RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: Data Analysis and Mining, Image Processing and Visualization at Appalachian State University

这一奖项在阿巴拉契亚州立大学建立了一个新的教师研究经验网站。来自大学周边十个县区的高中教师和社区学院教职员工将与他们的大学教员导师一起进行暑期研究。这项研究涵盖了一系列计算学科，包括数据分析和挖掘、图像处理和可视化。教育工作者还将开发与他们的研究相关的探究式课堂模块和课程材料，然后在学年期间在课堂上实施这些模式。将举办讲习班，培训更多的教师使用这些材料。该计划希望建立一个教育工作者社区，能够共同努力，将计算概念整合到参与学区的STEM教育中，并建立合作伙伴关系，继续蓬勃发展，并为确保该地区的高质量计算教育提供领导。该项目的智力优势在于专注于数据挖掘和可视化的研究，这两个领域是当前计算学科的重要领域。大学教职员工拥有卓越的专业知识和资源来领导该网站。该项目团队在教育应用和K-12学校推广方面拥有重要的相关研究和经验。这些项目具有说服力、时效性，并引起教师和学生的兴趣。该项目的更广泛影响包括向教师提供高质量的研究体验，并将健全的教学模式注入到K-12学校和社区大学。该项目包括与阿巴拉契亚地区的一个大型教师社区进行接触，并应对农村地区的学生群体产生影响，因为那里的学生机会有限。这些材料将广泛传播，供其他人使用。该项目有可能在大学和学校之间建立可持续的伙伴关系，从而使该地区在未来几年受益。

This award establishes a new Research Experiences for Teachers Site at Appalachian State University. High school teachers and community college faculty from a ten county region surrounding the university will work on summer research with their university faculty mentors. The research covers a range of computing disciplines including data analysis and mining, image processing and visualization. The educators will also develop inquiry-based classroom modules and curricular materials related to their research and then implement the models in their classes during the academic year. Workshops will be held to train additional teachers to use the materials. The program hopes to build a community of educators that can work together to integrate computing concepts into STEM education in the participating school districts and to establish partnerships that continue to thrive and provide leadership to ensure quality computing education in the region.The intellectual merit of this project is in the research focus on data mining and visualization, two areas that are current and of importance to the computing disciplines. The university faculty has outstanding expertise and resources to lead the site. The project team has significant related research and experience in educational applications and K-12 school outreach. The projects are compelling and current and of interest to the teachers and their students. The broader impacts of the project include providing a quality research experience to teachers and the infusion of sound instructional models into the K-12 schools and community colleges. The project includes outreach to a large community of teachers in Appalachian region and should impact a student population in a rural area where there are limited opportunities for students. The materials will be broadly disseminated for use by others. The project has the potential to create a sustainable partnership between the university and schools thus benefiting the area for years to come.