RET Site on Bio-Inspired Technology and Systems (BITS)

“这项奖励是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。”该奖项为密歇根州立大学（MSU）工程现场的教师研究经验（RET）项目提供了为期3年的标准资助，该项目名为“生物启发技术和系统（BITS）的RET网站”，由谭晓波博士指导。该RET站点计划旨在通过培训STEM领域的初中和高中教师领导干部，在密歇根州立大学、主办机构、美国国家科学基金会无线集成微系统工程研究中心（ERC）、共同主办机构、学区和行业之间建立强有力的合作伙伴关系，以推进大学预科科学和工程教育。这个为期三年的项目将为来自霍尔特公立学校、尤蒂卡社区学校和底特律地区大学预科工程项目（DAPCEP）的26名初中和高中STEM教师提供为期7周的暑期体验。这些教师将有机会参与有关BITS的前沿研究，并得到工程学院的“一对一”指导。与pi、教师导师和教育学院的教师发展专家合作，教师还将开发创新的、符合标准的课程模块，并参加一些专业发展活动：讲习班、研讨会、实地考察行业和国家实验室。整个学年计划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和教师之间的长期合作伙伴关系。该网站还将与工业合作伙伴合作，探索主要由工业支持的RET潜在可持续模式。该网站有望丰富STEM教育领域未来领导者的专业发展，为科学和技术课程提供创新课程，最重要的是，激发初高中学生对科学探究的兴趣。

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)." This award provides funding for a 3 year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at Michigan State University (MSU) entitled, "RET Site on Bio-Inspired Technology and Systems (BITS)", under the direction of Dr. Xiaobo Tan. This RET Site program aims to establish a strong partnership between MSU, the hosting institution, the NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (WIMS), the co-hosting institution, school districts, and industry on advancing pre-college science and engineering education, by training a cadre of leaders of middle and high school teachers in the areas of STEM. The three year program will provide a 7 week summer experience for a total of 26 middle and high school STEM teachers from Holt Public Schools, Utica Community Schools, and the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP). These teachers will be given the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research on BITS, with "one-on-one" mentoring from engineering faculty. Working with PIs, faculty mentors, and a teacher development specialist from the College of Education, teachers will also develop innovative, standards-compliant curriculum modules and participate in a number of professional development activities: workshops, seminars, and field trips to industry and national labs. Extensive follow-up activities are planned throughout the academic year to ensure translation of the lab experience to classroom practice and to foster and strengthen long-term partnerships between engineering faculty and teachers. The Site will also engage industrial partners to explore a potentially sustainable paradigm for RET that is supported primarily by industry. This Site is expected to enrich the professional development of a number of future leaders in STEM education, result in innovative curriculum for science and technology courses, and most importantly, peak the interest of middle and high school students in scientific inquiry.