RET Site: Sustainable Development-Research Experience for Teachers

本研究经验的教师在工程和计算机科学网站：可持续发展研究经验的教师（SD-RET）在矿业技术（SDSM T）的南达科他州学校将暴露初中和高中数学和科学教师在美国农村工程和科学研究项目和课程开发策略，以提高科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的教学。为了与21世纪世纪的教育和培训需求保持一致，并提高学生，特别是代表性不足的少数群体学习STEM学科的兴趣，SD-RET为教师提供了各种工程和科学技术以及将工程/科学项目整合到K-12课程中的工具。该SD-可再生能源培训项目将在三个项目年内直接涉及至少30名农村教师。在每年为期6周的暑期课程中，农村教师将在SDSM T的工程和科学研究实验室进行研究，作为研究助理（称为SD-RET RA），并由教师和研究生/本科生进行正式/非正式的指导。工程和科学研究项目将侧重于实施技术，以应对可持续发展的挑战，如空气质量，水资源和处理，可持续能源和可持续材料。此外，SD-RET RA将参加题为“中学课堂STEM教育”的2学分研究生课程，以根据州和国家标准进行教学和课程开发培训。通过整合实验室研究经验和课程开发技能，SD-RET RA将把他们的工程和科学研究经验转化为STEM课程。可持续发展可再生能源技术项目将提供多种后续活动，以便落实可持续发展可再生能源技术的经验。SD-RET评估咨询委员会将对项目进行评估，并为持续改进提供反馈。除了30个SD-RET RA之外，该项目有可能将影响扩大到同一学校的SD-RET RA的同事，参加课程开发课程的职前教师以及访问SD-RET网站的教育工作者。

This Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Sustainable Development-Research Experience for Teachers (SD-RET) at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) will expose middle and high school mathematics and science teachers in rural America to engineering and science research projects and a curriculum development strategies to improve the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. To align with the educational and training needs of the 21st century and to increase the interests of students, particularly underrepresented minorities, in learning STEM disciplines, the SD-RET provides the teachers an access to the various engineering and science technologies and the tools to integrate engineering/science projects into K-12 curriculum.This SD-RET project will directly involve at least 30 rural teachers over the three project years. During the 6-week summer program each year, the rural teachers will conduct research in the engineering and science research laboratories at SDSM&T as research assistants (referred to as SD-RET RAs) with formal/informal mentoring from the faculty and graduate/undergraduate students. The engineering and science research projects will focus on implementing the technologies to address challenges in sustainable development such as air quality, water resources and treatment, sustainable energy, and sustainable materials. In addition, the SD-RET RAs will enroll in a 2-credit graduate course entitled "STEM Education in Secondary Classroom" for pedagogical and curriculum development training based on state and national standards. By integrating the lab research experience and curriculum development skills, the SD-RET RAs will translate their engineering and science research experience into their STEM curriculums. The SD-RET project will provide multiple follow-up activities to enable the implementation of the SD-RET experience. The SD-RET Assessment Advisory Board will evaluate the project and provide feedback for continuous improvement. Beyond the 30 SD-RET RAs, this project has the potential to extend impacts to colleagues of the SD-RET RAs at the same schools, pre-service teachers enrolling in the curriculum development course, and educators who access to the SD-RET website.