RET Site: Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences for Teachers (CoMET)

RET 网站：教师协作多学科工程设计经验 (CoMET)

• 批准号: 1611019
• 负责人: Hyoung Jin Cho
• 金额: $ 59.57万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1611019&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Collaborative; Multidisciplinary; Engineering

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site, entitled, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences for Teachers (CoMET), hosted by the University of Central Florida (UCF), will provide K-12 STEM teachers with a hands-on engineering design experience covering all aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT), from the manufacturing of a sensor, to the hardware and software that allows it to connect to the internet. The traditional view of the internet is a collection of interconnected computers, tablets, and smartphones by which users can access information through browsers and other programs. However, the recent emergence of IoT radically changes this concept. Now the connected devices are not just computers but also home appliances, wearable health monitors and a very large number of small sensors that can talk to each other. This innovation is rapidly changing the landscape of our daily life. The teacher participants will gain a new insight into this cutting-edge engineering research through the application of scientific knowledge and hands-on experiments, and develop their teaching modules, which will enrich their classroom teaching. The trained teachers will be able to peak students' interest in the practical use of science in modern technologies that are truly relevant to their daily use of networked devices. This cascading educational impact will become the catalyst for seeding scientific interest in young minds through K-12 science classes and raising future scientists and engineers who can advance the IoT digital revolution further. Over a three year period, thirty K-12 STEM teachers, serving underrepresented populations in the Seminole, Orange and Brevard county public school districts, in which there are over 20,000 teachers and 310,000 students, will be recruited and participate in an eight week summer research program and a one week Train-the-Trainer workshop in the following summer. This program will create competent teacher trainers who will ensure quality pre-service and in-service teacher education, by providing multidisciplinary experiences that are relevant to the current technical development in IoT devices and systems. The Train-the-Trainer model will be implemented by which teachers will become effective mentors and facilitate knowledge acquisition and application in K-12 educational settings for other teachers. To bolster the Train-the-Trainer model the "Universal Design for Learning", a framework for the design and implementation of instructional materials will be utilized, meeting the needs of individuals by proactively circumventing curriculum barriers. The participants will rotate to four different laboratories, where they will learn about the practice of engineering in various disciplines under the guidance of faculty mentors. Teachers will develop teaching modules to deploy in the classroom in the form of lecture notes, demonstration kits and prototypes. This RET program will give teachers learning opportunities to explore the practical use of science for engineering applications, and provide a context in which students in their classroom can test their own scientific knowledge as they recognize the interplay among science, engineering and technology. The program findings will be presented at regional, national, and international conferences, and published in educational journals.

这个研究经验的教师（RET）在工程和计算机科学网站，题为，协作多学科工程设计经验的教师（CoMET），由中央佛罗里达大学（UCF）主办，将提供K-12干教师与实践工程设计经验，涵盖物联网（IoT）的各个方面，从传感器的制造，连接到互联网的硬件和软件。互联网的传统观点是互联的计算机，平板电脑和智能手机的集合，用户可以通过浏览器和其他程序访问信息。然而，最近物联网的出现从根本上改变了这一概念。现在，连接的设备不仅是计算机，还包括家用电器、可穿戴健康监测器和大量可以相互交谈的小型传感器。这种创新正在迅速改变我们日常生活的面貌。教师参与者将通过科学知识的应用和动手实验对这一前沿工程研究有新的见解，并开发他们的教学模块，这将丰富他们的课堂教学。经过培训的教师将能够激发学生在现代技术中实际使用科学的兴趣，这些技术与他们日常使用网络设备真正相关。这种级联式的教育影响将成为通过K-12科学课程在年轻人心中播种科学兴趣的催化剂，并培养未来的科学家和工程师，他们可以进一步推进物联网数字革命。 在三年的时间里，将招募30名K-12 STEM教师，为塞米诺尔，橙子和布里瓦德县公立学区的代表性不足的人口服务，其中有超过20，000名教师和310，000名学生，并参加为期八周的夏季研究计划和为期一周的培训培训师研讨会。 该计划将通过提供与物联网设备和系统当前技术发展相关的多学科经验，培养合格的教师培训师，以确保优质的职前和在职教师教育。将实施培训员培训模式，通过该模式，教师将成为有效的导师，并促进知识的获取和其他教师在K-12教育环境中的应用。为了加强"培训员培训“模式，将采用“通用学习设计”，即设计和实施教材的框架，通过主动规避课程障碍来满足个人的需要。参与者将轮流到四个不同的实验室，在那里他们将在教师导师的指导下学习各个学科的工程实践。教师将开发教学模块，以课堂讲稿、演示套件和原型的形式部署在课堂上。该RET计划将为教师提供学习机会，探索科学在工程应用中的实际应用，并提供一个环境，让学生在课堂上可以测试自己的科学知识，因为他们认识到科学，工程和技术之间的相互作用。该计划的研究结果将在区域，国家和国际会议上提出，并在教育期刊上发表。