RET Site: Computational Modeling and Simulation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education

RET 网站：科学、技术、工程和数学教育的计算建模和仿真

• 批准号: 2302171
• 负责人: Shafigh Mehraeen
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302171&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Computational; Modeling; Simulation

This three-year RET project, RET Site: Computational Modeling and Simulation for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, is hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). There is an urgent need for computational modeling and simulation (CMS) training of the future U.S. workforce. Future changes in the job skills, which require computing knowledge, will challenge current educational models. During a six-week summer program, ten teachers recruited from public and private high schools in the city of Chicago will be immersed in the cutting-edge research projects revolving around CMS for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The interdisciplinary projects will offer opportunities to develop innovative and technologically grounded lesson plans and classroom activities in the STEM using CMS tools. This RET focuses on areas including but not limited to (1) Nanotechnology, (2) Data-driven modeling and machine-learning, (3) Drug design and delivery, and (4) Biomechanics. The teachers will also work with the UIC team to devise inquiry-based lesson plans and learning modules to be integrated into the classroom in the following academic year. Lesson plans and learning modules will be disseminated through the UIC RET and Chicago Public Schools websites, and the NSF repository. To ensure seamless integration of teachers' experience into classroom practices, follow-up activities include classroom visits by the UIC team and providing feedback.  This three-year RET project, RET Site: Computational Modeling and Simulation for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, is hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). There is an urgent need for computational modeling and simulation (CMS) training of the future U.S. workforce. Future changes in the job skills, which require computing knowledge, will challenge current educational models. While all experimental observations need scientific explanation, in pre-college education, little attention has been paid to the advantages of computational modeling and simulation (CMS) for explaining such observations and pinpointing possible flaws in experimental measurements. This RET focuses on (1) Nanotechnology, (2) Data-driven modeling and machine-learning, (3) Drug design and delivery, and (4) Biomechanics. The CMS team in the Departments of Chemical, Civil and Materials, and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) provides high school STEM teachers with the opportunity to learn about CMS. Partnering with minority-serving public and private high schools in Chicago, ten recruited teachers will be selected based on application materials and immersed in the cutting-edge research activities to enhance their perspectives on CMS as a tool, and to develop students’ knowledge about the STEM using this tool. The teachers will participate in a six-week summer program, and become part of a research community, including faculty mentors, an education advisor, and graduate and undergraduate students. Through professional development activities, the teachers will work with faculty mentors, an education advisor, and industry professionals to devise inquiry-based and Next Generation of Science Standards-aligned lesson plans and curricular modules to be integrated into the classroom in the following academic year. Lesson plans and learning modules will be disseminated through the UIC and Chicago Public Schools websites, annual conferences, and the NSF repository.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.

这个为期三年的RET项目，RET网站：科学，技术，工程和数学教育的计算建模和模拟，由伊利诺伊大学芝加哥（UIC）主办。美国未来的劳动力迫切需要计算机建模和仿真（CMS）培训。未来工作技能的变化需要计算机知识，这将挑战当前的教育模式。在为期六周的暑期课程中，从芝加哥市公立和私立高中招募的十名教师将沉浸在围绕CMS的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育的前沿研究项目中。跨学科项目将提供机会，使用CMS工具在STEM中开发创新和技术基础的课程计划和课堂活动。该RET的重点领域包括但不限于（1）纳米技术，（2）数据驱动建模和机器学习，（3）药物设计和递送，以及（4）生物力学。教师们还将与UIC团队合作，设计以探究为基础的课程计划和学习模块，以融入下一学年的课堂。课程计划和学习模块将通过UIC RET和芝加哥公立学校网站以及NSF存储库进行传播。为了确保教师的经验与课堂实践无缝结合，后续活动包括UIC团队的课堂访问和提供反馈。  这个为期三年的RET项目，RET网站：科学，技术，工程和数学教育的计算建模和模拟，由伊利诺伊大学芝加哥（UIC）主办。美国未来的劳动力迫切需要计算机建模和仿真（CMS）培训。未来工作技能的变化需要计算机知识，这将挑战当前的教育模式。虽然所有的实验观测都需要科学的解释，但在大学预科教育中，很少有人注意到计算建模和模拟（CMS）在解释这些观测和精确定位实验测量中可能存在的缺陷方面的优势。该RET侧重于（1）纳米技术，（2）数据驱动的建模和机器学习，（3）药物设计和递送，以及（4）生物力学。化学，土木和材料，机械和工业工程，化学在伊利诺伊大学芝加哥（UIC）的部门CMS团队提供高中STEM教师有机会了解CMS。与芝加哥的少数民族公立和私立高中合作，将根据申请材料选择10名招聘教师，并沉浸在前沿研究活动中，以提高他们对CMS作为工具的看法，并使用该工具培养学生对STEM的知识。教师将参加为期六周的暑期课程，并成为研究社区的一部分，包括教师导师，教育顾问，研究生和本科生。通过专业发展活动，教师将与教师导师，教育顾问和行业专业人士合作，制定基于探究和下一代科学标准的课程计划和课程模块，并在下一学年融入课堂。课程计划和学习模块将通过UIC和芝加哥公立学校网站、年度会议和NSF存储库进行传播。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。