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

该奖项更新了德雷克塞尔大学以人为本的计算研究的教师（RET）网站的示范性研究经验。RET网站培育德雷克塞尔和大费城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学院教师提供尖端的夏季研究经验来推进科学和工程教育。这些研究项目将专注于机器学习，以增强以人为中心的计算。RET网站将提供动手实验和定期互动与教师导师谁是积极参与前沿研究相关的RET网站主题。参与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，他们将在课堂上介绍，并与学区的其他教师分享。这些活动都有助于德雷克塞尔大学教师与周围的高中和社区大学之间形成一个实践伙伴关系的社区，这有可能显着提高和改善大费城地区的STEM教育。RET参与者将参加为期6周的暑期研究所，参加尖端研究项目，并由计算机科学教师指导，他们领导以人为本的计算项目。 这些项目主要集中在脑机接口、医疗保健智能服装、驾驶员分心和智能纺织品等领域。 该计划的目标包括：建立高中，社区学院，工业和大学之间的伙伴关系;向教师介绍具有社会影响力的尖端计算机科学研究;向教师介绍计算机科学原理和计算思维并使其兴奋;制作强调社会相关性的学习材料，用于高中和社区学院STEM课程;并扩大学生在大学学习STEM和计算课程的渠道。 可再生能源技术网站项目将为参与的教师提供一个平台，以开发有效的实用问题为基础的教学材料和实验模块，他们将在学年期间与所在学区的其他教师分享。教师创建的模块和课程将通过Drexel REThink项目网站在本地传播，并通过TeachEngineering.org（全国公认的可搜索、基于标准的工程课程库）以及高级安置计算机科学原理教师社区在全国范围内传播。 RET网站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。学习创新计算技术的兴奋可以激励学生进一步追求计算教育和相关职业。 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教育奠定基础，并满足社区未来的计算劳动力需求。

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.