Research Experiences for Teachers: Civil Engineering Instruction for Secondary Education Teachers

教师研究经验：中等教育教师土木工程教学

• 批准号: 2224135
• 负责人: Beena Ajmera
• 金额: $ 54.06万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2224135&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experiences; Teachers; Civil; Engineering

The goals of this Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program are to (1) provide a deeper understanding of civil engineering with tangible hands-on curriculum and (2) develop better abilities among middle and high school (secondary education) teachers in North Dakota (ND) to prepare their students to become future leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The objective of this proposal is to create and establish a RET Engineering site at North Dakota State University (NDSU) for secondary educators to deepen their knowledge on how civil engineering can be used to mitigate natural disasters in the region and globally. The target audience for this program is 6th to 12th grade educators teaching in the STEM fields from schools that serve large populations of underserved and underrepresented groups including females, Hispanic, African American and Native American students. Teachers will be engaged in hands-on authentic research experiences revolving around the theme of “mitigating natural disasters” in the labs of NDSU Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to help address issues impacting the region and globally from natural disasters including extreme weather, flooding, extreme temperatures, landslides, earthquakes, drought, wildfires, and volcanic activities. These activities will allow them to bridge research experiences to improve content knowledge which will translate to improved secondary STEM education in their classrooms. Teachers will work with faculty and graduate students on these continuing projects during the six-week summer experience towards two outcomes: (1) gain proficiency in the technical content through their research and (2) develop a curricular module related to that research focus. An additional focus of this RET program is to foster mentorship between current teachers and pre-service teachers primarily interested in STEM education. The program will provide pre-service teachers with a unique opportunity to create their own lessons based on research and teach the curriculum in the classrooms of the current STEM teachers. This will result in more hands- on classroom teaching experiences to better prepare pre-service teachers for their future careers.The anticipated broader impacts of this RET program are to inspire young minds to continue to solve real-world problems related to natural disasters. As this program focuses on teachers that serve in under- represented and under-served populations relative to the engineering discipline, the curricular modules will directly contribute to an increased exposure and interest to STEM opportunities that these students would otherwise not receive. Another impact of this program is to foster better relationships and networking between secondary educators, university faculty, and the civil engineering industry that will extend beyond the duration of the RET program. Ultimately, the program will improve curriculum and student preparedness for research and leadership within STEM disciplines. The theme of the RET program is to “mitigate natural disasters.” Publications and presentations from the authentic summer research experiences will disseminate solutions to issues faced during natural disasters including rapid assessment of at-risk infrastructure, real-time analyses of efficient evacuation routes, better simulations and models for flood protection, and evaluate potential secondary threats to the infrastructure. The knowledge created from the research conducted as part of this program will help to rescue and save lives during and after a natural disaster, improve resource allocation, and create more resilient communities.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.

本研究经验的教师（RET）计划的目标是（1）提供土木工程与有形的动手课程更深入的了解和（2）发展初中和高中（中学教育）教师在北达科他州（ND）更好的能力，准备他们的学生成为未来的领导者在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域。本提案的目的是在北达科他州州立大学（NDSU）创建和建立一个可再生能源技术工程站点，供中学教育工作者加深他们对如何利用土木工程减轻该地区和全球自然灾害的认识。该计划的目标受众是6至12年级的教育工作者，他们在STEM领域为大量服务不足和代表性不足的群体（包括女性，西班牙裔，非洲裔美国人和美洲原住民学生）的学校授课。教师将围绕NDSU土木与环境工程（CEE）实验室的“减轻自然灾害”主题参与实践真实的研究经验，以帮助解决影响该地区和全球自然灾害的问题，包括极端天气，洪水，极端温度，山体滑坡，地震，干旱，野火和火山活动。这些活动将使他们能够弥合研究经验，以提高内容知识，这将转化为改善他们课堂上的中学STEM教育。教师将与教师和研究生在为期六周的暑期体验中继续开展这些项目，以取得两个成果：（1）通过研究熟练掌握技术内容;（2）开发与该研究重点相关的课程模块。该RET计划的另一个重点是促进现任教师和主要对STEM教育感兴趣的职前教师之间的导师关系。该计划将为职前教师提供一个独特的机会，根据研究创建自己的课程，并在当前STEM教师的课堂上教授课程。这将带来更多的课堂教学实践经验，使职前教师为未来的职业生涯做好更好的准备。这一可再生能源培训计划的预期更广泛的影响是激励年轻人继续解决与自然灾害有关的现实问题。由于该计划的重点是教师服务于代表性不足和服务不足的人口相对于工程学科，课程模块将直接有助于增加接触和兴趣，以干的机会，这些学生否则不会收到。该计划的另一个影响是促进中学教育工作者，大学教师和土木工程行业之间更好的关系和网络，这将超出RET计划的持续时间。最终，该计划将提高课程和学生准备的研究和领导在干学科。可再生能源技术方案的主题是“减轻自然灾害”。来自真实夏季研究经验的出版物和演示文稿将传播自然灾害期间所面临问题的解决方案，包括对风险基础设施的快速评估，有效疏散路线的实时分析，更好的防洪模拟和模型，并评估基础设施的潜在次级威胁。作为该计划的一部分，从研究中产生的知识将有助于在自然灾害期间和之后救援和拯救生命，改善资源分配，并创建更具弹性的社区。该奖项反映了NSF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。

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