RET Site: High School Teacher Experience in Engineering Design and Manufacturing

该网站的目标是在技术的休斯顿大学（UH），西班牙裔服务机构的学院，是为高中干教师提供机会，从事创新的工程设计和制造研究，以及开发先进的高中干课程模块。第83届德克萨斯州立法机构建立了新的基础高中计划，众议院法案5，作为2014-2015年开始进入高中的所有学生的默认高中毕业计划。众议院法案5要求在高中课程中加强STEM内容，作为毕业生要求的一部分。然而，许多高中教师没有得到足够的培训，以准备新的STEM模块。德克萨斯州第四区（英语：Texas Region IV）涵盖休斯顿都会区。它为48个学区提供服务，拥有120万名学生（占德克萨斯州学生总数的23%）和97，000名教师。RET网站将是一个及时的机会，招募高中教师，以获得设计和制造经验，并开发课程模块。RET网站将形成UH，教育服务中心第四区（ESC 4），学区和当地行业之间的强大伙伴关系，先进的高中工程教育。RET现场项目包括为期六周的校园夏季项目中的专业发展活动以及下一学年的广泛后续计划。该网站将1）招募总共36名（每年12名）高中教师与不同背景的三年从事先进的工程设计和制造研究; 2）开发和实施创新的课程，将先进的设计和制造前沿研究从UH转化为高中课堂，并满足得克萨斯州基本知识和技能（TEKS）标准和NGSS标准;及3）提供跨学科的实践经验，以激发教师和学生对STEM的兴趣。在休斯敦独立学区（HISD），少数民族人口占85.86%，74.93%的学生经济困难。这个可再生能源培训网站将着重从代表性不足的群体，包括妇女、少数民族和残疾人中招聘。学年后续活动包括课程模块讨论和反馈，学校访问和会议。参与者的研究经验将通过会议、teachengineering.org、RET网站和其他渠道传播给其他教师。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The goal of the RET site in the College of Technology at University of Houston (UH), a Hispanic Serving Institution, is to provide opportunities for high school STEM teachers to engage in innovative engineering design and manufacturing research, as well as develop advanced high school STEM curriculum modules. The 83rd Texas Legislature established the new Foundation High School Program, House Bill 5, as the default high school graduation program for all students entering high school beginning in 2014-2015. House Bill 5 requires enhanced STEM contents in high school curriculum as part of the graduate requirement. However, many high school teachers have not received sufficient training to prepare the new STEM modules. Texas Region IV covers the Houston Metropolitan area. It serves 48 school districts with 1.2 million students (23% of all Texas students) and 97,000 teachers. The RET site will be a timely opportunity to recruit high school teachers to gain experience in design and manufacturing and develop course modules.The RET site will form a strong partnership between UH, Education Service Center for Region IV (ESC4), school districts, and local industries on advanced high school engineering education. The RET site program consists of professional development activities in a six weeks summer program on campus and extensive follow-up plans in the following academic year. The site will 1) recruit a total of 36 (12 per year) high school teachers with diverse backgrounds for three years to engage in advanced engineering design and manufacturing research; 2) develop and implement an innovative curriculum by translating cutting-edge research in advanced design and manufacturing from UH into high school classrooms, and meeting Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards and NGSS standards; and 3) provide interdisciplinary and hands-on experience to stimulate the interest of teachers and students in STEM. In Houston Independent School District (HISD), the minority population is 85.86%, and 74.93% of students are economically disadvantaged. This RET Site will place emphasis on recruitment from underrepresented groups including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Academic-year follow-up includes course module discussion and feedback, school visits, and conferences. The research experience by the participants will be disseminated to fellow teachers through conferences, teachengineering.org, RET website, and other channels.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.