Vanderbilt University Bioengineering Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site Program

该奖项为范德比尔特大学工程现场项目的教师研究经验（RET）提供为期3年的持续奖励，该项目名为“范德比尔特大学教师生物工程研究经验（RET）现场项目”，由Stacy Klein博士指导。本研究为工程现场教师研究经验（RET）是对先前资助的RET网站的更新。根据这项更新提案，范德比尔特大学生物工程RET项目将为42名职前教师（每年14人，为期3年）、6名社区学院教师（每年2人，为期3年）和6名REU学生（每年2人，为期3年）举办为期6周的暑期项目，参与暑期研究项目和持续的外展和专业发展活动。合作学区包括纳什维尔地铁公立学校、威廉姆森县、卢瑟福县和萨姆纳县，以及纳什维尔州立社区学院和贝尔蒙特大学和范德比尔特大学的教师培训项目。这个RET网站项目将为参与的教师、社区学院教师和本科生提供生物医学工程的广泛概述，让他们参与有意义的研究经验，帮助教师将他们的研究经验带回高中科学教室，传播RET参与者创建的教学材料，并在范德比尔特大学和参与者之间建立持久的关系。

This award provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at Vanderbilt University entitled, "Vanderbilt University Bioengineering Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site Program," under the direction of Dr. Stacy Klein.This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site is a renewal of a previously funded RET Site. With this renewal proposal the Vanderbilt University Bioengineering RET Site program will host a six-week summer program for a total of 42 pre-service teachers, 14 per year for 3 years, 6 community college faculty members, 2 per year for 3 years and 6 REU students, 2 per year for 3 years, to participate in summer research projects and continuing outreach and professional development activities. Partner school districts include Metro Nashville Public Schools, Williamson County, Rutherford County, and Sumner County along with Nashville State Community College and the teacher training programs at Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities.This RET Site program will give participating teachers, community college faculty and undergraduate students a broad overview of biomedical engineeirng, engage them in meaningful research experiences, help the teachers take their research experiences back to their high school science classrooms, disseminate instructional materials created by the RET participants, and create long-lasting relationships between Vanderbilt University and the participants.