RET Site: Multidisciplinary Computational Solutions to Smart Sensors and Sensing Systems

该奖项更新了密歇根州立大学（MSU）关于智能传感器和传感系统的示范性教师研究经验（RET）站点。RET站点将继续在密歇根州立大学和大兰辛/密歇根州中部地区的学校之间发展强有力的合作伙伴关系，通过培训科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域的初中和高中教师领导干部，推进大学预科科学和工程教育。RET网站将使教师接触到领先的工程和计算研究，包括生物和化学传感器、机器人传感器、人机交互、微电子传感电路和网络、能源和汽车发动机、核科学高性能计算以及传感材料和制造技术。并将它们与传感器和传感技术对所有公民的日常生活和生活质量产生的深刻变化联系起来。该研究主题的跨学科性质将为开发符合州和国家课程标准的具有创造性和吸引力的初中和高中生物、物理、化学和技术课程和教学活动提供肥沃的土壤。RET网站将使教师接触到对当今世界有重大影响的前沿研究。该计划的目标是培养高质量的教师，为学生在STEM领域的未来大学学习和职业生涯提供激励和准备，提高教师在课程开发、领导、沟通和教学方面的技能，实施和传播创新课程，将大学研究活动与K-12课堂实践联系起来，并加强、维持和扩大密歇根州立大学与当地学区之间长期健康的合作伙伴关系。推动大学预科科学和工程教育。参与的教师将参加为期六周的暑期研修，在负责动态传感器和传感相关研究项目的工程学院的指导下从事前沿研究项目。教师将与研究人员、教师导师和课程开发专家合作，开发创新的、符合标准的课程模块，并参与一些专业发展活动。教师创建的模块和课程将通过TeachEngineering.org在全国范围内传播，这是一个全国公认的可搜索的、基于标准的工程课程资源库。我们计划在整个学年开展广泛的后续活动，以确保将实验室经验转化为课堂实践，并促进和加强工程学院与当地学区之间的长期合作关系。第三方专业项目评估人员将对项目进行跟踪和评估，并提供改进反馈。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award renews an exemplary Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site on smart sensors and sensing systems at Michigan State University (MSU). The RET Site will continue to develop a strong partnership between MSU and schools in the greater Lansing/mid-Michigan area to advance pre-college science and engineering education by training a cadre of leaders of middle and high school teachers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The RET site will expose teachers to leading engineering and computing research spanning biological and chemical sensors, robotics sensors, human-computer interaction, microelectronic sensing circuitry and networks, energy and automotive engines, high performance computing for nuclear science, and sensing materials and manufacturing techniques, and will connect them to the profound changes that sensors and sensing technologies are having on the daily lives and the quality of life of all citizens. The interdisciplinary nature of the research theme will provide a fertile ground for developing creative and appealing middle and high school lessons and teaching activities in biology, physics, chemistry, and technology that align with state and national curricular standards. The RET Site will expose teachers to cutting-edge research that has significant impact on the world today. Goals for this program are to train high-quality teachers that can inspire and prepare students for future college studies and careers in STEM fields, to improve teachers' skills in curriculum development, leadership, communication, and instruction, to implement and disseminate innovative curricula to connect university research activities to K-12 classroom practices, and to strengthen, sustain, and expand a long-term, healthy partnership between MSU, local school districts, and industry on advancing pre-college science and engineering education. Participating teachers will attend a 6-week summer institute to engage in cutting-edge research projects with mentoring from engineering faculty who lead vibrant sensor and sensing related research programs. Working with researchers, faculty mentors, and a curriculum development specialist, teachers will develop innovative, standards-compliant curriculum modules and participate in a number of professional development activities. The teacher-created modules and lessons will be disseminated nationally through TeachEngineering.org, a nationally recognized repository for searchable, standards-based engineering curricula. Extensive follow-up activities are planned throughout the academic year to ensure the translation of lab experience into classroom practice, and to foster and strengthen long-term partnership between engineering faculty and the local school districts. A third-party professional program evaluator will track and evaluate the program and provide feedback for improvement.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.