RET Site: Sustainable Development-Research Experience for Teachers

南达科他州矿业与技术学院(SDSM&AMP；T)的工程和计算机科学教师研究经验网站：可持续发展-教师研究经验(SD-RET)将使美国农村的初中和高中数学和科学教师接触到工程和科学研究项目，以及改善科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科教与学的课程开发战略。为了适应21世纪的教育和培训需求，并提高学生，特别是少数族裔学生学习STEM学科的兴趣，可持续发展教育培训为教师提供了接触各种工程和科学技术的机会，以及将工程/科学项目融入K-12课程的工具。在每年为期6周的暑期项目中，乡村教师将作为研究助理在SDSM&amp；T的工程和科学研究实验室进行研究(称为SD-RET RAS)，由教职员工和研究生/本科生提供正式/非正式指导。工程和科学研究项目将重点实施应对可持续发展挑战的技术，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 RAS将根据国家和国家标准，招收一个名为“STEM中学课堂教育”的2学分研究生课程，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 RAS将把他们的工程和科学研究经验转化为他们的STEM课程。可持续发展可持续发展教育和培训项目将提供多项后续活动，以实现可持续发展和可持续发展教育经验。SD-RET评估咨询委员会将对该项目进行评估，并提供持续改进的反馈。除了30个SD-RET RAS之外，该项目还有可能扩大到同一所学校的SD-RET RAS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.