RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site for Machine Learning to Enhance Human-Centered Computing

该奖项更新了德雷塞尔大学（Drexel University）以人为中心的计算机研究的教师研究经验（RET）示范性网站。RET网站培育了德雷克塞尔大学与费城大都会区高中和社区学院之间的长期合作伙伴关系，通过为科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的高中教师和社区大学教师提供尖端的暑期研究经验，推进科学和工程教育。这些研究项目将专注于机器学习，以增强以人为本的计算。RET网站将提供实践实验，并与积极参与与RET网站主题相关的前沿研究的教师导师定期互动。参与的教师将通过开发教学模块和课程材料，将他们的研究经验和知识转化为课堂实践，并将其介绍给他们的课堂，并与学区的其他教师分享。这些活动都有助于形成Drexel教师与周边高中和社区学院之间的实践伙伴关系社区，这有可能显著加强和改善大费城地区的STEM教育。RET参与者将参加为期六周的暑期学院，在计算机科学教师的指导下参与前沿研究项目，这些教师领导以人为本的计算项目。这些项目集中在脑机接口、医疗保健智能服装、司机分心和智能纺织品等领域。该计划的目标包括：在高中、社区学院、工业和大学之间建立伙伴关系；向教师介绍具有社会影响的前沿计算机科学研究；告知和激励教师关于计算机科学原理和计算思维；制作强调社会相关性的学习材料，用于高中和社区大学的STEM课程；扩大学生在大学学习STEM和计算机课程的渠道。RET网站计划将为参与的教师提供一个平台，以开发有效的实际问题为基础的教学材料和实验模块，他们将在学年中与学区的其他教师分享。教师创建的模块和课程将通过Drexel REThink项目网站在当地和全国范围内通过TeachEngineering.org（一个全国公认的可搜索的、基于标准的工程课程资源库）以及Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles教师社区进行传播。RET站点项目将提高大费城地区高中和社区大学的教学质量，并加强课程。学习创新计算机技术的兴奋感可以激励学生继续从事计算机教育和相关职业。Drexel RET Site计划可以协同社区计算机科学教育计划，为学校的高质量计算机教育奠定基础，并为社区未来的计算机劳动力需求提供支持。

This award renews an exemplary Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site on human-centered computing research at Drexel University. The RET site nurtures a long-term partnership between Drexel and greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area high schools and community colleges to advance science and engineering education by providing cutting-edge summer research experiences to cohorts of high school teachers and community college teachers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The research projects will focus on machine learning to enhance human-centered computing. THE RET Site will provide hands-on experiments and regular interactions with faculty mentors who are actively involved in leading-edge research related to the RET Site theme. The participating teachers will translate their research experiences and knowledge into classroom practice by developing instructional modules and course materials that they will introduce in their classrooms and share with other teachers in their school district. These activities all contribute to the formation of a community of practice partnership between the Drexel faculty and the surrounding high schools and community colleges that has the potential to significantly enhance and improve STEM education in the greater Philadelphia area.RET participants will attend a 6-week summer institute to participate in cutting-edge research projects with mentoring from computer science faculty who lead human-centered computing projects. The projects focus on areas such as brain-computer interfaces, smart garments for health care, driver distraction, and smart textiles. The objectives of the program include: building partnerships between high schools, community colleges, industry, and the university; introducing teachers to cutting edge computer science research with social impact; informing and exciting teachers about computer science principles and computational thinking; producing learning materials which emphasize social relevance for use in high school and community college STEM curricula; and expanding the pipeline of students studying STEM and computing curricula in college. The RET Site project will provide a platform for the participating teachers to develop effective practical problem-based instructional materials and laboratory modules that they will share with other teachers in their school district during the academic year. The teacher-created modules and lessons will be disseminated locally through the Drexel REThink project web site and nationally through TeachEngineering.org, a nationally recognized repository for searchable, standards-based engineering curricula, as well as the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Teacher community. The RET Site project will boost the quality of instruction in the Greater Philadelphia area high schools and community colleges and strengthen the curricula. The excitement of learning about innovative computing technologies can inspire the students to pursue further computing education and related careers. The Drexel RET Site program can synergize community computer science education initiatives that lay the foundation for quality computing education in the schools and provide for the future computing workforce needs of the community.